Cajon School "Cajon dla każdego" P. Ostrowski

CAJON METHOD BOOK "Cajon for Everyone" is a complete "multimedia textbook" for learning to play the cajon. This Polish-language method book is a very rich source of knowledge about the cajon.

The book contains plenty of exercises that teach how to play the cajon in a convenient, understandable, and intuitive way, and allow you to develop your skills.

The Cajon Method Book is a textbook rich in knowledge and detailed theory related to the cajon, showing this instrument from every possible angle - functional, technical, practical...

The book consists of a very detailed theoretical part and a highly diverse practical part, touching on such topics as:
-origin and history of the cajon, its construction and types,
-playing techniques,
-sound,
-musical notation and tablature for exercises,
-essential general music theory,
-exercises developing hand dexterity and physical fitness for the cajon player,
-ways to build patterns and fills,
-hundreds of exercises with varying levels of difficulty ensuring free movement in many musical genres,
-cajon accessories - how to use them and how to develop independence,
-additional chapters improving:
1.hand and foot coordination,
2.dynamics,
3.timing (playing precision and sense of rhythm),
4.finger dexterity,
-which cajon to buy, how to tune, dampen, and mic it up,
-and many more...

The book contains over 600 exercises!

All exercises are illustrated with musical notation, as well as tablature (the lesson part of the book).
The theoretical part is richly illustrated with photographs.
All exercises are recorded in mp3 format and available on the author's website.
Additionally, video recordings illustrating the topics discussed in the book are available (on the author's website).
An extension of the book are Play Along tracks - songs for playing along on the cajon.
Special recordings for developing playing precision are also included.
Information about outstanding cajon players - Polish and international - supplements the knowledge.

Musical styles and playing techniques:

"Cajon Method Book" is based on 8 genre chapters, and each chapter consists of 10 lessons. Grooves and fills used in many musical styles are discussed, including among others: Pop Rock, Ballad Rock, Blues, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Ska, Country, Folk, Jazz, Disco, Reggaeton, Rumba, Waltz, Cha-Cha, Samba, Bossa Nova, Songo, Mozambique, Afro Cuban, Flamenco.

The book discusses various techniques used by cajon players, including: slap, bass, ghost, click, glissando, flams, finger playing techniques (finger roll, finger doubles, conga doubles), flams (single, double, triple), brush playing techniques, shaker (hands and feet), combining brushes/sticks with hand playing.

About the Author:

Paweł Ostrowski – drummer, musician, educator, author of two textbook methods for drummers "Complete Training" and "Stylistic Drummer". On a daily basis, editor-in-chief of the Infodrum.pl portal, he also collaborates with Magazyn Perkusista, creating his lesson and advisory materials. Professionally involved in music, playing drums, cajon, and creating cross-genre original music.

Author about the book:

My "Cajon Method Book" is an extensive collection of information about the cajon and a very rich database of exercises, collected on the basis of my experience as a cajon player-drummer-musician and many other contemporary materials available in the media and collected over the years. As an experienced musician, I can pick out the most valuable content and I also know how to choose exercises so that they are useful in playing.

The range of exercises is very wide, supplemented by additional chapters, and a more drum-oriented "thinking" helps to logically build exercises and more easily acquire the practical skills of a musician.

Book length: 138 pages
Author: Paweł Ostrowski
Guest: Patrycja Betley