How To Play Djembe For Advanced Player These lessons are all much longer than the previous ones and range from between 15 minutes to 22 minutes. We are going to take it up several notches and dig in much deeper! In this course I will take you deeper into the heart of West African drumming…

How to Play Djembe for Advanced Players The focus of this course is soloing on djembe. You will learn solo chains, groups of phrases tied together that tell a story from beginning, to climax, to ending. You will also learn various exercises and techniques for advanced players. You must complete the advanced course before taking…

What Are Dunun? The dunun are a set of two or three double-sided barrel shaped drums played with sticks, placed either sideways with one player on each drum, or placed vertically on the ground in what is called ballet style, with one player playing all the parts. Ballet style is commonly used for performances. When…

In the new advanced Dunun course we will be learning some very interesting, somewhat lesser known and also more involved pieces on the dunun as well as variations to many other pieces. We will also be exploring how to get more creative on ballet style dunun and less linear.Michael shows Arrangements for both ballet and…