Hand Drum Loop Pack
$14Thirty clean loops of hand drum grooves, from slow to medium, to practise with.
Hand percussion teacher
Hand percussion, taught one groove at a time
I’m Caio. I play and teach hand drum, shakers and claves from Salvador, and I sell loop and sample packs, practice charts, a workbook and two video courses.
From $5
Live
The next show
Doors at seven. Come early for the new songs.
Saturday, November 14 · 7:00 PM
Save my spotOne groove, in five parts
Every groove I teach is built in the same five parts. Pick a part to see what it does, what usually goes wrong and where to learn it.
01 / Pulse
Pulse
What it does
Before any drum, a steady beat in your body: feet, knees and a count said out loud. Everything else is heard against it.
The one thing that goes wrong
You start with the hands and the beat wanders as soon as the pattern gets hard.
- Video
Finding the pulse before you play
Pulse Chart
$5
Buy nowFinding the pulse
10 min
02 / Clave
Clave
What it does
A short pattern of five strokes, played on two sticks or said in words, that the rest of the groove leans on.
The one thing that goes wrong
You play the clave louder and louder until it is the only thing you can hear.
- Video
The clave: five strokes that hold a groove
Clave Practice Charts
$6
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03 / Hands
Hands
What it does
Bass, tone and slap on the drum, each in its place on the skin, with a shaker in the other hand when you are ready.
The one thing that goes wrong
You slap hard and tense your shoulder before the second bar.
- Video
Bass, tone and slap on a hand drum
Hand Percussion Workbook
$15
Buy nowBass, tone and slap
14 min
04 / Call
Call
What it does
One player plays a short phrase and another answers it. It teaches listening, and it teaches you when to stop.
The one thing that goes wrong
You answer before the call has finished and the two phrases trip over each other.
- Video
Answering a call on the drum
Bahian Groove Loop Pack
$14
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05 / Groove
Groove
What it does
The pulse, the clave, the hands and the call played together, slowly at first, then a little faster each week.
The one thing that goes wrong
You speed up to feel good and lose the pulse you began with.
- Video
Putting the full groove together
Groove Practice Bundle
$29
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Take it further
A guide to keep at hand, and a course to follow one lesson at a time.
YouTube
Latest videos
Short videos every Tuesday: the pulse, the clave, the hands and the call, one groove at a time.
12 min
Putting the full groove together
Pulse, clave, hands and the call in one slow run through, filmed in one take.
About me
I grew up in Salvador, in a street where somebody was always playing something on a table, a bucket or a drum. I learned from neighbours and from my uncle, and I have been playing hand drum, shakers and claves for most of my life.
I teach the way I was taught, with the pulse first and the hands last. Every groove in my videos is built from the same five parts, and the loops, samples, charts and workbook in the shop follow them in order. A new video comes every Tuesday, filmed in the courtyard where I record.
Newsletter
Groove Notes
A short letter every Friday: one groove, one mistake I saw and one thing to practise this weekend.
Merch
My designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful.
