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"Belly Dance" Zills Paterns 1 for Beginners

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Uploaded by on Nov 3, 2007

Here are some basic Zill patterns to practice to any 4/4 8 or 2/2 rhythm... zills are also known as finger cymbals or sagat. You can buy the best zills at saroyan. :-) Hope this helps...

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  • what zills do you recommend? i'm waffling between turquoise international and saroyan =p

  • I personally like saroyans... they are both good brands though.

    Hugz,

    Nika

  • are zills supposed to make mostly a 'clapping' noise or a 'ringing' noise, with the other being an accent noise? ex - clap ring clap? or something like that?

  • they are supposed to make ringing noises most of the time... I have accented the sounds so that you can decipher the pattern. So be sure that you are ringing you zills unless you are clapping them on purpose. Hope this helps. Hugz, Nika

  • I can't tell. On the 3/4 pattern are you tapping left-right-left of left-right-right?

  • right left right. :-) if you are a left hander... it is left right left. Hope this helps. Nika

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  • Wow, you are a good teacher

  • Hi!!!!!! hugs from Costa Rica! Your video is really good! Specially for beginners like me! Now i want to buy zills :D

  • Hi! Thank you for the video! It´s really great! =D I want to buy some Zills, but I dont know where to buy good ones. Do you know if the Zills that the Fat chance bellydance online store are selling, if they are good?

  • thank you! from Japan :)

  • wow i do tribal bellydance and the noise of the zills are so different

  • wowowow, thank u so much!!! xoxo

  • This has been SO helpful! More so than every other video on here. can you show us how to play the baladi rhythm too?? ^_^

  • I cant listen to this vid :(

  • I will try to practice with the video. :-)

  • @distar10 Yes, although it is really what's most comfortable for you, but typically, people who are left handed use the odd count (1,3,5, etc.) for their main hand. That goes for right handed people as well. Some people who are left handed do this with drums too.

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