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About Drums
Djembe has a vast sound range and is very responsive.
Although on the surface it appears to be played with
just three conventional strokes, by slight changes in
positioning, pressure and accentuation of each stroke,
slightly different sound can be created. Add touch
notes(or grace notes, These are the non existing notes
which can be represented by gentle touch on the drum,
useful for keeping the timing) and you can create a
colorful vibrant tapestry of sound.

Kpanlogo drums have a wonderful earthy sound . The

sound created from them is smooth with not much
sharpness apart from slap notes which are not as sharp
as slaps on the Djembe but tend to be more deadened.
Same basic strokes apply apart from the slap which
tends to rest on the skin rather than bounce off it. This
drum is not as responsive as Djembe as the skin
tension is not as great. It also has smaller play area
(head) which means it has to be played in a more
precise manner. When played well the sound is
hypnotic.

Sabar drums are played with palm & stick. This drum
generates sharp and penetrating sound(thanks to the
stick). The skin is pretty tight and drum head is
small(although there is 3 different sizes in height and
circumference to generate different high and low
notes). This neccesitates extreme accuracy in playing
the instrument as there is a tendency to end up with
bruised fingers curtesy of the stick!!. In the right hands

the sound from this drum can accelerate your heart

beat and makes you want to burst with energy, but in
the wrong hands your only option would be to run, run,
run.

Additional resources:
http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/histmain.htm
http://home.acceleration.net/clark/papervu/Rossiter.htm
http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/jembearticle/
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~arj4g/shell5.html
http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/~ladzekpo/FoundationText.html

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The Lydian Dominant

The lydian dominant is the unaltered dominant scale whose resolution to a dorian scale whose root
is a semitone below creates an aural illusion of the altered scale(super locrian) resolving to a dorian
scale whose is a fifth lower.
This is because the lydian dominant and super locrian are all synthetic modes of the melodic minor.
G Alt resolves to C min
Here are the chords:
G F B/Eb G Bb resolving into F Bb D/Eb G Bb D
Db13(#11) resolves to C min
Db Cb F/Bb Eb G Bb resolving into C Bb Eb / G C F Bb
Its fantastic to know that Db Unaltered sounds (like G) altered.

I love using wider intervals in my chords. I love "width" in harmony. The last two chords i shared span
close to 3 octaves.
Db Lydian Dominant scale is like the Db natural Major scale with a raised 4th and flattened 7th.
G Altered scale is the seventh mode of Ab melodic minor.