Tambourine Techniques [SE]
About this course
In this course, Jens will teach basic and advanced techniques on the tambourine that you can use in Nordic folk and other types of music settings. Jens learned this style of tambourine playing f...read more
In this course, Jens will teach basic and advanced techniques on the tambourine that you can use in Nordic folk and other types of music settings. Jens learned this style of tambourine playing from Björn Tollin and has developed it even further by adding more elements to the instrument. Learn all of it in this course.
In this course, Jens will teach basic and advanced techniques on the tambourine that you can use in Nordic folk and other types of music settings. Jens learned this style of tambourine playing from Björn Tollin and has developed it even further by adding more elements to the instrument. Learn all of it in this course.
Teacher: Jens Linell
Instrument: Tambourine
Countries: Sweden
Musical forms: Polska
Browse the 17 lessons
- Tambourine Improvisation, Performance
- Basic Techniques - Introduction
- Basic I - Bass Stroke
- Basic II - Slap Stroke
- Basic III - Tone bending
- Basic IV - Exercises #1
- Basic V - Exercises #2
- Advanced Techniques - Introduction
- Advanced I - Dynamics & Accents
- Advanced II - Triplet & Finger Roll
- Advanced III - Quadruplet Roll
- Advanced IV - Flams & Buzz Roll
- Advanced V - Playing Fast
- Advanced VI - Miking
- Advanced VII - Polska Exercises
- Advanced VIII - Snare
- Advanced IX - Tone bending
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Jens Linell is one of the leading percussionists in the Nordic folk music scenes of today. He is usually on tour with SVER, GKN5, Mæd Luggumt or with his solo shows.
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About the Tambourine
The tambourine is basically a frame drum with metal jingles attached to its rim. Some versions have a skin stretched across the frame; others are just a frame with jingles and no skin at all. The jingles are what define it—they shimmer and ring when the drum is struck or shaken. This distinguishes it from a plain frame drum.
Different musical traditions adapted the tambourine to their own needs. In Brazilian samba, it becomes the pandeiro, played with rapid fingering techniques that create intricate grooves. In Middle Eastern music, it's the riq, where players use precision and delicate touches to make the jingles shimmer beneath melody lines. In South Indian classical music, the kanjira is a small frame drum with jingles, played with the fingers in patterns that complement the tabla and other instruments.
How a player holds, strikes, and moves the tambourine shapes its sound and role in each tradition. The technique varies widely—some traditions favor quick finger work, others emphasize the shake and the resonance of the frame itself. Each approach serves the music it accompanies.
Different musical traditions adapted the tambourine to their own needs. In Brazilian samba, it becomes the pandeiro, played with rapid fingering techniques that create intricate grooves. In Middle Eastern music, it's the riq, where players use precision and delicate touches to make the jingles shimmer beneath melody lines. In South Indian classical music, the kanjira is a small frame drum with jingles, played with the fingers in patterns that complement the tabla and other instruments.
How a player holds, strikes, and moves the tambourine shapes its sound and role in each tradition. The technique varies widely—some traditions favor quick finger work, others emphasize the shake and the resonance of the frame itself. Each approach serves the music it accompanies.
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