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snap click

Names
English snap click
Properties
Articulation snap
Shake Length n/a
Parent Techniques click
Difficulty easy
Prevalence standard
Position
Start flip position
End flip position
Glyph Notation
Glyph snap click glyph
Usage
Dynamics
Volume medium
Range high
Ease high
History
Source unknown
Location of Origin West Africa
Date of Origin unknown
Influences n/a
Signature Players JUN

Hold free gourd between two fingers, then "snap" it down (similar to a normal finger snap). Much louder version of click.

individual examples

sound quality

A loud "snap" like sound. Much louder than click, comparable in volume to a medium den-den

variations

None yet.

tutorials

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musical examples

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child techniques

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history

Popularized in Japan by JUN.

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