ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.

Why you should listen

Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.

During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.

Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks

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Clayton Cameron | Speaker | TED.com
TEDYouth 2013

Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic. The math behind the beats

Clayton Cameron: A-ritme-tika. Matematika dibalik ketukan ritme musik

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Siap untuk menari di tempat duduk Anda? Pemain drum Clayton Cameron menunjukkan berbagai jenis musik -- mulai dari R&B hingga Latin dan musik pop -- dari ketukan ritmenya. Paparan yang membuktikan bahwa hip hop dan jazz tidak lebih keren daripada matematika -- musik pun mengandalkan matematika.
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How manybanyak of you love rhythmirama?
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Siapa yang suka mendengarkan ritme musik?
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Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah. (CheersBersulang)
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Oh ya, oh ya. Oh ya. (Bersorak)
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(DrummingBermain drum)
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(Bermain drum)
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I mean, I love all kindsmacam of rhythmirama.
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Saya suka semua jenis ritme.
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I like to playbermain jazzjazz,
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Saya suka bermain musik jazz,
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a little funkFunk,
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sedikit musik funk,
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and hippanggul hophop,
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dan hip hop,
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a little poppop, a little R&B,
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sedikit musik pop, sedikit R&B,
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a little LatinLatin,
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sedikit musik Latin,
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AfricanAfrika.
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musik Afrika.
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And this groovealur right here,
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Dan irama musik yang ini,
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comesdatang from the CrescentBulan sabit CityKota,
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berasal dari Kota bulan sabit New Orleans,
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the oldtua secondkedua linegaris.
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baris kedua parade brass band.
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(CheersBersulang)
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(Bersorak)
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Now, one thing all those rhythmsirama have in commonumum
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Nah, satu kesamaan yang dimiliki
semua ritme
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is mathmatematika,
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adalah matematika,
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and I call it a-rhythm-etica-irama-etic.
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dan saya menyebutnya a-ritme-tika.
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Can you repeatulangi after me? A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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Bisa ulangi setelah saya? A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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ClaytonClayton CameronCameron: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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Clayton: A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: A-rhythmA-irama a-rhythmsebuah irama.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythmA-irama a-rhythmsebuah irama.
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CC: Ritme ritme.
Hadirin: Ritme ritme.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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CC: A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: Yeah.
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CC: Ya.
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Now all those stylesgaya of rhythmirama
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Semua jenis ritme
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are all countedterhitung in fourempat
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dihitung dalam empat ketukan
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and then subdivideddibagi by threetiga.
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lalu dibagi lagi menjadi tiga.
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What?
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Apa?
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Yeah. ThreeTiga is a magicsihir numberjumlah.
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Ya. Tiga adalah angka ajaib.
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ThreeTiga is a groovin'groovin ' numberjumlah.
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Tiga adalah angka keren.
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ThreeTiga is a hip-hophip-hop kindjenis of numberjumlah.
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Tiga adalah angka hip-hop.
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But what does subdividingmembagi by threetiga mean?
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Tapi apa artinya dibagi menjadi tiga?
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And countingperhitungan off by fourempat?
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Dan menghitung dalam empat ketukan?
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Well, look, think of it this way.
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Coba pikirkan seperti ini.
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A measuremengukur of musicmusik as a dollardolar.
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Menghitung musik seperti uang satu dolar.
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Now a dollardolar has fourempat quarterstempat tinggal, right?
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Nah, satu dolar adalah
empat kali 25 sen, kan?
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And so does a 4/4 measuremengukur of musicmusik.
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Sama halnya dengan 4/4 hitungan musik.
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It has fourempat quarterperempat notescatatan.
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Ada empat lembaran kuartal.
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Now, how do you subdividemembagi?
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Lalu, bagaimana kita membaginya kembali?
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Now let's envisionmembayangkan this:
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Coba bayangkan:
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threetiga dollars'dolar ' worthbernilai of quarterstempat tinggal.
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uang 25 sen senilai tiga dolar.
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You would have threetiga groupskelompok of fourempat,
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Kalian akan punya tiga kelompok berisi
empat uang 25 sen,
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and you would countmenghitung it,
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dan kalian akan menghitungnya,
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a-one-two-three-foura-satu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat,
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satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga-empat,
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one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat. TogetherBersama-sama.
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satu-dua-tiga-empat. Bersama-sama!
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All: A-one-two-three-fourA-satu-dua-tiga-empat,
