Editing Conga (section)

====Glissando and pitch bending====
The ''deslizado'', ''moose call'' or ''[[glissando]]'' is done by rubbing the third finger, supported by the thumb, across the head of the drum. The finger is sometimes moistened with saliva or sweat, and sometimes a little coat of beeswax is put on the surface of the conga head to help make the sound.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ndBcvNX-BU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/2ndBcvNX-BU| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|title=How I do the Moose Call on the Conga Drums - Glissando Lesson|access-date=20 April 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0lqCmpd1PM| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827143513/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0lqCmpd1PM| archive-date=2012-08-27 | url-status=dead|title=Conga Lesson - How to do a Moose Call|access-date=20 April 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The moose call is also done on the [[bongos]].

To [[pitch bend|bend the pitch]] of the congas, a ''conguero'' sometimes uses his elbow to shift around on and apply pressure to different parts of the head; this causes the note to change. This is not a traditional stroke, but it is common in modern salsa and rumba.