Mystic Beats: Drumming Level 2 Workshop

Description:

An opportunity to join an online interactive platform to enhance your Daff Drumming skills. You will be able to review your Daff skills from Level One and increase your confidence by layering and extending the beat. You will also be able to freestyle and ‘mix up the beats’ to get creative on your favorite Nasheeds. Come forward and join us in singing the praises of Allah ﷻ and His Beloved ﷺ in a fun and melodious way!

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to apply several Daff beats to at least 5 Nasheeds (chosen by the instructor and learner).

Daylight savings time will begin in the United States on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Depending on where you live, this may or may not affect your class timing. In countries where DST is not applied at all, class will be one hour earlier starting November 3.

Sessions:

Week 1 – Review of Level One Course and strokes of the Daff. Starting to layer the beat.

Week 2 – Applying the enhanced beat to Nasheeds, teamwork and performing in teams (healthy competition!)

Week 3 – Dexterity practice, power of pauses, application to chosen Nasheeds

Week 4 – Extending the beat and application on the Nasheeds

Week 5 – Picking up the pace beats and Finale performances

Prerequisites:

Registrants should be women aged 17 or older and should have successfully completed the Level One Drumming Course.

Course Requirements: 

Classes last approximately 1.5 hours each. Live attendance is required and students will need to be on camera. Sessions will not be recorded. This is an online course so students will need:

1.      Access to reliable internet. An internet speed of at least 2 Mbps is recommended for best performance.

2.      Headphones, camera and microphone will be required for in-class participation.

3.      Live classes can be viewed on a computer or handheld device using the Zoom app.

Course Materials:

Daff Drum (available at the Rabata Bookshop at this LINK)

Ideally, learners should have a Daff Frame Drum but can also use any of the following:    

• Darbuka  
• Djembe  
• Round Plastic Plate  
• Round Plastic or cardboard box  
• Metal Pot lid!! 

Registration:

Registration fee (non-refundable, non-transferable):

• $100.00 (not including the cost of the course materials)
• Please read the Registration Fees & Policies before enrolling

Contact: For inquiries, contact registration@rabata.org