What is 12/8 Time? – Video Summary
HI! In this post, we’re going to revisit our Introduction to 12/8 Time video, which is our attempt to explain what the term ’12/8 time’ means, and how it relates to African drumming – you can find this video in the Technique > Rhythmic Concepts section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/rhythmic-concepts/ If you haven’t already watched our Introduction […]
What is 4/4 Time? – Video Summary
In this post, we’re going to revisit our Introduction to 4/4 Time video, which is our attempt to explain what the term ‘4/4 time’ means, and how it relates to African drumming – you can find this video in the Technique > Rhythmic Concepts section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/rhythmic-concepts/ We thought it would be a good […]
How to Improve Your Feel with Pitter Patter – Video Summary
Good hello! In this post, we’re going to revisit our Pitter Patter video, which is an extra technique video to help you improve your feel when drumming – you can find this video in the Technique > Other Instruments section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/otherinstruments/ We thought it would be a good idea to develop a blog […]
How to play a slap on djembe – Video Summary
Welcome to the African Drumming Online Blog! In this post, we’re going to revisit our Slap Technique video, which is our beginner’s lesson for how to play a slap on djembe– you can find this video, along with the other technique videos, in the Technique > Djembe Technique section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/djembe-technique/ We thought it […]
How to play a tone on the djembe – Video Summary
Salutations. In this post, we’re going to revisit our Tone Technique video, which covers how to play a tone on the djembe – you can find this video, along with the other technique videos, in the Technique > Djembe Technique section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/djembe-technique/ We thought it would be a good idea to develop a […]
How to play a bass sound – Video Summary
Greetings! Today, we’re going to revisit our Bass Technique video, which covers how to play the djembe bass sound – you can find this video, along with the other technique videos, in the Technique > Djembe Technique section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/djembe-technique/ We thought it would be a good idea to develop a blog series where […]
Advanced 12/8 Solo Idea – Video Summary
Yo Dawg. In this post, we’re going to revisit our 12/8 Soloing – Licks – One Tone, Two Slaps video, which is one of our advanced videos containing solo ideas – you can find this video in the Soloing > Improvised Soloing Tips and Ideas section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/soloing/improvised-soloing-tips-and-ideas/ We thought it would be a […]
Increase your independence and get Rhythm Power – Video Summary
Hello! We thought it would be a good idea to develop a blog series where we take some of our most popular free videos, and distill the info into text form as best we can. Different people learn in different ways, so we hope this helps some of you! Today, we’re going to revisit our […]