“Clave & Sons” seeks to provide younger students with exposure to the traditional instruments and rhythms of Afro-Cuban percussion. Trying to be as general as possible, the composer states, “‘Clave & Sons’ does not have any particular style associated with it. Instead of writing a piece that is strictly Rumba, Mambo, or Salsa, it is written to allow each of the Afro-Cuban instruments to ‘do what they do’.”