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THE CAJON FOUNDATION COURSE

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    1. Felipe February 6, 2021

      This is great Kerryn! I’m happy to know that.
      Keep sharing your progress here in the site.
      Feel free to share a video of you playing in the forums. I would love to see and give feedback if you like.
      Cheers!

  3. Jackie March 20, 2021

    Thank you Felipe,
    This course was great! I learnt the cajon about 5 years ago. I was in a combination class of different levels and always felt there were bits and pieces I just didn’t grasp I.e. subdivisions. No fault of the teacher! I’m ashamed to say my poor cajon went to live in a wardrobe! This class ( & your YT videos) and your wonderful explanations/ demonstrations have reignited my love of the instrument! My cajon is happy!

    1. Felipe March 20, 2021

      This is great Jackie! I’m glad to have helped you to get back on track 😉 Let me know if you need any further help, cheers!

    1. Felipe June 2, 2021

      Hi Ketan! Great to know about your progress here.
      Keep working on it and you will get good results, I’m sure!

  5. David June 29, 2021

    Just wanted to say thank you Felipe, this is such a great, course and you are so inspiring to work with. Obrigado

    1. Felipe July 1, 2021

      Hi David! Thanks for your message.
      I’m o glad to know you enjoy the course.
      Feel free to share your progress in the forums, I would love to watch you playing 😉 Keep having fun with the other courses and if you need any help, I’m here 🙂
      Cheers!

  7. Dominique August 5, 2021

    Hi Felipe, as I am increasing the tempo, I noticed that my ghost notes are much louder than they should be. Is it then better to play at a lower tempo to really to get the technique right, or would you recommend to stay at the higher tempo but focus more on the ghost notes. I hope my question makes sense. Thanks.

    1. Felipe August 11, 2021

      Hi Dominique,
      thanks for your message.
      Always practice slow! 🙂 If the ghost notes are louder when you increase the tempo you should spend more time with the pattern slow until you integrate it. It can take a bit of time but after you get it, it will be automatic with any tempo (slow or fast). Ghost notes are the one of the most important techniques for the grooves of the courses, and master them with the right volume it’s the goal here.
      Feel free to share a video to get feedback, you can share it with me in the Forums section or via message here in the members area.
      Keep working on it and let me know how it goes 😉
      cheers

  8. Dominique August 14, 2021

    Hi Felipe. Me again… Thanks for your reply to my previous question.
    In order to get a good deep bass sound I have to reach about 1 1/2 to 2 inch lower than the way you show it in your video. Could it have a negative impact on my posture long term and should I try to get my bass tone by hitting closer to the top edge of the cajon.
    I really enjoy your program and since I just started I just want to make sure I don’t have to unlearn bad habits down the road. Thanks for your help.

    1. Felipe August 18, 2021

      Hi Dominique,
      Thanks again for reaching out.
      It’s important to keep the posture steady as I explained, to not hurt yourself. The bass sound will probably be different depending with cajon model or brand you have. It would be easir for me to give you some feedback about that if you send a video showing your playing position of posture and hands. it can be with your mobile no worries.
      you can send it via messages here or post it in the forum “member videos/recordings”
      Hope it helps

      1. Felipe November 18, 2021

        Hi Phil,
        Im really sorry about that. Thanks for let me know. It will be solved shortly.
        I’ll let you know as soon as it is back.

  9. Antoine October 2, 2021

    100% complete yeah!! I’ll continue to practice it as it takes time to combine speed and power perfectly !
    Awesome course thank you Felipe.
    See you in the Fills Course 😀
    Cheers !!
    A.

  11. Rachel January 12, 2022

    Thanks Felipe,
    I appreciate all the lessons, it’s really well done. I do the tests every day to improve the ghost notes and the timing.it’s so much easier to accompany you on the video when I record myself alone I hear all that I have to practice so that it is to my liking.

    1. Felipe January 13, 2022

      Hi Rachel,
      I’m glad to know you’ve enjoyed the course. The tests are very important to check your progress. Another tip to you is to film yourself practicing, this will help to see how you playing.
      Do that and let me know.
      And if need something, hit me up!
      Keep on groovin
      Cheers,
      Felipe

  13. Tanmay March 12, 2022

    Thanks Felipe. The foundation course helped me unlearn a lot of things and learn it with right technique and right way. I started enjoying my playing and I know its still along way to go. I feel proud of enrolling to right course. Thanks once again!

    1. Felipe March 12, 2022

      Hi Tanmay,
      Great to know that you enjoy the course and more important that you are enjoying playing and progressing on the instrument. Keep enjoying and let me know if you need anything 😉
      Proud of you 🙂 cheers!

    1. Felipe March 30, 2022

      Very happy to know that David! Keep up the good work and let me know how it goes with the next course 😉
      Cheers!

  17. Derrick May 12, 2022

    You are a miracle worker. I knew I had problems with 16th note ghost notes being consistent. Alternating hands would solve that problem, but I couldn’t seem to do it. Literally spent a couple hours going through all of this Foundation course and there’s already a noticeable improvement especially with alternating hand strikes. Of course I’ll be going over this course again and again, but I cant wait to get into the courses too!

    1. Felipe May 12, 2022

      Hey Derrick,
      Glad to hear you are enjoying it and already seeing the improvement. Keep up the work and let me know if you need anything.
      cheers!

  19. Rasmus August 5, 2022

    Less than 3 weeks in, and I can already play everything from the basic course – it’s so satisfying! Every lesson feels like a level up, like something “clicks” – every time! Great course – thank you, Felipe. I haven’t had this much fun in ages. 😄

    1. Felipe August 6, 2022

      Hi Rasmus,
      It’s great to hear you are having fun with the course! Keep up the good work and of course keep having fun always! Can’t wait to know how it goes with the following courses 😉 Enjoy!
      Cheers

  21. Aimee September 30, 2022

    Excellent course! Both fun & full of important info! Learned so much and definitely feel like I have a good base knowledge to build on now! Thank you so much, Felipe!

    1. Felipe October 12, 2022

      Hi Aimee, great to hear you made progress and feel confident with what you have learned. Keep enjoying the courses and contact me if you need anything, cheers!

  22. Benjamin January 25, 2023

    What a super fantastic course Felipe! I feel really good with what I’ve learned so far and I’m enjoying the progress I’m experiencing. Thank you so much!

    1. Felipe January 26, 2023

      Hi Benjamin,
      So great to know about your progress with the course. Keep enjoying and having fun with the courses. And if you need anything, I’m here 😉 cheers!

  24. Michaela February 18, 2023

    yeah completed! Thank you for these wonderful lessons. It’s easy to follow and playing with you is a lot of fun. When I practice with the metronome the most difficult things for me are staying in the pattern for a longer time and holding the tempo. I am tending to speed up a little bit and than my technique is getting inaccurate 🙃 so I have a lot of work to do…😉
    See you in the next course!

    1. Felipe February 20, 2023

      Hi Michaela, great to know about your progress and also point out the things to improve. That’s the spirit 😉. Don’t hesitate if you want to send a video of you playing to get feedback from me, you’re welcome to do that. Keep up the good work!

  25. James February 26, 2023

    Really good intro to the cajon! I think I’d be floundering, trying to find a way to get started on this instrument if it weren’t for this course. Glad I got started on the basics. Thanks, Felipe! On to the next course!