PercussionTutor

MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE (October 2015 issue):
“This is a must-have for anyone wanting an encyclopedia of world percussion rhythms at their fingertips.”

PercussionTutor is an educational app for dedicated world percussion enthusiasts. The app and its free companion book feature a unique library of world rhythms and instruments played by leading percussionists and drummers. A time stretching feature and a metronome give the users the option to practice at their own pace.

NO IN-APP PURCHASES! Make sure to buy the app now and get all the future content for free. We will release updates on a regular basis adding new rhythms and videos.

Damian Erskine (bassist, educator, writer for NoTreble.com):
“PercussionTutor is truly fantastic and a blast to play along with”. (full review on NoTreble.com)

Lincoln Goines (electric and acoustic bassist) writes: “This app is an engaging and informative way to check out the original funk. A great tool for musicians, dancers, and all lovers of rhythm”.

Percussive Arts Society: “The interactive application is very thorough [...]. Navigation is simple and the layout is logical and easy to grasp.”

PercussionTutor will allow you to approach South American, Caribbean and West African music in a different way. This app offers you more than a simple play-along. It includes standard notation, videos and specific claves. We also took the outmost care to capture the natural feeling of all those drumming traditions.

For the batá rhythms we even developed a random playback engine that will simulate an actual batá performance.

This app puts you in a live playing situation - just like you learned your mother language. You will sound more natural and more alive and you will awaken to new rhythmic possibilities. It's also a great tool for other musicians, dancers and performers who want to immerse themselves into centuries-old traditional languages.

Features:

Over 80 rhythms (some rhythms include a basic and a more advanced version)

Rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Peru, West Africa, ...

ALL drums can be turned on and off individually

audio time-stretching feature

59 videos

over 50 percussion instruments

Sheets of all the rhythms included in the app and in the free book

A description of all the rhythms

MORE RHYTMS COMING: we are working on a lot more content to be released on a regular basis!

Featured musicians:

Louis Bauzo, performed with Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon

Greg Askew, performed with Tito Puente

Luiz Ebert

Jérôme Goldschmidt, performed with Tito Puente, M. Santamaria & Chico O’Farrill

Marcos Napa, performed with Perú N.

M. Monaco, performed with Al Di Meola

Oswald Simmonds

Reynaldo Alcantara

Richard Byrd, performed with Babatunde Olatunji

Rudy Walker, performed with Pharaoh Saunders, Randy Weston

Victor Rendón, performed with M. Santamaria, Xavier Cugat Orchestra

Featured rhythms:

Cuba - Popular Music

Afro

Bolero

Cha Cha Cha

Mozambique

Pachanga

Pilon

Salsa 1, 2, 3, 4

Songo 1, 2 & 3

Timba

Cuba - Folk Music

Abakua Havana

Afra

Agüeito

Azogano Part 1, 2

Columbia Part 1

Conga

Guaguanco

Guiro

Iyesa

Makuta

Mozambique

Palo

Yambu

Yuca

Cuba - Batá Drums

Lalubanche

Latopa

Ogun

Auguere (part 1)

Auguere (part 2)

Imbaloke

Babaluaye (part 1)

Babaluaye (part 2)

Kuru Kurubete

Ewe Masiboroñu

Borotitilawa

Dada

Oggue

Agayu Part 1,2,3 & 4

Oferere

Ibejis

Akete Obba

Odudua

Iya Mase

Yacota

Ñongo

Chachalokafun

Iyesa

Echu

Olokun

Spain - Flamenco

Bulerías

Soleá por Bulerías

Tangos

Brazil

Baião

Bossa Nova

Samba Batucada

Samba Enredo

Samba Pagode

Samba Reggae

Xaxado

Dominican Republic

Jaleo

Merengue

Pambiche

Puerto Rico

Xica

Holandes & Holandes fast version

Plena

Peru

Festejo

Zamacueca

Vals Peruano

Lando

Afro

West Africa

Fanga

Saa

Lamban

Sounou