[Video Lesson] Introduction to the Djembe

Jody LeCompte · 08-21-2008, 11:54 PM

A video lesson on the djembe drum covering positioning, healthy technique and practice, and three basic striking techniques.

All questions, feedback, etc can go in here.

EDIT: One thing I forgot to mention in the video is when doing the slap tone, you still want to go straight up and down, but you want to use a whipping motion from your wrist. This is what causes the tone of the slap to differ from the open tone.

Aqualung · 08-22-2008, 12:48 AM

Nice one! What do you edit that with? The drum hits are way louder than your talking, which means people either have to have their windows shaking with the drums just to hear the talking or constantly change the volume of the video. A lot fo editing programs can allow you to change the volume of certain parts of the audio track, so if that's something your program allows you to, consider doing that in future lessons if te instrument you're teaching is a lot louder than your voice. Other than that, it was really informative, and you discussed a lot of important details.

MusicMan · 08-22-2008, 02:00 AM

Dude you rock! Thanks for the great video and for mentioning KMA on it. I've tried to get people to post video lessons before, hopefully your great example(s) will rally support better than I could. Thanks a bunch for starting this.

Jody LeCompte · 08-22-2008, 02:46 AM

Thanks guys.

I actually used just a little Phillips webcam and the software that came with it. I'm going to close the drum up a bit more(I had it wide open for that video) for the rest of the series so it won't quite be as loud. The biggest problem was I had my hearing protection in(djembe drums are quite loud, they were used back in the day to send messages across LONG distances) and everything was a bit louder than I meant to.

The next lesson is going to cover flams, heel toe, and alternative slaps. And then I'm going to make a video analyzing making grooves. Right now I'm about to record a video discussing timing and counting.

RickenbackerBassPlayer · 08-25-2008, 01:38 AM

That was an awseome intro for the video lessons.

I am still working on how to get my camera to not have static and what not before I shoot the video.

08-21-2008, 11:54 PM	#1
Jody LeCompte Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 531 Thanks: 3 Thanked 72 Times in 53 Posts Rep Power: 82	A video lesson on the djembe drum covering positioning, healthy technique and practice, and three basic striking techniques. All questions, feedback, etc can go in here. EDIT: One thing I forgot to mention in the video is when doing the slap tone, you still want to go straight up and down, but you want to use a whipping motion from your wrist. This is what causes the tone of the slap to differ from the open tone. Last edited by Jody LeCompte : 08-22-2008 at 12:17 AM.

08-22-2008, 12:48 AM	#2
Aqualung Pshaw! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 11,527 Thanks: 527 Thanked 814 Times in 742 Posts Rep Power: 330	Nice one! What do you edit that with? The drum hits are way louder than your talking, which means people either have to have their windows shaking with the drums just to hear the talking or constantly change the volume of the video. A lot fo editing programs can allow you to change the volume of certain parts of the audio track, so if that's something your program allows you to, consider doing that in future lessons if te instrument you're teaching is a lot louder than your voice. Other than that, it was really informative, and you discussed a lot of important details. __________________ Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

08-22-2008, 02:00 AM	#3
MusicMan "Without music, life would be a mistake." - Friedrich Nietzsche Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Inside your head Posts: 8,213 Thanks: 586 Thanked 555 Times in 476 Posts Rep Power: 500	Dude you rock! Thanks for the great video and for mentioning KMA on it. I've tried to get people to post video lessons before, hopefully your great example(s) will rally support better than I could. Thanks a bunch for starting this. __________________ Rules! A definite must-read The Music Showcase is the best place to share your music here, you can even embed Youtube videos. Send me a PM if you need any help with anything.

08-25-2008, 01:38 AM	#5
RickenbackerBassPlayer Play the music, not the instrument Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Behind You Posts: 3,798 Thanks: 142 Thanked 209 Times in 194 Posts Rep Power: 172	That was an awseome intro for the video lessons. I am still working on how to get my camera to not have static and what not before I shoot the video. __________________ Make sure to read the Rules for posting. Check out the KMA Review team thread post if interested. If you have any problems please feel free to Send me a message.. "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." - Ludwig Van Beethoven

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08-22-2008, 02:46 AM	#4
Jody LeCompte Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 531 Thanks: 3 Thanked 72 Times in 53 Posts Rep Power: 82	Thanks guys. I actually used just a little Phillips webcam and the software that came with it. I'm going to close the drum up a bit more(I had it wide open for that video) for the rest of the series so it won't quite be as loud. The biggest problem was I had my hearing protection in(djembe drums are quite loud, they were used back in the day to send messages across LONG distances) and everything was a bit louder than I meant to. The next lesson is going to cover flams, heel toe, and alternative slaps. And then I'm going to make a video analyzing making grooves. Right now I'm about to record a video discussing timing and counting.

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