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How to Properly Hold and Use Percussion Instruments
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296 students

How to Properly Hold and Use Percussion Instruments

The Art of Performance
Created byJim Gaven
Last updated 1/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • How to properly hold a percussion instrument.
  • How to use/play various percussion instruments in the correct way.
  • Identify 'tricks of the trade' in real-time.
  • Improvise on a percussion instrument.

Course content

1 section14 lectures36m total length
  • Welcome to Our Practice Space0:38
  • The Secret2:49
  • Drumsticks Practice3:43

    Practice drumstick technique by using the wrist to play on various surfaces, keeping a loose grip and alternating left, right strokes for lasting rhythm, even with a pen or pencil.

  • Egg Shaker Practice4:34
  • Maraca Practice2:44
  • Tambourine Practice3:30
  • Cowbell Practice2:43
  • Cabasa Practice1:21
  • Bongo Practice3:24
  • Different Ways to Play the Bongo2:00
  • Hang Drum Practice2:19
  • Steel Tongue Drum Practice1:19
  • Improvisational Jam5:05
  • Congratulations, You Did it!0:36

Requirements

  • No prior songwriting or musical experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know.

Description

Upon completion of this course, students will learn how to properly hold and use a wide array of percussion instruments, namely the drumsticks, egg shaker, maraca, cowbell, tambourine, and bongo. It's one thing to be able to play an instrument, but it's another thing to do it the right way. And, there is a right way!

This course is designed to educate and inspire students to become a better version of themselves through music, broadening their horizons, and teaching them a necessary life-skill.

This will give students the confidence to take what they've learned in the classroom out into the real world. And, when we are able to do that, we not only impact our immediate circle of family and friends in a positive way, but the rest of the community at large as well. For one, the student can become the teacher, and we've found this is a great way to encourage and inspire others.

Feel free to share this with anyone whom you feel might be interested as I love making a difference in as many people's lives as possible. The more the merrier!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to spend with me here and entrusting me with your transitioning between tempo and rhythm goals as it does mean a lot to me.

Who this course is for:

  • Babies, Toddlers, Young Children, and Those With Special Needs