The new World Percussion Academy opens its doors soon
with new courses, new teachers, and a new community. I am looking forward to showing you what we have been building.
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Welcome to
World Percussion Academy
Whether youāre picking up your first drum or refining your skills, World Percussion Academy makes it simple to become a confident and proficient hand drummer.
Bringing some of the world's best percussion teachers into your living room.
"The best instructional video I have ever seen"
- Haruhi Taniguchi,Ā Japan Frame Drum Association
Everything you need to master hand percussion
Our courses will take you from beginner to pro with carefully crafted courses from experienced teachers
Wide variety of instruments
We cover the most popular hand percussion instruments
A structured
learning path
We take you from zero to hero step by step
Discover the beautiful world of rhythm
The library of rhythms from around the world can be your never-ending source of inspiration
World-Class educators
Taught by professional percussionists with decades of performance and teaching experience
Donāt know where to start? If youāre a beginner,
Start with World Percussion Fundamentals
Our foundational course introduces the most widely played hand percussion instruments from around the worldācajon, frame drums, riq, udu, tonbak, congas, djembe, bongos, calabash, caxixi, shakers, and more.
Instead of teaching each instrument in isolation, David shows you how to approach them asĀ one connected family of drums, built on a shared musical language.
- Core playing techniques that transfer across instruments
- A shared rhythmic vocabulary used worldwide
- Essential rhythms from multiple musical traditions
- How each instrument adds its own character to grooves
The result: you donāt just learnĀ instrumentsāyou learnĀ how rhythm works, giving you confidence and flexibility no matter which drum is in front of you.
Meet Our Teachers
World-renowned percussionists from around the globe will be showing you how to play the hand drums you love - with confidence
Here is what our students have to say
"What a wonderful teacher! Thank you so much for making an instructional video that really works with how we learn. It almost feels like you're here with me teaching me in person! :)"
@Tess78
"To show how to play at a instrument it's relatively easy,but to have a"gift" like yours and to explain the ..... everything... it's very...very useful and I think everyone can understand!!! Thank you for your explication, dedication,work and time.!!! Maybe I don't write very correctly (and I apologize for that) but I just try to say a biiig THANK YOU !!!! For this lesson. Thank you again and again!!!"
Kristian
"David is amazing and one of the best teachers of any skill I have ever met!"
Tim Ferris
"now this is how a beginner video suppose to be!! nice and slow! IĀ am getting this video!!! you are the best teacher of the year!"
Benjamin Chisolm
"very well produced tutorial. I found it very helpful. I'm a big fan of your work David, thanks for giving back."
@Killthewall
"I could never imagine that the online class is as wonderful as this. I am practicing a lot with the hope to be a professional daf player :)Ā Thanks a lot"
Behnaz Molgei
"The best instructional video I have ever seen"
Haruhi Taniguchi
Japan Frame Drum Association
"the guy that described your riq style asĀ "breathtaking" is spot-on...and thank you for offering these techniques.Ā Otherwise, I don't think I would have much luck finding a riq instructor in Alabama :)"
Thomas
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