Remembering How to Drum: Djembe Technique

Description

This DVD provides a study of traditional Djembe technique, enabling you to play with confidence and clarity. It includes the following exercises:

- Interactive Ensembles that allow you to hear only the drums you want and silence the rest. For instance, hear all drum parts, Djembe only, or just Dunun. Eight options total!
- Basic Yoga warm-ups chosen especially for Djembe drummers.
- Infinitely looping practice rhythms appropriate for all levels, beginner through advanced.
- Develop bass, tone, and slap in order to speak clearly on the drum.
- Question & Answer exercise designed to get you "out of your head" and into the feel of the music.
- Ghosting exercises in binary & ternary.
- Polyrhythmic & polymetric exercises.
- Complete maintenance & tuning instructions.

Customer Reviews:

Top class teaching tool.... Well done Taylor.......2007-07-11

Having purchased this dvd at the same time as my first djembe nearly 2 years ago, i cant tell you how helpful it has been in guiding me through the basics of rhythm and technique. Taylor has a charisma and enthusiasm for the drum that rubs off on the pupil and carried me through the various skill levels. The exercises are precise and easy to follow and the looping feature means you dont have to keep stopping and starting again with the remote. I took Taylor's advice and found a Master teacher in the Gambia and have now gone on to form my own group in Manchester England.
Thanks again Taylor 5 stars

not very useful.......2006-12-19

I felt the author was showing off his skills but not teaching much. Other than the very basics, you will not learn much about rythms and technique from this DVD.

NOT the DVD you are looking for to learn new rytms!.......2006-02-26

I recently bought this DVD together with "Master Drummer Series: Thione Diop Teaches Djembe and Dunun Rhythms of Senegal", as they both had great reviews. I'm a beginner and I was looking for a DVD that would teach me some different rythms, preferrably in an easy "play along" way.

If that is what you too are looking for then I would really recommend you to skip this DVD and go with Thione Diop's DVD!! The "Remembering How to Drum: Djembe Technique" was a big dissapointment and I can't understand how it has gotten such good reviews (even if there is just eight reviews) - are you friends of the producer??

Very Cool.......2005-07-28

I really enjoyed this DVD. The instructor is very charismatic, unlike most instructional videos. He really knows his stuff. The only reason I wouldn't give it 5 stars is because I don't believe that any DVD or video can really train a person to play an instrument. It comes from personal experience, not formula.

Exactly what I was looking for.......2005-05-27

Very clear. Thorough. "Remembering How to Drum: Djembe Technique" is really well put together. I was looking for a DVD that would lead me through the basics. This one did that, along with reminding me that the urge to drum is innate (hence, the title.) I knew a bit about yoga, proper breathing and arm and finger exercises -- but this DVD showed how they all fit.
Good visuals.
I highly recommend it.

Chicago IL

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