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wrist shake

Names
English	wrist shake
Properties
Articulation	shake
Shake Length	n/a
Parent Techniques	shake
Difficulty	easy
Prevalence	extended
Position
Start	any
End	any
Glyph Notation
Glyph	none yet
Usage
Dynamics
Volume	low
Range	low
Ease	low
History
Source	unknown
Location of Origin	unknown
Date of Origin	unknown
Influences	n/a
Signature Players	n/a

Using only the wrist (moving the hand up and down, like knocking a door), shake the asalato. Similar in technique to playing concert snare drum.

individual examples

palm facing the side

palm facing down

sound quality

The shake sound should be clear and articulate.

variations

None yet.

tutorials

None yet.

musical examples

Sebastian (author)

child techniques

None yet.

history

Author's note:

I transferred this idea from Joropo maracas in December of 2024, but it is concievable that someone else has thought of this first.

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