Paulo Mattioli: First Lessons Djembe

Contents

• Introduction:
• What makes First Lessons Djembe Unique?
• Whats Included?
• DVD
• Book
• Audio CD
• The Goals of First Lessons-Djembe
• Chapter I: Getting Started
• Using the Book and DVD
• Practice Sessions
• Suggested Lesson Plan
• Proper Playing Positions
• The Secret
• Hand Positions: Bass, Tone Slap, Mute, Dead Slap, Flams
• Chapter II: About The Djembe
• Cultural Origins
• The Djembe In Contemporary Music Making
• Chapter III: Drum Tuning
• Tensioning the Head
• Online Guide to Tuning Your Drum (weblink)
• Humidity Factor
• Chapter IV: Key to Notation
• Djembe and Dunun Music Notation Key
• Phonetic Notation Key
• Note Values Common or 4/4 Time
• Use of Dotted Notes and Ties to Alter Note Values
• Repeat Signs
• Chapter V: Djembe Playing Exercises:
• Bass, Tone, Slap: DVD Menu selection: Bass/Tone/Slap
• Exercise 1: Single Bass/Tone/Slap
• Exercise 2: Double Bass/Double Tone
• Exercise 3: Quadruple Tone/Slap/Tone/Bass
• Chapter VI: Traditional Rhythm: Djole
• Historical and Cultural Information
• Djole Rhythm Parts and Arrangement:
• DVD Menu Selection: Rhythms > Djole
• Djembe Part 1
• Djembe Part 2
• Dunun and Dunun Bell Rhythms
• Sangban and Sangban Bell Rhythms
• Kenkeni/Bell Rhythms
• Chapter VII: Contemporary Djembe Rhythm Parts for the Song One Rhythm DVD Menu Selection: Rhythms > One Rhythm
• Djembe Groove Pattern 1
• Djembe Groove Pattern 2
• Ensemble Play Along: Introduction and Main Groove Pattern Examples
• One Rhythm: Lyrics
• Continuing on the Drumming Path
• Resources for Further Learning