Learn the popular form of music through drumming

In traditional West African drumming, there are compositions, arrangements and actual pieces that have several different interconnected parts, much like an orchestra or even a pop band with bass, rhythm and melody and these pieces or arrangements have meaning and intention. Furthermore, they were and they are still used for celebration, harvest, marriage, coming of age ceremonies and many other reasons in different cultures. For some time, it was hard for people to get itbecause the only exposure to djembes or drumming these people had beenwild drum circles on the beach. Even though they were meditators they had trouble understanding the concept of drummers actually holding parts, a meditation in and of itself.Here is another example of what I am talking about in terms of fusion or combining two or more different elements to make a new style of drumming. In India and other places, there are Indian master tabla players fusing Indian tabla rhythms to djembe and it is super cool. They are playing their traditional Indian rhythms and advanced super relaxed hand techniques on the djembe. It is really quite interesting. It is very impressive if you are looking at it from the outside and observing the techniques, speed and finesse. But it is missing something. To me, the spirit of the drum is not there. I want to hear a traditional rhythm mixed in somewhere. I want to hear the combination of Indian and African mixed together. For some strange reason, none of the great drum players and teachers bother to learn even the most basic djembe techniques, how to make the correct sounds (slap, bass, tone) or any traditional West Africandjembe rhythms. In my opinion, if they did it, it would be awesome and there would be true fusion.

People have different reasons for drumming and no one reason is right or wrong. We all are expressing ourselves in different ways through music. If you too want to express yourself, learn drumming lessons  Swansea, Neath.The proper etiquette is to go and watch a class before you try to play for it, no matter who you are. If you are not ready to play, then you are actually (or could potentially) be holding the class back. The weakest link in the chain makes the chain break and for drumming despite popular opinion it is not the more the merrier. It is about quality not quantity. Also, if you are playing for a dance class, you should know the pieces or material they are playing. And most importantly, learn arrangements and how to play in harmony with others.