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Brush Bossa Nova

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Adam Kuns

Today’s lesson covers an alternative way of playing the Bossa Nova groove at lower volumes. Remember to use your ears to get a nice legato sound out of the brush.

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Lesson tags: bossa nova, groove
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1 - The Big 3
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2 - 6/8 Rock
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3 - The Fatback Beat
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4 - Syncopated Rock
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5 - 5/8 and 5/4
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6 - March Rock
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7 - The Train Beat
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8 - 7/8 Beat
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9 - 7/8 Tom Groove
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10 - The Purdie Shuffle
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11 - Brush Bossa Nova
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12 - Brush Samba
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The Emergency Styles Toolkit Vol 2: Expanded Vocabulary | Currently in Progress

  • 1 - The Big 3
  • 2 - 6/8 Rock
  • 3 - The Fatback Beat
  • 4 - Syncopated Rock
  • 5 - 5/8 and 5/4
  • 6 - March Rock
  • 7 - The Train Beat
  • 8 - 7/8 Beat
  • 9 - 7/8 Tom Groove
  • 10 - The Purdie Shuffle
  • 11 - Brush Bossa Nova
  • 12 - Brush Samba

About the Artist

Adam Kuns
Adam Kuns plays and records professionally with various groups and artist. He has studied with Gregg Bissonette, Chad Wackerman, Dick Weller and many others. He graduated from California State University Northridge as a Jazz Studies major where he had the opportunity to perform with the Jazz “A” Band. Adam leads a full musical life with a busy schedule including live performances, studio sessions, musical direction, composing/arranging, and transcribing.

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