Tutorials - How to play Tongue Drum in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago

How to learn to play 8-note tongue drum?

In this section you will find a series of tutorials that I have created in order to help you to learn how to play 8-note tongue drum. I reveal some tips in the description that you can find under each video. It is very important to read it attentively so you can understand the tutorial.

Thanks to all these advice, I hope that you will learn to play 8-note tongue drum faster. I insist on the description under each video as they are all specific to each tutorial and I think they are even more important than the examples of melodies I propose.

Learning how to play the tongue drum is also knowing how to improvise, in this column I would like to give you some keys so you can build your own melodies!
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How to play tongue drum with your hands? Tutorial #8 (beginner)
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How to play tongue drum with your hands? Tutorial #8 (beginner)

There are several ways of playing tongue drum, you can play it with two mallets, a hand and a mallet, or both hands. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to play tongue drum with your hands or more precisely with your fingers. There is a simple exercise in the tutorial below which...
How to learn to play 8-note tongue drum? Tutorial #1 (beginner)
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How to learn to play 8-note tongue drum? Tutorial #1 (beginner)

Tutorial for beginners who want to learn how to play 8-note tongue drum.
How to learn to improvise on the tongue drum? Tutorial # 2 (intermediate)
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How to learn to improvise on the tongue drum? Tutorial # 2 (intermediate)

Tuto # 2 is the continuation of Tuto # 1, but for more advanced level.
How to learn to play the 8-note tongue drum with a music score? Tutorial # 3 (beginner)
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How to learn to play the 8-note tongue drum with a music score? Tutorial # 3 (beginner)

In order to learn how to play the tongue drum you can also use music scores.
Learn to play an arpeggio on an 8-note tongue drum? (music score) Tutorial # 4
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Learn to play an arpeggio on an 8-note tongue drum? (music score) Tutorial # 4

In the previous tutorial we saw how to play 3-note chords, this one is a variation with a 2-note chord (D G) which slipped at the end of the phrase.
Tension and release (harmonic notion) on an 8-note tongue drum with a music score. Tutorial # 5 (beginner)
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Tension and release (harmonic notion) on an 8-note tongue drum with a music score. Tutorial # 5 (beginner)

Music is based on two notions that can be found in all musical styles, which are: tension and release. Music is a clever mix between these two notions.
How to learn a simple tongue drum melody with a music score? Tutorial # 6 (beginner)
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How to learn a simple tongue drum melody with a music score? Tutorial # 6 (beginner)

In this tutorial (with score) I show you an example of a simple melody to play on the tongue drum. The rhythm of this melody is based on: one long note and three close notes.
How to learn to play triplets on a tongue drum with a music score Tuto # 7 (intermediate)
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How to learn to play triplets on a tongue drum with a music score Tuto # 7 (intermediate)

In this tongue drum tutorial with a music score, you can hear a melody played with triplets. The triplet divides the beat into 3 equal parts while the eighth note divides the beat into 2 equal parts.
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