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heli knock

Names
English heli knock
English heli hit
Properties
Articulation knock
Shake Length n/a
Parent Techniques heli, knock
Difficulty hard
Prevalence standard
Position
Start heli
End heli
Glyph Notation
Glyph
Usage used with the double-lined knock arrow
Dynamics
Volume high
Range medium
Ease medium
History
Source unknown
Location of Origin unknown
Date of Origin unknown
Influences n/a
Signature Players n/a

Using a heli to play a knock. Either the held gourd or the free gourd of the other hand can be struck.

individual examples


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variations


Can change the timing with the heli swing to place knocks arbitrarily in time. Can raise or lower the middle finger of the held gourds to change the pitch of the resulting knock, using finger pitch.

tutorials


PANMAN

musical examples


PANMAN: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf2fDHFFbgm/

child techniques


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history


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