This video demonstrates the musical, or “melodic” result of using an established pattern such as the Charleston pattern or clave’, and the distribution of that pattern among the limbs, a key foundational concept for the young player.

Bob Breithaupt demonstrates how a simple melody or “riff” can be used as material to build fundamental concepts of comping and improvisation,

From: Percussion Pedagogy, A Practical Guide for Studio Teachers, Oxford University Press, 2021.