Hi… and welcome to my web, … where I mainly will expose my thoughts about the drumset and its studies,   through proposals that I think could be helpfull to students and teachers of this Amazing Art.

You can learn about what my past professional moves have been by reading throughout my “Curriculum“ or you might choose to go over my books at the “Bookshelf“ and/or get informed about my actual work or where my projects are heading to.

I am  sure you will enjoy looking at my system´s  Teaching Devices/Study Material . They represent a new way of understanding alternatives to the teachings of the “drums-playing” principles.

If  you decide you  want to know more about my ideas,  and you would like to get to know these either,  by taking lessons from me, or, by arranging conferences, seminars or the alike,  you might contact me at the following  E-Mail.

“Un sistema que inmediatamente sabe transmitir la ilusión de ponerlo en práctica tanto en principiantes como en bateristas experimentados, al alejarse de los convecionalismos formales de la educación tradicional y centrarse en el estimulante plano visual mediante divertidos dibujos de las diferentes piezas del instrumento. Estas puntualidades que lo contituyen, lo convierten en una herramienta educativa de gran interés tanto para pedagogos como para estudiantes por su sencillez y naturalidad.
Inteligentemente estructurados y enfocados con claridad hacia aspectos básicos de coordinación rítmica, convierten el estudio de la batería en un placentero y fácil entretenimiento.
Armando Capote hace posible con este brillante sistema que sus libros hablen por si mismos facilitando en suma medida la labor educativa del profesor.

Definitivamente una iniciación adulta para los niños y un juego de niños para adultos.”

Takeo Takahashi.

                            -RITMOS SILÁBICOS. SYLLABIC  RHYTHMS-

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BOOKSHELF- LIBRERÍA:

The 0073 CODE Bossanova, Samba and others accessible for all. Graphic Tablatures. 256 binary rhythmic modules to combine and quickly learn to drum brazilian. For all ages/levels.

THE SPACES BETWEEN 256 rhythmic modules plus extras, presented in a revolutionary Graphic Tablatures format. Ideal for learning to construct all types of binary rhythms.  Beautiful secret book for all ages and levels.

TERNARY MECHANICS Brief book description: More than 1.000 ternary modules. A study of the pulse subdivided by 3.  For all ages and levels. Graphic Tablatures for Swing as well as other ternary styles.

PHRASING WITH DIDDLES: A Sticking Dictionary (Binary) To give drummers and/ or percussionists a complete series of rhythmic phrases, accompanied by their corresponding hand sticking patterns.  Ideal for solo and/or orchestrating drumming studies.

PHRASING WITH SINGLES AND DIDDLES: A Sticking Dictionary (Ternary Version) This is the twin brother of the “PHRASING WITH DIDDLES” book, but written throughout with a ternary subdivision of the beats.

RHYTHMS FROM OUR PLANET With 250 world drum rhythms. For musicians of all ages and levels, who do or do not read music.  An amazing complete journey through the rhythms of different cultures.

LA BATERIA BASICA 100 easy modules to help the youngest strengthen their confidence as well as their attitude when first expose to the drumset. A unique book. First of its class. Children love this first drums book.

LA BATERIA BASICA2 The Second Part of La Batería Básica, though little more complex. 410 Rhythmic 4/4 Modules. For the youngest.

FUNDAMENTAL BD LINES  Book 1 of series of 10. 1296- 4/4- line examples that you might want to work with. For your Bass Drum foot.

GHOST NOTES:THE RHYTHM´S DRESSING Book 1 of series of 10. 1296- 4/4- line examples that will make you get familiar with Accented and Ghost Notes, while developing your Bass Drum foot strenght and sound precission.

LA B”HABLA”TERIA La Bhablatería, está dirigido a todos los nuevos baterías o a aquellos que quieran aprender desde el principio. En él, comenzando con la breve historia del instrumento,  explico desde la estructura de una batería estandar a los diferentes tipos de baquetas, el agarre básico, posición de los pies, nociones de lectura y escritura musical tradicional así como escritura gráfica y sobre todo de la escritura silábica (Bhablateria). Incluyo además ejemplos de 114 ritmos esenciales para acometer cualquier situación práctica. Hablo de los rudimentos básicos y añado una sección de fills.

PERCUSSION FOLDER 1 Set of 10 graphic rhythms, packed as a luxury folder. A very easy system that exposes how to play on any skin drum. CD enclosed, holding 70 tracks; first the whole ensemble, then, each of the instruments by themselves. The rhythm cards comes with information about the country where it originated, as well as its social meaning.

DRUMMER´S RACE. CARRERA DE BATERIAS An entertaining desktop game for the classroom. Your students will have lots of fun while they learn how to play interesting rhythms, fills, hand patterns, etc… Comes with a pair of cards boxes (rhtyhm modules and fills).

TRACE´nd DRUMMIN.  A workbook for the drummer-kid. He/She will trace over the light painted drum parts on each sheet, to compose his/her own rhythms, transcribe from life music, transcribe teachers dictations, etc… A very personal rhythmic potions workbook

MY PAINTINGS

I have hanged some of my paintings from the walls of my virtual Gallery.  

At the top of the window you can select if you want to look at them as a slideshow or with the piclens technology,  which I strongly recommend.

You might also want to check  inside my Decoration Art Prints  section.

Bio

I  studied music at Berklee College of Music  and the New England Conservatory in Boston.  You´ll find all the details at  My bio.

Blog

If you end up liking my work, you can use my  Blog, to leave your comments.

E-Mail

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