Playing The Frame Drum Book/Cd

Playing The Frame Drum Book and CD

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Unlock the full potential of the frame drum with this comprehensive book and CD set. Ideal for intermediate to advanced players, this guide demonstrates how to play using fingers and hand surfaces, providing a deep dive into various strokes and rhythms. With over 160 rhythms from Middle Eastern, Western, and Balkan traditions, the book offers clear instructions, photographs, and audio examples to guide your practice.

Whether you're looking to expand your technique or explore new rhythmic styles, this 56-page resource will enhance your frame drum playing.

Contents Includes:

• Preliminaries  
• What is a Frame Drum?
• Playing Frame Drums
• A Note To Left-Handed Players  
• Holding the Drum  
• Basic Right-Hand Strokes
• Thumb Stroke
• Notation
• Ring Finger Stroke  
• More Notation  
• Alternating Strokes
• Full Hand Stroke  
• More Notation  
• Stroke Combinations  
• Basic Left Hand Stroke
• A Word of Encouragement  
• Getting into Position
• Ring Finger Stroke  
• More Notation  
• Multiple Strokes per Rectangle
• Middle Eastern Rhythms
• A Bit About Middle Eastern Rhythms
• Masmudi
• More Notation  
• Representing the Absence of a Stroke
• More on Middle Eastern Rhythm Cycles
• Dum, Tek, and Ka
• Names of Rhythms  
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• Western Music Theory  
• Beats and Measures
• Notes and Rests  
• Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests
• Tempo
• Divisions of the Beat  
• Syncopation
• Longer Rhythms
• Eight-Measure Rhythm Patterns  
• Syncopated Rhythms
• Stroke Combinations
• The mr Combination  
• Tmr, Rmr, and Fmr Combinations  
• Tmr+, Rmr+, and Fmr+ Combinations  
• The RI Combination
• The RIr Combination  
• The RIr+ Combination  
• The RImr Combination  
• The UL Combination
• More on Syncopation
• Simultaneous Strokes
• Three Beats Per Measure  
• Quarter Notes  
• Odd Rhythms  
• Fives  
• Sevens