Building a Fast Samba Rhythm?
Drummer hit it (no pun intended!) with his suggestions...but I would also suggest mixing up the tempo now and then. It's like "breaking in" a car...you don't start it and floor the accelerator immediately--if you do you run the risk of not only learning it sloppy, but you also have to work harder to unlearn the sloppy stuff. Work for the fast rhythm, but it's also a good idea to be able to slow down and speed up without rushing or stumbling over the beat. Repetition + control are the keys here...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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