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BASS TONE BARS

Drum Circle Sets

Drum Circle - Basic

5 notes: [L to R] C3, G2, D2, C2, G1*

Note: These sound samples can greatly benefit from systems having large sub-woofers or using high quality headphones (not earbuds). 

CCBANTA Bass Tone Bars - Drum Circle "Basic"
Drum Circle Basic - Scale - Chris Banta
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BTB-Drum Circle Basic - Playing Sample - Chris Banta
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Drum Circle - Deluxe

8 notes: [L to R] D1, G1, A1, C2, D2, G2, A2, C3*

CCBANTA Bass Tone Bars - Drum Circle "Deluxe"
Drum Circle Deluxe - Scale - Chris Banta
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BTB-Drum Circle Deluxe - Playing Sample 2 - Chris Banta
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BTB-Drum Circle Deluxe - Playing Sample 3 - Chris Banta
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BTB-Drum Circle Deluxe - Playing Sample 4 - Chris Banta
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Chris Banta playing Bass Tone Bars

*These are merely suggested pitches.

Any pitches from the Bass Tone Bar collection may be chosen.

About Drum Circles

Bass Tone Bars (BTBs) bring a dynamic tonal bass element to the driving rhythms of the drum circle.  Just like all drum circle participants exploring and discovering their rhythms to create and establish the pulse of the group, those using the bass tone bars will do the same by providing a tonal component. 

 

As the group’s collective energy builds, tonal accents and patterns will start to emerge thus bringing the entire drum circle to a new level of rhythmic tonality. 

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The Bass Tone Bar standalone pitch configuration allows them to be spread among the performers, or they can be clustered together for a single percussionist.  No musical skill is required – only the ability to hit the bars (as hard as you want) while blending in with the rhythmic drive of the group.

Bass Tone Bars | Drum Circle Sets

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