The tambourine is one of the most ancient instruments. He is known among many peoples. It is a wide slotted rim over which the membrane is stretched. Metal plates are inserted into the slots. Wires with bells attached to them can be stretched along the diameter. The rim is most often made of wood or metal. A toy tambourine, which is also sometimes used as a full-fledged musical instrument, can also be made of plastic.
It is necessary
- - tambourine;
- - player;
- - recordings of melodies that you would like to perform.
Instructions
Step 1
Learn to hold the tambourine correctly. Many tools have a thumb notch on the side rim. It is located on the outside. If not, just place your right thumb pad on the outside of the rim. The other four fingers are inside the tambourine.
Step 2
Start with the simplest rhythm. Each musician has his own technique for playing the tambourine. At the same time, performers often make very intricate tricks with this instrument. They beat a different rhythm, shake a tambourine, toss it up. But you will learn this later, when you master the basic techniques. Try to beat the rhythm of a march. Listen to the melody and try to catch the strong and weak beats. Take the tambourine in your right hand so that the outer part of the membrane is directed to the left. With a sliding motion of the fingers of the left hand folded together, beat off strong beats.
Step 3
After you learn to be in time, complicate the task. Use the palm of your left hand to tap the strong lobes, and with your fingers, lightly hit the membrane on the weak ones. Both arms should be completely free to move. When struck with a tense hand, the sound is harsh and unpleasant.
Step 4
Pick up a waltz recording. The waltz has a three-beat size, and the first beat is always strong. In the same way as when performing a march, hit the membrane with your palm on the first beat, and tap the other two with your fingers. When you succeed, try tapping the first and second beats in the same way as before, and on the third, gently shake the tambourine with your left hand.
Step 5
Find tunes written in other three-beat sizes. This can be, for example, a mazurka. Try to catch her rhythm. It is based on syncopation - that is, the transfer of stress from a strong beat to a weak beat. Tap the strong beat, as before, and for the weak beat, shake the tambourine once or shake it lightly. The movements of the right hand should be very small and frequent.
Step 6
Dream up to music. Try to convey character, for example, a slow, melodic melody. In this case, not strikes are more appropriate, but long chimes. You can do them with small, frequent movements with your right hand. The combination of such a "tremolo" with light finger tapping on the membrane is also appropriate.
Step 7
Dance with a tambourine. Listen to the music and try to feel where you would like to hit the tambourine and where you would like to ring lightly. Do it the way you want. If the melody is fast and incendiary, you can try tossing a tambourine in the most effective place, catch it and play on as the melody prompts.
