There are 2 highly important, vital elements that every Djembe note has in common -
1)The fingers are NEVER bent
2)The *MCP Knuckle makes contact within EVERY NOTE.
(*That’s the big knuckle that connects your fingers to your hand)
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THE TONE NOTE - Half the Hand
The MCP Knuckle is the stretch point. The MCP Knuckle is extended or flexed to the point that the fingertips raise up high enough to slip a piece of paper underneath them and the drum head.- barely visible - visualize it - test it.
Zoom Room Drummers playing tone technique
https://youtu.be/r6LyGDOwVt4
HAND YOGA
"Hand Yoga of Djembe Drumming"" - w/Gregg Hansen
These exercises can improve your Djembe drumming in less than two minutes a day - you don't even need a drum - Yet!....
The “Tone” Hand
https://youtu.be/8RIlTW4EgZ4
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Learn how to isolate the three parts of your hand that make the three notes on a Djembe Drum in this FREE four-week course so named the "Hand Yoga of Djembe Drumming
The Djembe Drum is by far the most popular hand drum no matter what kind of drumming you like to do: Drum Circle, Trance, Meditational, Ensemble or Traditional West African. Being able to play all three notes makes everything more fun. And it's fun we're after, right?
This is a FREE four-week course of two-minute exercises to be practiced three times a day for a week. Anyone, anywhere and anytime can do these exercises to isolate the three parts of the hand for Djembe Drumming. Stretching joints and muscles as in yoga, is known to be vital in the maintenance of a healthy, pliable body. However, stretching the hands and fingers are so often overlooked. Your hands and fingers will love you for it whether you play a hand drum or not.
Making good notes on a Djembe Drum - Bass, Tone and Slap - is not a miracle or magic. It's muscle memory and mindfulness along with the correct information.
This FREE four-week-course will get you started. Once you've connected with the three areas of expansion/extension then the application on the drum can truly begin.
PRESCRIPTION: include this simple two-minute exercise in your life at least three times a day no matter where you are. You can do it while watching TV, waiting in line, eating, cooking, taking a walk, even soaking in the hot tub. It's good for you!
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