"A good drummer listens as much as he plays." ~ Indian Proverb
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"A good drummer listens as much as he plays." ~ Indian Proverb
Drums & Percussion Drum Heads & Skins Parts & Accessories Gongs & Sound Healing
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Drum & Percussion Hardware
TEK is a high ringing sound played with your right hand. The tone is produced by striking the outside edge of the head were the edge of the drum and the skin meet.
KA is the same sound as tek, but played with your left hand.
DOUM
is the bass tone played with your right hand in
the middle of the drum.
The three essential/fundamental tones of
the doumbek (aka darbuka) are TEK, KA, DOUM. With these three tones
thousands of rhythms exist; & thousands more can be made.
The doumbek also has several additional tones and embellishing effects. For more information on them click Doumbek Tones
Instruction
Drums & Percussion