{"id":755,"date":"2020-03-20T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/?p=755"},"modified":"2020-03-20T21:51:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T02:51:25","slug":"are-the-bongos-hard-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/are-the-bongos-hard-to-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the Bongos Hard to Learn? How Much Can You Learn In 30 days?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perhaps you’re looking to get into the bongos or are looking for a child or a friend… Perhaps one of the first questions you might ask is how hard are the bongos to learn? After all, you don’t want to have to spend years to learn how to play them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are bongos difficult instruments to learn? Bongos are deep instruments that can be learned in many different levels. It’s possible to learn basic rhythms that can even be used in a recording within a month of consistent practice, while it may take years to master complicated rhythms and techniques<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How hard it is to learn the bongos is mostly dependent on your previous experience. Let’s dive into it and by the end you’ll know what’s ahead of you if you go for learning the bongos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Hard Is It to Learn the Bongos?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The answer is of course, it depends. It really depends on what your goals are.<\/strong> If you want to learn the bongo drums to play along with your friend jamming on the guitar, or if you want to learn so you can play along with your favorite songs on Spotify, then you may be closer than you think! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re wanting to be a bongocero (another name for a bongo player), and learn traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms and become a master of the Martillo rhythm and its variations, then you may have a longer road ahead of you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me explain a few reasons that make the bongo drums less intimidating to learn and easier to pick up than other types of instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n