Advanced
Darbuka Advanced Plus
Advanced students learn to play solo with improvisational rhythms over a ground rhythm (Maqsoum, Malfouf, Baladi). Accompanying oud with dynamics and accurate pulse, complex polyrhythms with ‘Hiwa’ and right-hand Mahbus, and playing along with recorded tracks.
About this course
Advanced students learn to play solo with improvisational rhythms over a ground rhythm (Maqsoum, Malfouf, Baladi). Accompanying oud with dynamics and accurate pulse, complex polyrhythms with ‘Hiwa’ and right-hand Mahbus, and playing along with recorded tracks.
Places are limited to eight to twelve students. Enrolment opens on the open day and closes when the class is full.
If you're unsure whether this is the right level, we're happy to arrange a fifteen-minute conversation to place you correctly. Beginners go straight to Foundations.
How to enrol
- Send a short note using the button above, or come to the open day.
- Agree the right level — a brief chat by phone or video if you've played before.
- Book and pay — we send a booking link with the term fee.
Course fees include all teaching materials. The Mukhtar Method books are sold separately. Concessions available for students and OAPs — please ask.