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My Beatboxing Progress

After about two months of practice, now I can do those basic beatbox techniques with no sweat. I can also perform those basic beat on a consistent tempo. Although I have not mastered beatboxing until my friends are impressed. But I already can give some advice for those who just start learning beatbox. Here are a few advices:

1. When you first start out, you'll probably feel a bit goofy. Take a rest and start again
2. Beatbox need lots of practice, so practice wherever possible
3. Always practice with a consistent tempo
4. Make sure you are well hydrated before start beatboxing

Ways To Hold The Microphone

1. Closed Clasp
Closed clasp is the preferred method used by beatboxers who make nasal bass sounds because it directs sounds from the nose into the microphone. The fingers are wrapped tightly around the microphone. To make maximum bass.

2. Open Clasp
With the open clasp, the beatboxer is not so bothered about capturing nasal sounds. The fingers are spread more leaving gaps between fingers and often the body of the microphone is inserted between the little and third, or third and middle fingers.

You can use also two microphones. the second microphone can placed at anywhere but the two favoured positions are on the nose and neck.

BeatBox Tutorial - Fast Hi hats

Try this { B - t k K - B - t k B - K - t k }
And this { Bm tkt K Bm tkt Bm K tkt }

Hip Hop Origins

Beatboxing in hip hop originated in 1980s. Its early pioneers include Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, and Buffy from the Fat Boys. Credits of the three include Doug E. Fresh for being the first "human beatbox", Barry B for coining the term, and Buffy perfecting the art. The term "beatboxing" is derived from the mimicry of the first generation of drum machines, then known as beatboxes.

Beatbox web link

Read free online magazine, free video tutorials, forums and audio and video clips on this link:
http://www.humanbeatbox.com ;D enjoy

I learn alot about beatbox in this web hope your will go explore.

Basic Beatbox Techniques

Three basic sounds and the beat
1. Learn how to make the classic kick drum {b}, hi-hat {t} and classic snare drum {psh}. (more about this below)
2. Combine the three sounds into an 8-beat such as this: { b t psh t / b t psh t } or {b t psh t / b b psh t }
3. Concentrate on getting the timing right. If you make a mistake, keep going, do not stop or pause.
4. Start off slowly and build up speed once you can do the 8-beat without losing timing.


The classic kick drum {b}
The simplest way to make the classic kick drum is to say the letter 'b'.
To make it sound louder and punchier, you need to do what we call a lip oscillation. This is where you let air vibrate through your lips - a bit like 'blow a raspberry'. Once you can do this, you make a very short lip oscillation.
1. Make the b sound as if you are saying b from the word bogus.
2. This time, with your lips closed, let the pressure build up.
3. You need to control the release of you lips just enough to let them vibrate for a short amount of time.


The hi-hat
closed {t}
1. Make a simple "ts" sound but have your teeth closed or lightly closed.
2. Move the tip of your tongue forward behind your front teeth for a thin hat sound and to the traditional t position for a heavy hat sound.
open {ts}
1. Make a simple t sound but have your teeth lightly closed.
2. Move the tip of your tongue forward behind your front teeth for a thin hat sound and to the traditional t position for a heavy hat sound.
3. Breath out for longer to create the open hat sound.

You can also do successive hi-hats by making a "tktktktk" sound, using the mid-back of your tongue to make the "k" sound. You can make an open hi-hat sound by drawing out the breath in the "ts" hi-hat, so it's more like "tssss" for a more realistic open hat sound.

The classic snare drum {p}
The simplest way of making a classic snare sound is to say the letter 'p'. However, making a 'p' sound is too quiet.
To make it louder you can do several things. The first is to make a lip oscillation. This is where you push the air out of your lips making them vibrate. The second is where you breath out at the same time making a [ ph ] sound.
To make the 'p' sound more interesting and more snare-like, most beatboxers add a second fricative (continuous) sound to the initial 'p' sound: pf ps psh bk.
Variation {pf}
It is similar to the bass drum, only you use the very front of your lips instead of the side, and you tighten them more.
1. Pull your lips in a bit so that your lips are sort of hidden, as if you had no teeth.
2. Build up a little air pressure behind the hidden lips.
3. Swing your lips out (not literally swing) and just before they return to their normal position (un-hidden), release the air with a "P" sound.
4. Immediately after you release the air and get the P sound out, tighten your bottom lip up against your bottom teeth to make a "fff" sound.

Learning beatbox

Beatboxing is not that different from normal human speech. You only have to start developing a rhythmical feeling and you have to stress the pronunciation of certain letters and vowels until you can talk in the beatbox language.

Basic Principles - BeatBox Tutorial Video