Doumbek Instruction
The BeatBox Notation has been successfully used with Primary Grade students, causal drummers, and professional musicians alike. It visually, and intuitively, communicates the correct tone and handing for Worldbeat polyrhythms. Unlike many other notation systems, the BeatBox system does not misrepresent an accented or "pulsed" structure where none is present in the traditional music.
Ideal for classroom use: expanding your rhythmic pattern vocabulary, drum circles, and more. An invaluable resource for every hand drummer of world rhythms. Every effort was made to source each orchestration to specific traditional teachers or musicological scholars. There are over five pages of referenced works which will be of value to any player or instructor. Copyright 2013.
Martin "Wolf" Murphy graduated Cum Laude with his M.A. in English from Loyola University. Since then he has continued to gain experience and certifications. He completed the Remo Health Rhythms Facilitator training; is a Rhythmic Entertainment Intervention Authorized Therapy Provider; is a Registered Yoga Teacher; has performed, practiced Sound Healing modalities; and recorded from coast to coast. Throughout the decades Martin has continued to instruct individuals and groups, facilitate drum circles, and conduct storytelling with the drum. His wide variety of life experiences and accomplishments all played a part in the compilation of to this publication.
Product Review:
The rhythms are presented in a logical fashion with notation that is instantly understandable. One of the best features of the encyclopedia is that several variations for each rhythm are presented, along with parts for low, medium, high drums as well as bells. This allows the drummer to play with friends with intention and coherence. Additionally, Murphy provides insight into the origin and purpose of each rhythm- allowing the drummer to select an appropriate rhythm for specific occasions. All in all, a much needed and invaluable resource.
Includes:
Basic music theory.
Simple and fancy drum techniques.
Middle Eastern rhythms.
Guidelines for creating rhythmical variations.
Tips for accompanying belly dancers, and practice suggestions.
Companion CD's sold separately.
Mary Ellen Donald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's. She is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed in numerous concerts, on albums including Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, the Young Indiana Jones. Mary Ellen continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind. Excerpt from The Caravan, Vol. 13, #6, May/June 1997
Volume I covers rhythmical accompaniments for middle eastern musical selections. (1976; re-mastered 1999; discs released 2005)
Mary Ellen Donald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's. She is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed in numerous concerts, on albums including Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, the Young Indiana Jones. Mary Ellen continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind. Excerpt from The Caravan, Vol. 13, #6, May/June 1997
Volume II covers rhythmical accompaniments for middle eastern musical selections, plus 2 full length dance routines. (1976; re-mastered 1999; discs released 2005)
Mary Ellen Donald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's. She is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed in numerous concerts, on albums including Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, the Young Indiana Jones. Mary Ellen continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind. Excerpt from The Caravan, Vol. 13, #6, May/June 1997
Volume I covers Lessons 1-10 from the Doumbek Delight Book. (1976; re-mastered 1999; discs released 2005)
Doumbek Delight book and Volume II CD's sold separately.
Mary Ellen Donald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's. She is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed in numerous concerts, on albums including Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, the Young Indiana Jones. Mary Ellen continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind. Excerpt from The Caravan, Vol. 13, #6, May/June 1997
Volume II Covers Lessons 11-30 from the Doumbek Delight Book. (1976; re-mastered 1999; discs released 2005)
Doumbek Delight and Volume I CD's sold separately.
Mary Ellen Donald has been involved in Middle Eastern music as a dance student and a musician since the late 1960's. She is known by many as the "Guru of finger cymbal playing." Mary Ellen studied dance with Jamila Salimpour, drum and tambourine with Vince Delgado, Tony Lammam, and various Arab drummers. She has written, produced and published several books and tapes on Middle Eastern music. Since the 1970's she has performed in numerous concerts, on albums including Magda Helmy, Gallal Kutub, Yusel Mostafa, and Light Rain, and on the soundtrack ABC-TV series, the Young Indiana Jones. Mary Ellen continues to be in high demand as a musician, teacher, and organizer of events. Her youthful vitality and highly developed sensitivity to music may be partially attributed to her being legally blind. Excerpt from The Caravan, Vol. 13, #6, May/June 1997
