5 simple but powerful skills for hand drums

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Uploaded by on May 19, 2008

5 hand-drum techniques that add depth, spark and excitement to music. If you've watched a pro's fast hands and wondered how they do that -- now you'll know. Master percussionist Tom Teasley breaks it all down so you can learn it.

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  • Great stuff!~

    I have a similar right hand technique when playng my bass~

  • It´s great

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  • tak tak tak tak tak-ta

  • Thanks bluesbear! I appreciate your kind words. You may also be interested in my videos under DrummerTomT. These include some from my recent tour of Iraq as a St. Department Cultural Envoy. I look forward to staying in touch..Peace-Tom

  • Good info, for many different hand drums..and well presented...thanks from your friends at Facebook: Bangin' Away - Hand Drum Connection.

  • One thing: the last strokes may or may not come from flamenco. It's been used for many centuries by arabic doubek players. Also, flamenco players use their thumb to trigger the fingers instead of using the meat of the thumb's muscle. Other than that, great stuff! Especially the two last ones

  • very very nice!!!!

  • mes tu parle arete le blabla et jou

  • Cool!! i like the rythem

  • May I ask why?

  • These techniques are for a frame drum ONLY. You don't play a darbuka this way!

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