clave¹ Definition
clave² Definition
clave (klä′vā′)
noun
- either of a pair of cylindrical hardwood sticks that make a hollow sound when struck together, used as a percussion instrument in Latin music: usually used in pl.
- a syncopated rhythm pattern of alternating phrases of three and two beats, used in Latin dance music
clave Usage Examples
Possessives
beat: Once you've learned salsa's dance pattern to the tumbao moderno, aligning 4 of clave's 5 beats is fairly straight-forward.
Converse of object
- play: Imagine your image playing the clave smoothly, effortlessly, accurately.
- call: The fundamental element of the son is a rhythmic pattern called clave ( lit.
- clap: Listen to the original song again and clapping clave, note how the singer accents and phrases the vocal to it.
- obey: Clave A s yet the most robust criterion for defining a piece of music as salsa music is that it should obey the clave.
- hear: Therefore hearing just one clave beat in any given bar of music will tell you which side you're in.
Adjective modifier
implied: So, having the same sensitivity to implied clave that a salsa musician has would be a handy little skill for a dancer.
Modifies a noun
- rhythm: Establish the clave rhythm stream through the clapping of your hands.
- orientation: Now let's proceed to get the feel of clave orientation deeper ingrained.
- phrase: Putting clave phrases together end-to-end gives us the clave rhythm stream, right?
- stream: Establish the clave rhythm stream through the clapping of your hands.
- pattern: This clave pattern is tho to be the ancestor of the Cuban patterns.
- tap: But we do not literally step to ALL the beats that the clave instrument taps out.
Noun used with modifier
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