John Marshall - Cooperman Tar

Percussionist and educator, John Marshall plays a Cooperman tar.
What is a tar, you ask?
Tar (drum)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A tar (Arabic: طار‎) is a single-headed frame drum. The tar comes from North Africa and the Middle East. Depictions of these frame drums date back thousands of years.

The tar is held mainly with one hand, although the playing hand can also play and supports the drum while playing (basically the other hand plays the drum). It has an open tone, and is often either played for accompaniment to other instruments or in tar ensembles.

Frame drums are common throughout the world. There are tar, bendir, bodhran, deff, duff, and many others. Many Native American cultures use the frame drum in ceremony and celebration. These drums seem simple, but are capable of great nuance and sophistication.

Visit John's website at http://marshalldrum.com
John also offers online lessons via Skype in all forms of techniques and instruments including kit, tabla, bodhran etc...

For more information on Cooperman handcrafted percussion instruments, please visit his website: http://www.cooperman.com/

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[918kenichi]

Cool!!!

I' ve never seen such a cool percussion instrument！

Is it an American percussion instrument？

[legunncat]

@918kenichi If you read the description it will give you the information.