Lesson I is based on a very common middle
eastern rhythm called Belladi(shown in I). The following
examples (labeled a through e) use this same
rhythm for the drum, but varying ideas from the jingles. Practice
each one over and over for a while before moving to the next
pattern.
Lesson 1
In a all of the sixteenth notes are filled in and played
with our fingers alternating right-left.
I a
In b the jingle is played by the left hand on the upbeats.
I b
In c the jingle is played by the left hand on the
last two sixteenths of the beat.
I c
In d the jingles are activated by shaking the tambourine
back and forth (think of the egg shaker).
I d
In e we are superimposing the side to side (left to
right rotation) triplet over top of the belladi rhythm. This
is very difficult and requires that you have already mastered
playing the triplet without drum notes first.
