Salsa Musicality

How to hear salsa the way musicians play it. Every instrument in the rhythm section, every section of a song, and every genre a DJ will play, explained for dancers with no musical background, with each pattern isolated so you can listen to it on its own.

Course. All levels level. 21 modules. 63 classes. 210 minutes of video. Taught online, on demand, no partner needed.

What you will learn

• Hear the clave, the conga slap and the bass tumbao, and find the 1 and the 2 in any song
• Recognise the verse, the montuno, the mambo section, the breaks and the ending before they arrive
• Tell son montuno, guaracha, mambo, cha cha cha, pachanga, boogaloo, bolero and rumba apart within eight bars

Modules in this course

1. Eight Counts — 3 classes
2. The Clave — 3 classes
3. The Conga — 3 classes
4. The Bass — 3 classes
5. Bongo and Bell — 3 classes
6. Timbales — 3 classes
7. Guiro and Maracas — 3 classes
8. The Piano — 3 classes
9. Horns and Voices — 3 classes
10. Verse to Montuno — 3 classes
11. Mambo, Mona, Cierre — 3 classes
12. Why On2 — 3 classes
13. Son Montuno — 3 classes
14. Guaracha and Dura — 3 classes
15. Mambo — 3 classes
16. Cha Cha Cha — 3 classes
17. Pachanga — 3 classes
18. Boogaloo — 3 classes
19. Bolero — 3 classes
20. Rumba — 3 classes
21. The Whole Night — 3 classes