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flop

Names
English flop
Japanese フロップ
Properties
Articulation hit
Shake Length 3
Parent Techniques
Difficulty medium
Prevalence core
Position
Start flop position
End flip position
Glyph Notation
Glyph flop glyph
Glyph (grab) flop glyph
Usage
Dynamics
Volume medium
Range low
Ease low
History
Source unknown
Location of Origin West Africa
Date of Origin unknown
Influences n/a
Signature Players n/a

Starts in flop position. While shaking, release the free gourd so that it travels downwards around the hand to strike the held gourd on the pinky side of the hand.

The first half of flip-flop.

individual examples

with grab

sound quality

The shake sound should be clear and articulate.

variations

None yet.

tutorials

Asalato Singapore

musical examples

None yet.

child techniques

history

Unknown.

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