Essential Tones Rhythms and Grooves-Learn to play djembe! This hands-on workshop will help you produce a good sound develop a healthy playing technique and learn the essential concepts and rhythms of West African djembe drumming. Extensive play-alongtracks help you practice every technique in the context of a traditional African djembe ensemble. You will learn: correct effective djembe playing technique and posture; the three fundamental sounds on the djembe bass slap and tone; exercises and play-along tracks to help you develop good tone and facility and to memorize essential rhythms and their variations; traditional djembe rhythms and how they fit into a traditional African djembe ensemble;techniques for soloing; history and traditional cultural context of the djembe; how to tune maintain and care for your djembe. The disc includes a printable PDF file with drum notation and exercises. 1 hr. 36 min.
