FIRST LESSONS DJEMBE (BOOK + ONLINE AUDIO/VIDEO)
BY PAULO MATTIOLI

FORMAT: BOOK + ONLINE AUDIO/VIDEO
SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNING
PAGES: 32
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES: FIRST LESSONS
PUBLISHER: MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC.
DATE PUBLISHED: 11/19/2015

DESCRIPTION:
-FIRST LESSONS DJEMBE PROVIDES A FUN AND EASY WAY TO LEARN TO PLAY THE DJEMBE. IT WAS CONCEIVED FOR THE BEGINNING DJEMBE PLAYER, YET CONTAINS INFORMATION AND REFERENCE MATERIAL THAT IS VALUABLE FOR PLAYERS AT ALL LEVELS.

-PLAYING THE DJEMBE IS A LIFELONG JOURNEY OF SELF-EXPRESSION, AS WELL AS SELF-DISCOVERY. WHILE THE MATERIAL PRESENTED HEREIN MAY AT FIRST GLANCE SEEM ELEMENTARY, THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF IT IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD ON THE DRUMMING PATH WITH THE DJEMBE IS TRULY INVALUABLE. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLAYING DYNAMICS AND TONALITY ARE THE BENCHMARKS OF MASTERING MUSICALITY ON THE DJEMBE AND WORTHY OF A LIFETIME OF CONTINUED PRACTICE AND REFINEMENT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENJOY THIS JOURNEY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. INCLUDES ACCESS TO ONLINE AUDIO AND VIDEO.

CONTENTS:
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
-PAULO MATTIOLI: BIO

INTRODUCTION:
-WHAT MAKES FIRST LESSONS DJEMBE UNIQUE?
-WHAT’S INCLUDED?
-VIDEO
-BOOK
-AUDIO
-THE GOALS OF FIRST LESSONS-DJEMBE

CHAPTER I: GETTING STARTED
-USING THE BOOK AND VIDEO
-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
-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: VIDEO 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:
-VIDEO 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” VIDEO 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