Welcome to the world of Split Hand Darbuka!
Split Hand is a new style from Turkey that gives you beautiful sounds, speed and dexterity like never before.
After training in Istanbul for the last nine years, Raquy created this course that makes this style accessible to all drummers. The techniques are broken down in a fun and methodical way into easily digestible sections with the help of videos, notation and audio files.
It is a real treat that in this course you see master Bünyamin Olguncan from Turkey demonstrating the techniques.
This Method Includes:
- Video instruction and demonstration by Raquy and Bünyamin
- Introducing the Periodic Table of Sounds
- Bending, Sliding, and Muting
- New rolls such as Laughing Roll and Drunk Roll
- How to play the traditional rhythms using this technique.
- Meet Baby Dum and Dirty Dum
- Split Hand for Metal Drum
- Breakdown of 3 important darbuka compositions - Monkey Mind, The Brooklyn Darbuka Anthem and Istanbul.
- Time Exercises
- Life at the Darbuka Ofis
- Etiquette in a Turkish Drum Jam
After this Course You Will:
- Know the main techniques
- Be able to get a rainbow of sounds out of the drum
- Know many of the main darbuka rhythms
- Be able to play some compositions for solo darbuka
- Be able to solo
Example Curriculum
- Position (0:41)
- Close-up of the "One" hit (2:43)
- The "1" Hit (4:14)
- Pattern w 1 in 12 (3:18)
- Neverland Excerpt (5:13)
- The "3" Hit (3:36)
- 1, 3 close up (1:29)
- Exercise: 1 & 3 w Shifting Accents (0:41)
- Exercise: 1 & 3 w Accents (1:09)
- Bünyamin Demonstrates 1 & 3 (0:23)
- New! Important message about 1 and 3
- Time to check your basic hits!
- Basic hits practice w Bunyamin
- About the Brooklyn Darbuka Anthem
- Downloadable PDF of Notation and mp3
- Part I - Intro (1:00)
- Part II - Main Theme (2:12)
- Part III - Interlaced (1:51)
- Part IV - Popply Malfuf (1:59)
- Part V - Rolly Malfuf (2:31)
- Part VI - Funk (1:26)
- Part VII - Samba (1:57)
- Part VIII - Maksum (1:08)
- Part IX - Alternating (1:20)
- Part X -Outro (0:52)
- Complete Play Through
- Drilling the phrases in Live Practice
FAQ
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
What do I need for this course?
You'll need a darbuka with a rounded rim (click here for more info), a metronome and a notebook.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
If I learn the Turkish Split Hand Style will I still be able to play with Arabic style music?
Yes! The split hand technique allows you to play Arabic style, Persian style and even Indian style!
What if I am unhappy with the course?
All course purchases come with a 14-day money-back guarantee from the date of purchase
