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1 - Marcacao

90 BPM · 16th-note grid · Alfaia

Count
1
e
&
a
2
e
&
a
3
e
&
a
4
e
&
a
Gongue
X
.
X
.
.
X
.
.
X
.
X
.
.
X
.
.
Alfaia
.
.
.
.
.
.
L
R
.
.
L
R
.
.
R
.

Short teacher-facing description for a two-track practice pattern.

Gongue:
 X . X . | . X . . | X . X . | . X . .

Alfaia:
. . . . | . . L R | . . L R | . . R .

Practice

Start slowly, listen to the gongue cycle, then add the alfaia hand pattern.

Feel

Keep the accented right-hand hits grounded and let the left-hand ghost notes stay light.

Gongue example

Gongue: X . . x | . X . . | x . X . | . x . .