How to learn African tambourine

The way to learn how to play African tambourine is as follows: alto T (Du) style, the hand shape is the same as bass, first put it in the position when playing bass, move the palm outward, make the finger root and drum edge face it, hit it with the finger root of four fingers, put the falling center of gravity on the finger belly, and bounce up quickly when hitting.

1, style and posture

(1) bass b (dong) play, arms relaxed, four fingers together. Open your wrists and align your arms. The hitting position is near the center of the drum. The smaller the drum, the closer the hitting position is. When hitting with the full palm, the belly of the hand must be on the drum surface, and the center of gravity falls on the palm. It will bounce up quickly when it hits.

(2) The tenor T (Du) is played with the same hand shape as the bass. First, put it in the position when hitting the bass, move the palm outward, make the finger root and drum edge face it, hit it with the finger root of four fingers, put the falling center of gravity on the finger abdomen, and bounce up quickly when hitting.

(3) Play the treble S (Da) and relax your fingers. You don't need a big piece. You hit the drum edge with the meat pad at the root of your finger, and at the same time hit the drum edge with your fingertips. Your palm does not touch the drumhead, only your fingertips touch the drumhead.

2, look at the spectrum

In African drum music, the letter B stands for bass, S stands for treble, T stands for alto, the number 1 stands for right hand, and 2 stands for left hand.