Atabaque Course
This course equips you with essential atabaque skills for Afro-Brazilian music, covering safe hand techniques for bass, open tones, and slaps core grooves like Ijexá and Capoeira toques rhythm notation in 4/4 and 12/8 lesson planning for beginners and proper instrument tuning and care for professional results, all while honouring cultural traditions.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain confidence in playing and teaching atabaque through practical training on instrument parts, tuning, maintenance, correct posture, and injury-preventing techniques. Develop rhythmic skills, read basic notation, master key Afro-Brazilian patterns like Ijexá and Capoeira with guided steps, and create effective 15-20 minute sessions using authentic resources.
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Develop skills
- Master atabaque hand techniques for clear bass, open tones, and slaps using safe posture.
- Perform Afro-Brazilian grooves like Ijexá and Capoeira toques with precise timing.
- Develop skills to read, write, and teach B/O/S rhythm notation in 4/4 and 12/8.
- Design focused 15-20 minute beginner atabaque lesson sessions.
- Learn to tune, maintain, and set up atabaques for optimal professional sound.
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