READ FIRST! New Users Introduce Yourself

[Felipe]

Use this forum to introduce yourself and say hello. It’s helpful for me to know a little bit about my students so please mention

– how long you’ve been playing

– where you are from

– what instrument(s) you play

– anything else you want to say about your cajon playing experience.

Getting to know the other students that are learning the same things you are can be a source of inspiration and encouragement so don’t be shy. Create a new topic within this forum to make your introduction…

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[Martin Robinson]

Hello,

About me
My name is Martin, I have just received my Cajon. I decided to go for the Schlagwerk CP404BLK Cajon (Black Edition) and I love the build quality and so far what I hear with the sounds I am making as a beginner. I decided to get a cajon when I saw one over the Christmas period being played by a good French friend of mine in France. He knew that I passed my Grade 2 on the drums a few years ago but I’ve not played again since due to work! I did not take him up on his offer as there was an audience and I didn’t want to embarrass myself ? I’m glad I didn’t now because it’s not as easy as people make it look (I’m looking at you Felipe ?). I am very much looking forward to learning all styles!

Why the Cajon
I have decided that the Cajon is perfect for me because not only do I LOVE the sounds and tones it generates, but it’s a lot easier to carry around than a drum kit (even an electric one). I had always seen them but didn’t know much about them, I only knew them as a drum box until I started researching. I was recommended to go on the Thomann.de website (and what a great website that is) but trying to choose a Cajon and not even knowing anything about them was a risk, but it paid off.

My Goal
The people that I visit in France (the very talented ones) play a lot of folk music and the Cajon sounds amazing with it (I want to introduce brushes there when I get good enough), so my goal is to be good enough to sit up there with them playing whilst being watched by wine intoxicated public ?

Anyway, looking forward to starting this journey this evening and impressing my wife (finger’s crossed).

[Felipe]

Hi Martin
Thanks for sharing your story here. Feel free to share any thoughts about the course and other Cajon related stuff here in the Forum.
I’m glad to have you here!
See you soon!

[Antti]

Hello, my name is Antti. I just received my Meinl Turbo Slap Top Cajon yesterday. I am from Finland. I stumbled on cajon surfing the net. Mainly I have been playing with a Djembe. I look forward to playing the Slap Top. Being 62-years old with back problems, I thought the playing posture is easier with the Slap Top.

Not a professional musician, I play for my own amusement and occasionally with friends.

[Felipe]

Hi Antti,

Thanks for introducing yourself here. Anything you need you can ask me via message inbox and also post questions or videos here in the forums. I’m sure other members would be also happy to help.

Happy to have you as a member.

Best,

Felipe

[Alex]

Hello,

My name is Alex and I’m from Perth, Western Australia. I just started learning how to play the cajon. I just bought a meinl jam cajon almond birch. I used to play the Chinese lion dance drum for about 10 years.

I always wanted to play the drums but didn’t pick it up because it is too costly and need a big space. So I decided that cajon is the best as it is compact and sounds good.

Hopefully I will be able to play some exciting grooves in the near future.

Regards

Alex

[Felipe]

Hey Alex,

Thanks for sharing a bit of your background. The Jam cajon is a great little one 🙂 Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need help. You can also use the Forums to ask for advice.

Happy to have you here.

Best,

F

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[Didier]

Hello everyone,

I am Didier from Geneva Switzerland. I am 60 years old this year and I am retired.

I decided to learn the cajon to approach the music, especially the rhythm, which I really appreciate.

I can’t wait to start this training.

[Felipe]

Hi Didier, glad to have you here!

Anything you need you can use the forums and also message me via inbox.

Have fun with the courses!

Cheers

[Moira Desport]

Hi everyone

I am Moira from Perth Western Australia. We are currently in lockdown which means I have some time to go through a couple of Felipe’s courses. I have been playing cajon for 10 years but mostly flamenco rhythms and I play in a local flamenco band with a japanese flamenco dancer-we did our first Fringe show this year. In the last year I have started accompanying a friend who plays some blues and country music covers so I signed up to these courses to learn some new cajon grooves. I love it when you learn a new groove and then it pops out when you are playing!

Back to more practicing………….

[David Loicq]

Hello,

I’m David, 44 years-old from Belgium. I’m trying to learn guitar for a few month. My goal is to play with my older kid. i bought a cajon because i like this stuff and i would like that my younger kid play with us. So i will learn and them i will teach him 😉

[Felipe]

Hello David!

Thanks for sharing your goals with the cajon, great to know!

Let me know if you need help 😉

Cheers!

[Bryan]

Hello. My name is Bryan Rodriguez. I have always wanted to play the drums and had great natural rhythm. Just never had the chance and now I am old with kids & work. My church has a band and they play the cajon. Then, last weekend, I went camping with a bunch of guitar players and singers. I ended up playing drums with a cooler lid snare and a cardboard box bass. I decided it was time to invest. I bought a Meinl Subwoofer Super Bass. I am very excited to start learning. I might even try to play in the church band eventually. (They rotate musicians week by week)

I have enjoyed your videos so much, thank you Felipe!

Oh, I live in York County, Pennsylvania, which is very close to Baltimore, Maryland.

[Felipe]

Hi Bryan,

Welcome on board! 🙂

I’m glad that you have chosen the cajon to have fun with other musicians.

As you know you can contact me if you need any help.

Enjoy the courses.

Cheers

F

[Erik de Jong]

Hi all!

My name is Erik de Jong from Holland/The Netherlands.

At the age of 45 I decided to play the Cajun, until now I’ve only played the piano but I always enjoyed rhythms..

Last month I bought the Schlagwerk CP408ST and a Fazley CJ-05-M Birch Mini for my 3 daughters. 😉

I’m really looking forward to learn and play.

Kind regards

[Felipe]

Welcome Erik!

Thanks for introducing yourself. I’m looking forward to see your progress here 😉

Let me know if need any help along the process.

Have fun!

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[Antoine]

Hi !

I am 34 years old and i am from Paris but i live in Gothenburg in Sweden now.

I have a bass player background but I wanted to start something new. I find the cajon a beautiful and versatile instrument and i am very fascinated in flamenco.

I am looking forward to work my Pepote Basico with Felipe!

Cheers !

A.

[Felipe]

Welcome Antoine!

I’m glad to have you as a member and look forward to see/hear your progress on the cajon.

Hit me up if you need anything 😉

Cheers!

F

[Michał]

Hello Friends!

My name is Michael. I’m 36 years old and I live in (north) Poland. I play on cajon since about two years, mainly during worships and with my wife. I also play on classical guitar. Thanks to cajon instrument I improved my timing on guitar too.

My cajon is double side from AW Cajon (polish) company, model SP10B25DB. I like it so much 🙂

My biggest challenge/ambition: to play nice with good timing, precision and dynamic 🙂

Felipe, I like your videos, your work is very professional. It is a great motivation for me to learn more interesting things, techniques. I’m sure that everyone will learn here a lot great things. Thanks for your work!

I wish you all the best,

-Michael

[Felipe]

Welcome Michael!

I’m happy to know a bit more about you, thanks for sharing it!

Let us know if you need anything, here is place to share all your questions and videos of you playing.

Looking forward to see your progress on the cajon 😉

Enjoy the courses!

Cheers