Doumbek 101- Beginners
Free AppAbout Doumbek 101- Beginners
Welcome to 'Doumbek for Beginners'
This application will teach you how to play Arabic rhythms on the 'goblet drum'.
The 'goblet drum' is known by many different names: chalice drum, darbuka, debuka, Kratom, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tablah.
The rhythms presented come from across the Arab world and have a deep and rich tradition.
The lessons presented in the application have been developed by Joseph Tayoun over the many years he has taught adults and children. Joseph has found that learning the rhythms in small 'phrases' helps speed the absorption of the rhythms. He has discovered that students who master a rhythm before mastering the technique enjoy playing, practising and discovering new rhythms far more.
This tutorial is comprised of two basic sections. 'Lessons' and 'Play Along'
The 'Lessons' section allows the student to learn a rhythm using Joseph's 'Phrase' approach and then as an entire rhythm.
The 'Break It Down' screen allows the student to learn the rhythm one 'Phrase' at a time.
The 'Play Along' screen allows the student to select among the available rhythms and hear them play continuously in either Joseph's voice pronouncing the syllables, or played on the drum. 'Play Along' screen is most useful once the student has learned the rhythms from the 'Lessons' section.
The Interactive screens provide activities where you will play in response to Joseph's drumming by filling in the missing beats of the rhythms. You will also get the chance to play “against” a partner and improvise a solo while Joseph plays an accompaniment.
The 'Improvise' screen plays a rhythm where you play along in the beginning, and then you play anything you want while being accompanied by Joseph playing the base beat. Use this to practice free-style embellishments. Joseph will keep the beat by “punching the ones” while you play anything that sounds good. Then join back in at the final beats. Experiment and have fun!
The 'Call and Answer' screen lets you play responses to Joseph's playing. Listen to Joseph play a piece then repeat it as closely as you can.
Test your knowledge of the rhythms by naming the rhythm being played in this multiple choice quiz section.
This application will teach you how to play Arabic rhythms on the 'goblet drum'.
The 'goblet drum' is known by many different names: chalice drum, darbuka, debuka, Kratom, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tablah.
The rhythms presented come from across the Arab world and have a deep and rich tradition.
The lessons presented in the application have been developed by Joseph Tayoun over the many years he has taught adults and children. Joseph has found that learning the rhythms in small 'phrases' helps speed the absorption of the rhythms. He has discovered that students who master a rhythm before mastering the technique enjoy playing, practising and discovering new rhythms far more.
This tutorial is comprised of two basic sections. 'Lessons' and 'Play Along'
The 'Lessons' section allows the student to learn a rhythm using Joseph's 'Phrase' approach and then as an entire rhythm.
The 'Break It Down' screen allows the student to learn the rhythm one 'Phrase' at a time.
The 'Play Along' screen allows the student to select among the available rhythms and hear them play continuously in either Joseph's voice pronouncing the syllables, or played on the drum. 'Play Along' screen is most useful once the student has learned the rhythms from the 'Lessons' section.
The Interactive screens provide activities where you will play in response to Joseph's drumming by filling in the missing beats of the rhythms. You will also get the chance to play “against” a partner and improvise a solo while Joseph plays an accompaniment.
The 'Improvise' screen plays a rhythm where you play along in the beginning, and then you play anything you want while being accompanied by Joseph playing the base beat. Use this to practice free-style embellishments. Joseph will keep the beat by “punching the ones” while you play anything that sounds good. Then join back in at the final beats. Experiment and have fun!
The 'Call and Answer' screen lets you play responses to Joseph's playing. Listen to Joseph play a piece then repeat it as closely as you can.
Test your knowledge of the rhythms by naming the rhythm being played in this multiple choice quiz section.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 1.4 (22 MB)
- Improved Quiz mode to not repeat correct answers
- Announces rhythm on change or play along selection
- New "Follow Along" activity
- Bug Fix: crash when multi-tapping return button
Version 1.4 (22 MB)
- Improved Quiz mode to not repeat correct answers
- Announces rhythm on change or play along selection
- New "Follow Along" activity
- Bug Fix: crash when multi-tapping return button
More downloads Doumbek 101- Beginners reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Doumbek 101- Beginners reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update Doumbek 101- Beginners was updated to version 1.4
What are users saying about Doumbek 101- Beginners
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It's so easy juat wish we could get more rhythams.
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This is a perfect tool for learning Kingon. It has brought honor to my house.
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Only recommendation would be the speed switched from a slider to actual numerical bpm.
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I love the options of seeing, listening, and playing along with each lesson.
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Nice to start new rhythms.
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Nicee
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I don't write comments often. In fact I almost never do unless I feel that something is worth my words. this approach is a must if you want to learn the doumbek. it has made is easy and has helped me far more that the hours of youtube videos I have found. I highly recommend this.
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Love everything about this app. Extremely customizable very easy to use helped me tremendously as a beginner.
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It's so easy juat wish we could get more rhythams.
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It's like a rhythm dictionary which is more helpful than words on paper or watching a YouTube video. It allows you to move at your own pace and repeat things easily. And it makes clear the difference between the dums, tics, and taks. Also, the ability to control Joey Tayoun's voice is legendary.
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I'm running it on a Motorola Razr Maxx and it has no problems at all. I just used it again to refresh myself on all the rhythms I learned with Joe, and it's just like being in class. I love all the new features too!
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As a beginner I really appreciate all this app has to offer. Rhythms are broken down into parts, and you can listen to either the vocal notations or the actual drum tones. My favorite part is the ability to speed up or slow down the playback to suit your needs. What a great idea. I find it much more convenient than YouTube videos. It comes packed with several rhythms to learn, but I find it curious that popular rhythms such as Saidi, Malfuf, and Maqsum are strangely missing. I would consider paying for extra "rhythm packs".
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Tried on two devices (Android 4.1 and 4.1.1). It just shows a splash and crashes :(
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by P####:
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This is what your looking for. Best teaching app for the djembe.
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This has been a great app to get the basic rhythms down. Thanks for making it.
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The looping function is great for practicing and building speed
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Great for beginners
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I'm looking forward to the updates! Keep up the good work Joseph. Got a doumbek for Christmas and am already learning using this app. It works best for me with ear buds.
by N####:
This really nice app for dubuke begginers, I like the way it adopt step by step to teach the beats Thanks