Darbuka Lessons for Beginners and Intermediate Players

This intense online course is designed for beginners to learn how to play darbuka and for intermediate level darbuka players to improve the skills and techniques. The 2 hour-course consists of 10 bundled lessons with 45 videos where each of them carefully selected to walk you through step by step in learning and improving darbuka playing skills from basic exercises to playing popular rhythms. Throughout the lessons you will be guided with a classroom approach having “instructor-to-student” conversations, questions & answers and on-screen notations. Also you will be guided with solo playing of Hakan Kaya accompanied with close up shots and slow motion scenes.

Lessons are led by Hakan Kaya and cover the below topics.

• Introduction and Basic Pattern Exercises
• Basic 2/4 and 4/4 Rhythms
• Finger Exercises and Practices for both Beginner and Intermediate Level Players
• How to Play kick Sound, Rolling and Tremolo
• The most popular rhythms including Baladi, Maksum, Malfuf, 9/8, Wahte, Çiftetelli
• Hakan Kaya’s grooves and ornaments selected for intermediate players