Tongue Drum (Lesson 3 -How to Roll with Mallets)

This lesson is part of a full online course called "Tongue Drum Basics." This course includes 10 video lessons that introduce some practices and techniques that I have used for playing the tongue drum. Check out the full course at: rootrhythm.thinkific.com/cour...
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The type of tongue drum I am using in this video is called a Kosmosky Steel Tongue Drum. To learn more about this drum, visit en.kosmosky.com/. Use the the promo code "ROOTRHYTHM" for a 5% discount on tongue drum purchases from their site : )

[@rootrhythm]

The type of tongue drum I am using in this video is called a Kosmosky Steel Tongue Drum. To learn more about this drum, visit en.kosmosky.com/. Use the the promo code "ROOTRHYTHM" for a 5% discount on tongue drum purchases from their site : )

[@LastNinjaAlive]

Please do more of these! It’s so hard to find good videos on how to play

[@rootrhythm]

Thanks so much James! I'm working on creating more!

[@AzureBlaq]

Please keep making these, there are barely resources out there for tongue drum players :'(

[@rootrhythm]

Thanks for the comment! I'll try to post some more soon!

[@TheHarbingerer]

Please upload the next lessons. Want to learn fully.

Thank you so much for this series of videos! You are a great teacher :)

[@rootrhythm]

Thanks so much for your response Raúl : )

[@albertattwood8746]

Yes you have a drumming back ground , which makes it look easy.

[@chicksgrowtoo]

I just ordered mine, but know practice makes perfect. ❤❤❤

[@lalabinh4446]

Hi there, do u think different mallet soft/hard mallet will change the sound of the drum L thank u so much

[@rootrhythm]

Hi Lala! I've only played my tongue drum with soft mallets or with my fingers, so I can't speak from experience, but my guess would be that harder mallets might be too hard/heavy against the steel. They would probably create a loud sound, but might be too harsh for this drum. Rubber mallets, could be a nice second option. They would probably create a nice bounce and would be good for rolling. I'll have to look into this more. Thanks for the question.

[@alaterova]

I just bought a drum this weekend and was wondering if you know how to find out what key a drum is in? I know about tuners, but does that show me the KEY? Newbie here :) Thank you for your videos, I just found them and am enjoying the lessons so far.

[@rootrhythm]

Hi Alanna. Great question. If you have a tuner on hand, then I would play all the notes on your tongue drum into your tuner to get a list of all the notes you have on your tongue drum. Count the number of sharps or flats to determine the major key. Find the major key by identifying the last sharp or second-to-last flat.

[@thegymknight]

Do you know of where I could find sheet music (I guess?) for a tongue drum? Or songs to play and how to play the songs? Thank you.

[@rootrhythm]

I've come across a few books that have sheet music. If you do a quick search on google for "tongue drum sheet music with numbers" you will find a few options. Let me know if you end up getting any. I'm curious about they would translate on different styles and scales.

[@baboudunet6060]

It will be better with thé translation in french

[@Kickey165]

Can we get more of these lessons? 🙂

[@rootrhythm]

Hi Kiki I just posted a new one today! Here is the link to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpicd6atfJabh6M. I'm hoping to create more soon! Thanks for watching!

[@samantha_ang5706]

Hi I recently got a drum that is similar to yours in size and shape and it has 8 notes, but I’m not sure the correct labeling. How do I know which is which when I watch tutorials for songs I can’t figure out how to tell which note is which? Have any advice?

[@rootrhythm]

Great question! I would try to use a tuner and play each note individually to see which one is which. There are a ton of free tuner apps that you can download for free right onto your phone!

[@samantha_ang5706]

@@rootrhythm thank you so much!

[@andajama_handpan]

you have a really bad humming in the background, try different microphone setting.