How to Play Tambourine Like a Master.
Just keep time. It’s a whole-body dance. Find out all the sounds you can get
out of the Tam and bang it with no cares, no worries.
Do the very best you can, and don’t worry about results for the first couple of
years.
Play just a few minutes a day. Don’t over-do.
First, play the Tam to this easy number:
http://youtu.be/bGUjHNDOgLk
Now we’ll try this very easy beginner’s piece:
http://youtu.be/aYyKvp5oT8Q
Good. You should now be ready to try this one — it has a bit of Tam already
in it; you’ll hear it on the 1/skip/2/3 beat typical of this type of music:
Excellent. You’ll be a master Tam player in no time. Now try this one:
http://youtu.be/qlU_ddMtP6Q
Those will help the beginner somewhat. If you really want to learn the Tam,
nothing beats personal lessons. I’m willing to put a Tam course on DVD if
folks want it.
Apart from the Tam, you’ll note from the footage which accompanies the
music that there is apparently no shortage of booty-shakers anywhere on
this planet.
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