one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat.
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Semua: Satu-dua-tiga-empat,
satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga-empat.
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CCCC: Okay, now you feel that?
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CC: Oke, sekarang kalian mengerti kan?
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Now let's take those threetiga groupskelompok of fourempat
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Nah, sekarang ambil tiga kelompok
isi empat itu
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and make them fourempat groupskelompok of threetiga.
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dan menjadikannya empat kelompok isi tiga.
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And listen to this.
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Dan dengarkan ini.
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A-one-two-three-fourA-satu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat,
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Satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga-empat,
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one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat, with me.
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satu-dua-tiga-empat, bersama-sama!
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One-two-three-fourSatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga, come on, y'allkalian!
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Satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga,
ayo semuanya!
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All: One-two-three-fourSatu-dua-tiga-empat,
one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-three-foursatu-dua-tiga-empat, ahah.
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Semua: Satu-dua-tiga-empat,
satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga-empat.
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CCCC: There you go.
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CC: Seperti itu.
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All right, secondkedua linegaris.
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Bagus, baris kedua.
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One-two-three-fourSatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga.
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Satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga.
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One-two-three-fourSatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga.
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Satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga.
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One-two-three-fourSatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga.
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Satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga.
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One-two-three-fourSatu-dua-tiga-empat, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga. Yeah.
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Satu-dua-tiga-empat, satu-dua-tiga. Ya.
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Now, that's what I call a-rhythm-etica-irama-etic.
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Nah, itulah yang saya sebut a-ritme-tika.
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Can you say it? A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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Apa namanya? A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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CC: A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: A-rhythmA-irama a-rhythmsebuah irama.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythmA-irama a-rhythmsebuah irama.
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CC: Ritme ritme.
Hadirin: Ritme ritme.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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CC: A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: Yeah. Now pickmemilih the swingayunan
beatmengalahkan, and do the samesama thing.
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CC: Ya. Sekarang kita mainkan musik swing,
dan coba lagi.
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One, two, one, two, a-one-two-three-foura-satu-dua-tiga-empat.
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Satu, dua, satu, dua, satu-dua-tiga-empat.
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Yeah. MmMm.
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Ya. Mm.
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One-two-threeSatu-dua-tiga, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga,
one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga, one-two-threesatu-dua-tiga. WhooWhoo.
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Satu-dua-tiga, satu-dua-tiga,
satu-dua-tiga, satu-dua-tiga.
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So I want to take the secondkedua linegaris beatmengalahkan
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Saya akan gunakan ketukan musik brass
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and the swingayunan beatmengalahkan and put them togetherbersama,
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dan ketukan musik swing dan
menggabungkannya,
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and it soundsterdengar something like this.
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dan nadanya seperti ini.
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AhaAHA.
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Aha.
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A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
CC: A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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CC: Ritme ritme.
Hadirin: Ritme ritme.
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CCCC: A-rhythmA-irama a-rhythmsebuah irama.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythmA-irama a-rhythmsebuah irama.
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CC: A-ritme-tika.
Hadirin: A-ritme-tika.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
AudiencePenonton: A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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04:52
CCCC: Yeah. Hip-hopHip-hop.
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CC: Ya. Hip-hop.
04:56
Now it's usingmenggunakan a fasterlebih cepat groupkelompok of threetiga
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Sekarang menggunakan kelompok isi tiga
yang lebih cepat
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we call a triplettriplet.
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yang disebut triplet.
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Triplet-tripletTriplet-triplet. Say it with me.
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Triplet-triplet. Katakan bersama saya.
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All: Triplet-tripletTriplet-triplet.
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Semua: Triplet-triplet.
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CCCC: Triplet-tripletTriplet-triplet. Triplet-tripletTriplet-triplet.
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CC: Triplet-triplet. Triplet-triplet.
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CCCC: So I'll take all the rhythmsirama
that you heardmendengar earliersebelumnya,
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CC: Jadi saya akan gunakan semua ritme
yang kalian dengar sebelumnya,
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we'llbaik put them togetherbersama, and they soundsuara like this.
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kita akan mainkan bersama,
dan terdengar seperti ini.
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A-rhythm-eticA-irama-etic.
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A-ritme-tika.
05:45
(ApplauseTepuk tangan)
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(Tepuk tangan)
Translated by Ranny Andayani
Reviewed by Dewi Barnas

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.

Why you should listen

Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.

During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.

Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks

More profile about the speaker
Clayton Cameron | Speaker | TED.com

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