Workshop #1: Moroccan Frame Drum & Healing Trance RhythmsPerfect for all levels.
3 hour workshop replay (value $49)
Workshop #2: The Art of
Middle Eastern Rhythm & MaqaamPerfect for all levels.
2.5 hour workshop replay (value $39)
YOUR SPECIAL, LIMITED-TIME PRICE (SAVE 15%!)
$88-worth of workshops now for only $72 all-in*
*Includes notations of all rhythms learned
and lifetime access to the workshop
Come learn about Aissawa music - a type of healing trance music from Morocco. These rhythms are played in ceremonies such as weddings, celebrations and healing (for mental and physical health) and are great for ensemble/group and solo playing.
Although this workshop is for frame drums, you can apply the rhythms to ANY type of hand drum or instrument.
In this joyful training, we start by learning frame drum techniques and Middle Eastern rhythms. Then we will progress to the "Maqaam Hijaz" ~ a traditional Arabic scale.
Our session ends with a fun exploration of improvisation using drum and voice using the Maqaam Hijaz.
You can use the maqaam to sing along with any hand drum, such as doumbek or djembe.
“I consider Marla to be the one of the very top percussion performers in the US of today. She is well known in the community for her virtuosity and artful skill with hand drums.”
~ Glen Velez, 4-time Grammy-winning percussionist & Marla's mentor
Anyone!
All-Levels workshops…
Total beginners will feel comfortably challenged while intermediate/advanced players will be inspired with new treats.
No - these rhythms work well on frame drums or any other type of hand drum.
You can even learn them on a book, pot, box.
So even the drumless can enjoy!
It is available forever, BUT the special discount isn't.
So enroll today, save 15% and start enjoying some exotic, mesmerizing beats!
(Once you sign up, you'll have LIFETIME ACCESS to learn at your own pace.)
The drum is calling…are you listening?
(regular price $88!)
Hello, I'm Marla… a Grammy-nominated musician and one of the few female frame drum specialists in the world today.
Having studied music since I was three years old, music is my first love and greatest passion! I hold a BFA & MFA in Percussion and have been fortunate to study with some of the most world-renowned, inspiring teachers and leading masters in frame drum, Indian and West African drumming.
Delighted to pass on what I’ve learned, I’ve now been teaching for over 25 years. I have seen, first-hand, the amazing power of music to help heal and bring joy. Over 15 years ago, I first started helping students online, when that kind of learning was a strange new world.
The Frame Drum Academy online is my dream child. Born in 2015, we currently have hundreds of happy students and are growing by the day!
DEEP Gratitude to my teachers, without whom I would not be where I am today!