2 x Claves Sticks Blue and Red Wooden RRP 12.95

2 x Claves Blue and Red Wooden Claves RRP 12.95 Ideal For Christmas Games

Very important in Afro-Caribbean music but also used in popular music in recent decades, the basic principle when playing claves is to allow at least one of them to resonate.

The usual technique is to hold one lightly with the thumb and fingertips of the non-dominant hand, with the palm up. This forms the hand into a resonating chamber for the clave. Holding the clave on top of fingernails makes the sound more clear. The dominant hand at one end with a firmer grip holds the other, much like how one normally holds a drumstick. With the end of this clave, the player strikes the resting clave in the centre.

measurements 30cm top to bottom