Hand and Ethnic Percussion Music, Methods and DVD/Video

By Paulo Mattioli With this series of DVDs, anyone can learn to play hand drums without learning to read music. First, you simply watch the rhythm being played with the Players Eye View Camera, (no transposing left hand for right!) then sing along with the rhythm as it appears on the screen just like the words of a song. Finally you play along as each part is demonstrated slowly and clearly on the drum. Session 4 contains a study guide; fundament...

By Paulo Mattioli With this series of DVDs, anyone can learn to play hand drums without learning to read music. First, you simply watch the rhythm being played with the Players Eye View Camera, (no transposing left hand for right!) then sing along with the rhythm as it appears on the screen just like the words of a song. Finally you play along as each part is demonstrated slowly and clearly on the drum. Session 2 contains a level 2 study guide; f...

By Paulo Mattioli With this series of DVDs, anyone can learn to play hand drums without learning to read music. First, you simply watch the rhythm being played with the Players Eye View Camera, (no transposing left hand for right!) then sing along with the rhythm as it appears on the screen just like the words of a song. Finally you play along as each part is demonstrated slowly and clearly on the drum. Session 3 contains a study guide; fundament...

Destined to become a classic, School of Bongo is the author's fourth bongo book for Mel Bay, but first to seriously explore a variety of bongo patterns in contemporary music. This text begins with the basic Afro-Cuban patterns (Martillo , Afro, Bolero), but demonstrates over 300 rhythms including jazz, blues, rock, R&B reggae, bossa nova and samba. This book is ideally suited for the intermediate-advanced player. Rhythm patterns are demonstra...

Brand new DVD from Mel Bay with Trevor Salloum. Incredible playing from the monster of bongos!

This is the follow-up volume to Bodhrán: The Basics and is designed for those who want to improve their technique and expand their rhythmic repertoire. It contains exercises and solos in 4/4, 6/8, 3/4, and 9/8 time. The 568 one-measure exercises are designed to improve a player?s technical skill and demonstrate how to use the basic building blocks of rests, accents, rolls, and syncopation to create interesting and varied rhythmic patterns....

In this DVD you will find everything related to the cajón, it´s rudiments, basic sounds, technique and it´s application in flamencomusic. Five cameras record the whole process, for the first time there will be shown all the details related to the cajón and it´s music. The DVD further includes a detailed explanation on the rhythmical structure of the different styles of flamenco, a short history of the cajón ...

This excellent instructional DVD is for anyone taking up the bodhrßn for the first time and who wants to start playing immediately. Learn to play your first basic strokes and accompany tunes. The DVD also features live stage performances featuring Irish performers Conor Long (bodhrßn), Gavin Ralston (guitar), and Paul McNevin (fiddle).

On this unique and personal instructional DVD, Instructor Yinon Muallem teaches 5 different Arab percussion instruments: Darbuka (also known as Doumbek), Riqq, Mazhar, Duff and Zils, with a greater focus on the Darbuka and the Riqq. The video starts with the basics, and continues with the teaching of popular rhythms, so that even people with no previous experience whatsoever in music can become proficient on these drums. The video is easy to foll...

Ireland's greatest Bodhran player, Tommy Hayes, who is featured on many Irish recordings, T.V. shows and films, including In The Name of the Father, shares his lifetime skills with you. In this DVD he shows various techniques, handstyles, rolls, strokes and many other skills used in playing the bodhran, bones, and spoons.

Welcome to World Percussion, Nan Mercader's percussion method DVD collection. You have a powerful aid in your hands to initiate you into the world of percussion (in five languages: English, Italian, French and Spanish-Castellano and Catalá dialect). Here you will learn the story behind the drum, how to tune it, the correct playing position, the different sounds, hand technique, and study exercises and rhythms. All rhythms are taught with a...

The bestselling book Conga Drumming comes to life in this Beginner's Video Guide with Jorge Bermudez - a dynamic teacher with 20 years of professional playing and recording experience with groups like Pablo Cruise, Crowded House, and the Gipsy Kings. Conga Drumming's authors Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby help with the teaching and Scott Sansby plays shekere, maracas, and cymbals in the ensemble performances. Learn authentic conga parts for calyps...