Thanks a lot for all the clear and instructive material. It is a lot of fun to practise with your videos. I am looking forward to more. Best from Germany
This is a great video. I played my drums many years ago but since moving to a new area have not been able to find like minded folks. So, my many drums have adorned my walls and home for abut 10 years. Now I am retired and have time to 're-learn". My first challeng was what is the D-K-T-P and which hand do I use - lol. This video took me right to where I need to be. I will be following and practicing every day. THANK YOU for making this so simple to understand.
Thank you so much for explaining the grouping of pulses like that, as I haven’t heard that before or anywhere else.. and yet it is fundamental! Your videos are excellent, so clear and logical. Big thanks!
Hi Ken, your tutorials really help me discovering a world beside the standard 4/4-timing and this is great! Thank you very much for introducing me to the wonderful world of the 5's and all the best for you!
I cannot wait to receive my drum and start practising! Thank you for such a in depth videos Ken, this will make it pleasurable and exciting to learn drumming! Many thanks!
Oh, thank you so much, Ken ! You are a fantastic teacher and i am so happy that i've found this special drumming with the fingers, because i love to play with my fingers. Warm Greetings from Germany from Susanne - i want to buy me a Remo 14" frame drum soon.
I am very thankful for your help with the very good videos you make. They are very useful and motivating. I am very happy to have many ideas to start playing my own frame drum following your lessons. So, many thanks for being as generous, kind and good teacher. 🙏😊
fine & very usefull lesson. you really got me in the shoes for exact drumming & daily work with your tutorials. thanks a lot, and best regards from berlin!
Hi Ken and thanks a lot for this beautiful lesson. I was wondering how do you manage not to make your framedrum move at all while you are playing? Mine is really "dancing' a lot when I hit it, specially with the palm of my hand... and I'm quite sure this is not good at all :) (my framedrum is a Remo 22"x2,5" Rahmentrommel)
Hello! Glad you enjoyed this lesson! Given the dimensions of your drum (22" wide x 2.5" deep) this 'knee dancing' problem will be more of a challenge for you. Frame drums with smaller diameters or deeper shell depths are, in general, easier to control. One suggestion that may help comes from a former student of mine. She encountered a similar problem when playing, and she found that putting a small piece of material known as 'rubber drawer liner' across her leg, under the drum, helped to keep the frame drum in place. Hope this helps!
I currently bought a shaman dram with a stick from Amazon.The frame of it is not like your drum. Is it also possible to play it with my hands like you are doing? I don’t know if it sound not like yours because of the fact that I’m beginner or because my drum is not made for that. I appreciate your reply.
Hello! A 'shaman' drum is typically tuned much lower, and often has a thicker drum skin, which sounds less responsive than these Cooperman tars, where the skin is artificial and can be tuned up fairly high. It's certainly possible to use your drum to learn these rhythms, but as you mentioned, the sound will be different.
