Overview
✓ Half-day intensive session
✓ Darbuka theory looked at in depth with practical examples
✓ Age 14 – Adult
✓ Recommended for beginners
✓ Highly qualified and experienced instructors
✓ Register your interest online!
Session Overview
The Jewels of Inshad "Darbuka Workshop – Level 1" is a half-day intensive workshop based around the Jewels of Inshad Darbuka Level 1 curriculum. This curriculum provides a complete introduction to the Darbuka and is aimed at taking complete beginners to a stage where they can confidently begin building up a strong repertoire of techniques and practicing them without supervision. Please see below for what the workshop covers.
The structure of the Darbuka
- Understanding at the origins of the Darbuka, the various names it has and what uses the drum typically has.
- Examining the structure of the Darbuka itself, how different Darbukas can vary based on their material, and the scenario-specific advantages of certain Darbukas.
- Looking at the various parts that make up the Darbuka, what they are called and how they are identified.
How to hold the Darbuka
- Looking at the correct technique to use when holding the Darbuka while sitting on a chair, and as sitting on the floor. Understanding where the feet should be placed, how the drum is secured and the role of the arms in ensuring stability of the drum.
The right-hand strokes (the Doum and Tek)
- Breaking down the main right-handed strokes, the Doum and the Tek, into simple techniques that show how the stroke starts, the motion the hand must go through to execute the stroke, and how the stroke finishes.
- Key concepts such as "sustain" and "differential gradients" are covered in this section, in order to give students an understanding of the importance of the right-handed stroke techniques.
The left-hand strokes
- Breaking down the basic left-handed stroke, the Ka, into its parts, and also looking at the similarity between the Tek and the Ka.
- Key concepts such as "ornamentation" are covered in this chapter, as the Ka technique is often used at the discretion of the player in order to add his or her own individuality to their playing.
2/4 rhythms
- Practical application of the basic techniques by learning and practicing the rhythms within the Malfuf and Ayub family of 2/4 rhythms.
4/4 rhythms
- Practical application of the basic techniques by learning and practicing the rhythms within the Maqsum family of 4/4 rhythms. Looks at slightly more fancy ornamentation techniques.