SIGNALS
| Break | ||
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| Stick horizontal in fist | Groove Stick | |
| Inverted V sticks | Groove Peanuts | |
| Bell call in | Street | dada dada dadadada dada |
| Rep call in | Groove 6 | dadalat dadadadat (boom boom) |
| Groove Olodum | dadalatadada dadalatadada dadalatdada dadalatdada dadalat da da dadadada (boom) | |
| Groove Rumba | da da da ( dada da da ) | |
| groove 1 | dada dada dada da ( boom boom ) | |
| Andy's 6/8 | da da da da, dadada dada, ba da ba da ba da | |
| Congado | 1 12 123 1234 1 1234 123 12 1 | |
| Maracatu | da dada da da | |
| Batucada | long intro call and response | |
| Fills | ||
| Four fingers | Four straight beats | |
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crossed sticks | Clave |
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O with thumb and forefinger | silence for beats 1,2,3,4. |
| Part 2 | Two fingers | Part 2 |
| Part 3 | Three fingers | Part 3 |
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Two fingers both hands V outwards | Give me some dinner oh give me some pizza |
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2 fingers both hands inwards V horizontal sticks | (boom) is it nearly time for my dinner?
(boom) is it nearly time for my dinner? (boom) is it nearly time for my dinner? pizza - and chips! |
| Hand up twiddle | Return to the groove | |
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Sticks like antennae | da da da da (surdo) dadadadada (clacky things) da da da da (surdo) diddly diddly diddly diddly (clacky things) da da da da (surdo) dadadadada(clacky things) da da da da (surdo) diddly diddly diddly diddly (clackythings) DUM (everyone) |
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Moose Heads | Moose heads |
| Low wiggly sticks | Surdo rumble for 4 bars, getting louder | |
| Cut throat movement | Finish! |
There are also special signs within specific grooves!