COASTAL CUSTOM-CRAFTED CAJONS
CAJON: (Sp."ka-hone": "box" or "crate".) A unique kind of box drum on which the player sits and plays by slapping the face ("tapa") with the hands.
ANYONE CAN PLAY THE CAJON!
When you listen to your favorite music on your radio or CD player, do you ever wish you could really be a part of the music and not just a listener? With the CAJON, you can "sit in" with your favorite performers. Anyone can play along with the music they love. You can't make a mistake and there is no musical training required. The CAJON will bring out the drummer in you, because everyone has a vast reservoir of musical rhythms stored in their mind. You will be astonished at how the rhythm patterns come to the fore, once you have a reason to use them.
THE CAJON'S NAME references its humble beginnings. In similar forms, it has appeared in many cultures around the world, and has recently enjoyed a worldwide popularity surge as more and more people are discovering the versatility and power of this unique percussion instrument.
PERFORMING GROUPS find the CAJON is of great value in adding the "fat sound" to their music. Recently, it has been seen sharing the spotlight with many contemporary performers, alongside such notables as Eric Clapton, Jennifer Lopez, Norah Jones, Vince Gill, Celtic Storm, and the stage band for American Idol Finalists.
COASTAL CUSTOM-CRAFTED CAJONS are individually crafted to suit our clients' needs. Each one has a wide range of tone when played high, middle or low on the tapa. This gives the instrument its own melodic voice as well as its rhythmic resonance. An inside snare can be added for sustained resonance, or guitar strings will enhance the natural "moan" in the voice of the CAJON.
IN SOME COUNTRIES AND CULTURES, Group singing, dancing and playing musical instruments occur at the drop of a hat...(sombrero, cappello, chapeau)... Sadly, America has become a nation of listeners. That is, "if you are not a pro, then you shouldn't be singing, dancing or playing". This is an absolutely unhealthy outlook.
Throughout history, the principal role of music has been to bring people together in groups and to entice all to participate. But at this time in history, music has begun to be performed by a few and listened to by many. We have stopped participating and sharing music with each other. LISTENING TO MUSIC is a good thing, but it is ONLY ONE ASPECT of the basic human musical experience. We have learned to "listen away" our musical self-expression.
We all have been genetically encoded with music. Even very young children are naturally attuned to the music inside them, and will naturally make repetitive rhythmic vocalisations long before they can speak.
There are currently 6.8 billion people living on Planet Earth, and each one of us is a drummer. Isn't it time you got YOUR drum?
For more information about COASTAL CUSTOM-CRAFTED CAJONS, and to choose the one that is right for you, please email or call:
coastalcajons@gmail.com
(321) 622-4493 Please leave message for prompt reply.
TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY A CAJON:
+ Relieves stress and tension. Helps you relax.
+ Builds up powers of concentration.
+ Improves your happiness level. Happy people are usually healthy!
+ Anyone, of any age, can play instantly and never make a mistake! No musical training required.
+ Exercises the basic natural element of music itself - rhythm!
+ You don't need to sing, dance or play on a professional level.
+ Singing, dancing or playing any rhythm instrument is healthy and good for you. No pills required!
+ Playing the Cajon helps you understand that music is the most important stimulus in the world.
+ Most music we hear in the USA is built on polyrhythmical foundations. So any any complimentary rhythms you add to the existing beat will be O.K. Whether fundamental or intricate and complicated,it will blend in.You cannot make mistakes.
+ Singing, dancing, hand clapping, finger popping, etc., while listening to music, releases endorphines, creating a sort of neurochemical dance that otherwise, if left stored up in the brain and system, could become toxic.
RELEASE YOUR ENDORPHINS!
MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY - PLAY A CAJON!
SEE IT - PLAY IT - BUY IT TODAY! $199.00
RHYTHM THERAPY: Currently, rhythm instruments at large are being used in medical and rehabilitative facilities that deal largely with stroke victims and memory loss patients. It is shown that the use of cajons and other drums can relax the patient and stimulate the brain.
Since the memory of musical tunes is probably the last thing in the brain to "go", rhythmic stimuli (or, playing along with the music) can bring back other memories because of the memories associated with the music.
Drumming therapy has also proven to be valuable in promoting self-expression and healing when used with trauma patients, autistic children, and individuals with ADD and other emotional distress.
If you know of a person who could benefit from this "whole brain" rhythmic stimulation, by all means, sit them on a cajon!
"COASTAL CUSTOM-CRAFTED CAJONS"
IS THE 2009 CREATIVE OFFSPRING
OF PARENT COMPANY: STARDUST MUSIC
This page updated 08/23/09
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