How to play the talking drum

The video explains the rudiments of playing the Talking Drum. The basic steps highlight the Do, Re and Mi tones based on the tonal processes of the Yoruba Language. Also provided are details about the components of the talking drum, and the drum notes played in real-time.

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Time Codes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Call to warm up exercises before playing the drum
1:15 - The talking drum family
1:40 - Yoruba language and the talking drum
1:50 - Components of the talking drum
3:22 - How to play the talking drum
3:42 - Placement of the talking drum
4:16 - Talking drum notes
5:05 - Do: tone of the talking drum
5:44 - Re: tone of the talking drum
6:22 - Mi: tone of the talking drum
7:00 - d r m tones of the talking drum
8:00 - Call to rehearse
8:15 - Outro

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Images: African Talking Drums
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