Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1, Getting to know your Daf, 3 main strokes

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    • Lesson 1, Introduction to Daf

    • Lesson 2, How to Hold the Daf

    • Lesson 3, Dum, the Dominant hand, the bass sound

    • Lesson 4, Tak, the Dominant hand, the sharp sound

    • Lesson 5, Ka, the bottom hand or non-dominant

    • Effective stretches for both hands

  • 2

    Chapter 2, fundamentals of reading rhythm, Daf Notation

    • Lesson 6, What is Rhythm, How to read rhythm (From ink to sound)

    • Lesson 7, part 1, Quarter notes/rest, Half notes

    • Lesson 7, Part 2, Eighth notes.

    • Lesson 8, Reading Daf Notation, corresponding exercises

    • Lesson 9, Windshield Wiper and None-Windshield Wiper Concept and Exercises

  • 3

    Chapter 3

    • Lesson10 Part 1, Welcome to Playing Daf

    • Lesson 10, Part 2, Welcome to Playing Daf

    • Lesson 11, Persian/Kurdish Common Rhythms - History, Application, Hay Allah

    • Lesson 12, Zekre-Dovom, and 16th Notes, Part 1

    • Lesson 12, Zekre-Dovom, and 16th Notes, Part 2

    • Lesson 13, Part 1, Mixing Eighth and Sixteen notes, Da-em and Helgertin Rhythm

    • Lesson 13, Part 2, Mixing Eighth and Sixteen notes, Da-em and Helgertin Rhythm

    • Lesson 14, Part 1, New Rhythm, Hadddadi, Combinations between Da-em, Helgertin, and Haddadi

    • Lesson 14, Establishing Speed, Piece Based on Helgertin