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PROGRESS ACROSS THESE AREAS IN PARALLEL AND COMPLETE THE BASIC SECTION OF EACH COURSE.
Touch
SHAPES & SOUNDS
This course focuses on gesture, touch, and the physical relationship with the instrument, allowing you to produce reliable and consistent sounds without forcing.
Complete the BASIC section.
Rhythm
DJEMBE STARTER KIT
Becoming familiar with the fundamental movements used to play rhythms.
Complete the BASIC section.
Subdivision
BINARY, TERNARY & MORE
Understanding how time is structured in a rhythm.
Complete the BASIC section.
Communication
DJEMBE SIGNALS
Using specific patterns to give specific musical directions.
Complete the whole course.
NOW LET'S FOCUS ON TOOLS FOR IMPROVISATION
SHAPING IMPROVISATION
Progress across ALL areas in parallel
Direction
START AND STOP
Using signals to move clearly from one musical moment to another.
This course extends the material introduced in Djembe Signals
Vocabulary & Function
DJEMBESOLO PATTERNS
1. Signal-type patterns
Start, Stop, Bridges, Rests.
2. Development-type patterns
Solo patterns, Warmings, Hero, Sequences (in this order).
Apply steps 1 and 2 to one or two rhythms until they are integrated.
Repeat with other rhythm families, then explore new patterns using the same progression.
Written reference
NOTATION
Using notation to visualize musical structure and keep track of ideas.
Notation is not a substitute for physical understanding or listening. It simply makes certain aspects of rhythm visible and serves as a practical reminder
If theory is not your preferred entry point, you can start directly with the musical examples in the BINARY and TERNARY sections.
OBSERVATION AS A TOOL TO UNDERSTAND REAL MUSICAL PLAYING
FROM TOOLS TO MUSIC
Progress across ALL areas in parallel
Transcription & Analyse
OLD SCHOOL BINARY DJEMBE SOLO
Observing what musicians do and how they organize their playing
Transcription
PADJANBÈL for Djembe
Here you can witness how it possible to create Djembe-like grooves from any rhythm.
Reproduce the process.
Transcription
WARMING UP IN THE COURTYARD
Observing what musicians do and how they organize their playing
Backing Tracks
B-TRACKS
Using backing tracks to practice patterns, benefiting from the fact that they are full musical pieces rather than single-measure grooves, with multiple dynamic changes
THIS IS A FRAMEWORK, NOT A RACE
TIME TO WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE
Progress across ALL areas in parallel
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