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Cajon Basics lesson

8 Comments 27 February 2010

The cajon is a popular instrument in flamenco and cuban music. It´s made completely of wood, sometimes with a string in the inside to create a snare sound. In pop music it´s often used to emulate a drumset. Check out the online lesson to get started.

the cajon video is part of David’s instructional DVD for the Cajon.

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watch a comparison of different cajon models

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  1. al says:

    Great beginners cajon dvd. I plan on buying…great teaching and pace on this excerpt! I am sure the other instructional dvds are just as good!

    Thanks!

  2. Tom Roady says:

    Great Video David…one of the best beginning cajon videos I’ve seen on the webb…nice to hear you playing my friend..let me know if you get to the states this year.

  3. Very interesting Videos. I am very interested in the Tutorial DVD. I am from Brazil and a CAJON Beginner. Just search all over the web for Tutorials and came to this site that I think is on the Top for CAjon Players. Thx

  4. Leslie Metzger says:

    Thanks for posting this great beginner’s video. I am a rank beginner and really appreciate the pace and repetition of these lessons. I look for more!

  5. Saman says:

    Great job man! Keep up the good work :)

  6. Chris says:

    Best Cajon tutorial on the net. I’ll be getting the DVD!! Thanks David

  7. Sas says:

    Hi David,

    Interesting rhythm for the cajon. I’m just a beginner and have placed the order for the DVD!

    Anyway, just wondering if they will come with the staff as being shown up here??? Because they will be of great help.

  8. David says:

    Hey Sas,
    the DVDs come with an electronic booklet with all the notations as seen here.


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