Frame Drum Lesson (Strengthen the Top Hand) - Ken Shorley

This instructional frame drum lesson focuses on a series of exercises which are designed to strengthen the "top hand" (ie. the hand which rests on top of the drum in lap-style frame drumming) Enjoy!
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PS. The drum which is played in this video is a 14" Cooperman Tar with a Renaissance head. www.cooperman.com
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[@danmusiceasy]

This series is becoming a proper course in itself :)
What I'm practicing now is learning how to use the top hand in a way similar to the darbuka, in order to play ornamentations faster, it opens up more possibilities.

[@tomeroth]

Just what I needed, thank you very much!

[@kenshorley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brigitteotto9546]

Thanks a lot. Hopefully that will also help with the top hand finger rolls

[@MohammedSaeedAwad]

Thanks a lot for precious tips

[@kenshorley]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevenvannoy6327]

Makes it clear I’ve got work to do with my top hand!

[@kenshorley]

It's a gradual process! Do a little bit of this exercise every couple days and you'll notice a big improvement in a relatively short period of time!

[@JalajaBonheim]

Very helpful thank you!

[@kenshorley]

Thanks for watching!