✔️ Build foundational frame drum techniques in the Lap playing style
✔️ Explore a variety of traditional 9-beat rhythms from around the world (specific rhythms below)
✔️ Compose your own unique 9-beat rhythms
CLASS # 1 (2-Hour Replay Video & PDF):
🔸 Frame Drum Basics: Learn the lap-style technique for smooth, effortless playing.
🔸 Karsilama Rhythm (Turkey): An energetic 9/8 rhythm often featured in Turkish folk dances.
🔸Mat Taal (North India): Dive into the groovy theka groove.
🔸Maqsum in 9 (Egypt): A unique 9/8 variation of Maqsum with an Egyptian twist.
🔸Slip Jig (Ireland): Explore this flowing, upbeat rhythm.
🔸 The Art of Solkattu & Improvisation (South India): Use this ancient, creative system to compose your own 9-beat rhythm.
Solkattu isn’t just for frame drummers—it’s a versatile and powerful ancient system for any musician looking to expand their rhythmic skills!
🔸 Zeibekiko Rhythm (Greece) or "Funky Maqum": A hypnotic rhythm from Greece.
🔸 Fun homework to solidify your skills.
BONUS RHYTHM & VIDEOS:
🔸 Zeibekiko Rhythm (Greece) or "Funky Maqum": A hypnotic rhythm from Greece.
🔸 Rhythm Recap: Video featuring all of the rhythms we learned in the class series.
A Workshop for All Levels:
Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate drummer, this workshop is designed with you in mind. Each rhythm includes variations tailored to your skill level, ensuring you feel supported, challenged, and inspired on your drumming journey.
⭐ 2 Class Video Replays (total 4+ hours of training)
⭐ Lifetime access to ALL materials: Revisit the techniques and rhythms anytime.
⭐ 2 PDF's of class rhythm notations: Stay inspired with detailed notes for years to come.
⭐ Metronome practice training, with a methodical way to practice/understand rhythm
🎶 Anyone craving a fun, supportive, and inspiring musical experience (total beginners are 100% welcome!)
🎶 Musicians ready to break out of 4/4 and dive into bold, exciting rhythmic patterns
Closing note: This workshop series was created as a live offering in December 2024, in honor of the new year, 2025 (2+0+2+5 = 9).
But rhythm is timeless—these 9-beat rhythms can be enjoyed and played any time, any year. ✨
Immerse yourself in hypnotic, meditative rhythms that will elevate your drumming skills. 🥁✨
"We have fallen into the place where everything is music" ~ Rumi
Marla Leigh Goldstein is a trailblazer in the world of frame drumming, recognized as one of the few professional female frame drummers globally. She is also an award-winning percussionist and flautist, an internationally acclaimed educator, performer, and composer.
Marla's musical study began at the age of three, evolving into a lifelong pursuit of musical joy. A classically trained musician, she earned both a BFA and MFA in Percussion from the California Institute of the Arts, studying under legendary percussionists Glen Velez, John Bergamo, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy Gloss, and Layne Redmond.
As the founder and CEO of Frame Drum Academy, Marla leads a thriving global community. Her signature programs, Frame Drum 101 (Beginner) and Frame Drum 202 (Intermediate), have empowered students worldwide to embrace the art of drumming since the Academy’s inception in 2016. Marla also created her own signature series with Cooperman Company and serves as an artist and advisor for the #HitLikeAGirl Drum Summit.
Deeply committed to the transformative power of music, Marla released her debut world music album, Rhythms of Tof Miriam, in 2020. This album was recorded in Israel and celebrates women frame drummers' ancient lineage. Her second studio album is set for release in 2025.