The WPA Membership
One subscription. Every course. Every teacher.
Fourteen courses across eleven instruments, four teachers, and the community, Foran affordable price
7 days free, cancel any time
Start your free trialWhat is included
One subscription gives you all our courses and all our teachers.
- Start where you are. Begin with World Percussion Fundamentals to learn the basics. Explore our intermediate and advanced courses if you already know how to play.
- The most popular hand drums. Cajon, frame drums, darbuka, riq, udu, congas, bongos, Iranian daf, tonbak, calabash and pandeiro.
- An international team of teachers. Each teacher brings their own background and specialist knowledge.
- The WPA Community. Ask questions, share what you are practising, and meet other students around the world.
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Start your free trialOur courses
Every course is included, from the first day of your trial. Tap any course to read more about it.
World Percussion FundamentalsTwelve instruments. The place to start 
The Art of Frame DrummingGlen Velez, the creator of modern frame drumming 
Complete Cajon 1Basic techniques and rhythms on the cajon 
Frame Drums BeginnerLearn the basics of lapstyle frame drumming 
Riq BeginnerThe Middle-Eastern tambourine, from the first stroke 
Udu BeginnerBasic playing techniques and grooves on the udu
Complete Pandeiro Guide, Part 1Matthias Haffner teaches the pandeiro
Iranian DafNaghmeh Farahmand teaches the techniques and rhythms of the daf 
Complete Cajon 2Flamenco, Middle Eastern and South American rhythms and advanced playing techniques
Frame Drums Advanced 1Split hand, snaps, finger rolls and multi-drum setups 
Frame Drums Advanced 2Iranian Riz, complex snapping, brushes and contemporary grooves
Riq AdvancedShaking techniques, soft position rolls, switching positions, jingle rolls
Udu Advancedghatam techniques and finger style grooves for the udu
Complete Pandeiro Guide, Part 2Matthias Haffner's encyclopedia of rhythms and playing styles on the pandeiroYour teachers
Each one brings their own background and specialist knowledge.
David KuckhermannGermany - cajon, frame drums, udu, multi-percussionGrammy-nominated percussionist and founder of WPA. Cajon, frame drums, udu, darbuka, riq and more, taught with a clear, structured method.
Glen VelezUSA - frame drumsThe godfather of modern frame drumming. Multiple Grammy-award winner. Glen's teachings incorporate voice and breathing from the very beginning and encourage students to find their own voice on the drum 
Naghmeh FarahmandIran - dafNaghmeh grew up in a family of musicians. She is one of the internationally acclaimed masters of the daf and her teachings incorporate her many years of experience from teaching Iranian traditional drumming to international students.
Matthias HaffnerGermany - pandeiroMatthias brings more than thirty years of experience in Brazilian percussion. His Complete Pandeiro Guide is an extensive collection of techniques and playing styles that gives the students a wide overview of what this instrument as to offer.Monette Marino Keita (djembe), Kirill Osherov (tonbak), and more teachers joining soon.
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- Start your 7 days. Nothing is charged today. We ask for card details so the subscription can continue if you decide to stay.
- Explore everything. All fourteen courses and the community are open to you from the first minute, not a sample of them.
- Decide. Cancel any time inside the 7 days and you pay nothing at all. Otherwise it is €57 every 3 months, and you keep the opening price.
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