*** Online Lessons *** | Jarrod Cagwin

LIVE ONLINE LESSONS AVAILABLE

I am available for private online lessons via video conferencing. I am equipped with professional video and sound for high quality transmissions. My preferred platform is by Zoom meeting for best quality and recording possibility for you.

To schedule a lesson, please contact me at: jcagwinperc@gmail.com

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Online lessons that I offer:

General Frame Drum (Beginner to Advanced)

These lessons can be applied to a multitude of different kinds of frame drums (Turkish Bendir, Syrian Mızhar, Western Bodhran, etc..). I focus on proper hand position and body posture to promote the best musical expression from the student. Intricate hand techniques are explored (Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Italian, South Indian, etc...)

2 Hand "Suspended / Cradled" Technique

These lessons focus on playing the drum cradled between the two hands and floating. This is the most traditional position for frame drums from various cultures. Various drums, techniques, and rhythmical styles include Persian Daf, Turkish Bendir / Daire, Azerbaijani Gaval / Dayrehe, North African Tar & Moroccan Bendir, + JCagwin hybrid techniques.

Niki Seki, Valencia 2018 (excerpt)

A short excerpt of composition Niki Seki (1997), in more or less "original" arrangement. I have done different versions of this piece over the years, ranging three frame drums, large percussion ensemble (The Next Step Percussion Group) to only three marimbas and no hand drums. In this short excerpt is the basic idea I had back in '97 for three Tar drums, two Riqq, Caxixi, Indian Ankle Bells (Ghungroo), Tala Bells, and Konnokol.

Halloween 2019 Eckermann Drums Workshop

Halloween 2019 and I am in Vienna at the Eckermann Drums workshop checking out 2 new ZOOM cameras we have. I have a 30cm Tar drum with a bit of "make-up" for Halloween. The drums are designed with painted work from New Zealand/Barcelona artist Callum Roberston.

Jarrod Cagwin DAF impro

Warming up in St. Pölten with Eckermann DAF

This is one of the most classical and highly artistic small tambourines from the oriental music world. It can be found in classical Oriental repetoir (Egypt, Syria, Isreal, Turkey, etc...) continuing through modern jazz / world music applications.

Arabic Riqq / Turkish Def (Tef)

Jarrod Cagwin, Mehmet Bitmez @ Mustafapaşa, Turkey, 2014

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Jarrod Cagwin Music

Jarrod Cagwin, Mehmet Bitmez @ Mustafapaşa, Turkey, 2014

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Nana, with Ricardo Ribeiro & Joao Paulo

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Jarrod Cagwin

Jarrod Cagwin / Mehmet Bitmez

Buselik Peşrev Prince Kantemir

with Rabh Abou- Khalil Group, #8 Heidelberg 2019

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Jarrod Cagwin

with Rabh Abou- Khalil Group, #8 Heidelberg 2019

A raw vid from behind me with Rabih Abou-Khalil and Luciano Biondini in Heidelberg 16.10.19. Very sorry the other guys are not visible, so basically just a behind the drums show here. We are playing in a huge cathedral in Germany, unending reverb! Every touch of drums lasts an eternity! We are playing in 13/16, divided as 3+3+3+4. Frame drums (Mizhar & Riqq) are from Eckermann Drums, cymbals my Soundscape Series from Turkish Cymbals. It might be hard to hear how the rhythm works: for the most part of this fast groove my bass drum/hi-hat are not on the 1. In fact I use them to accent the last 16th notes of the groups of 3, which is generally a North African style, although not limited to there.

Kanjira & Ghatam

A small classical tambourine found in South Indian Carnatic Music. This instrument is played primarily with one hand in a split-fingered (3-1 grouping) hand technique, and the other hand which applies pressure to the skin to create pitch bend. The technique for the Kanjira is extremely intricate and is beneficial to learn for applications on other instruments.

Jarrod Cagwin Ghatam Khanda Chappu

This is a quite brief and quick demonstration of a south Indian style percussion rhythmic sequence in 5/8, featuring the Ghatam (clay pot) and Kanjira (lizard skinned tambourine). Additional instruments are Eckermann Bass Kanjira, Eckermann Percussion Brooms, and 30cm Eckermann indian bell fitted Mizhar. I am looking forward to giving an intensive workshop on 6 May in Lisbon @ REDSTORE with the fantastic clay instruments prouced from Joao Sousa. I hope to see everyone in beautiful LISBON, 06/05/2017. Please contact Joao Sousa or myself for registration, as space is limited!

Jarrod Cagwin PANJIRA

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Jarrod Cagwin 24 Place (Akshara) Korvai

A short 24 Akshara (Place) South Indian style Korvai. WIth 50cm Eckermann Mizhar, 40cm Eckermann Tar, 2 Kanjira, Dholak, Moorsing, & Solkattu and mathematical analysis. More detailed info can be found at http://www.jarrodcagwin.net/workshops www.jarrodcagwin.net www.eckermanndrums.com

Hybrid Frame Drum + Drumming

Lessons involving hybrid drums such as the Eckermann Creature & Panjira, drums utilizing various techniques and sound qualities. These lessons also focus on using frame drums as part of a hybrid drum set, combining instruments with the feet (such as cajon or bass drum with hi-hat), with addition of cymbals and other hand percussion.

Turkish 9/8 Dokuz Sekiz

A fast Turkish 9/8 on all the "wrong" instruments

A different kind of 10

In this short clip I am doing a bit of morning work on a 10 / 4 groove that will be recorded later in the day. The 10 I have divided as 3 + 3 + 3 + 1 / 4 (essenitally felt as three bars of 3/4 + one bar of 1 / 4. This eventually makes for some interesting phrasing and groove ideas, as it can be generally felt in 3, 6, or 9 just with a one bar tag at the end. Naturally of course can all be reduced to variations of phrases of 5 as well. In this example I am putting an off-beat hi hat pulse through and working around it phrasing between an ocean drum and small bass drum, adding a slightly brazilian feel.

RICARDO RIBEIRO - Depois de Ti [ Official Music Video ]

itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/pt/artist/ricardo-ribeiro/id366014167 spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/3MBRBHfVbEyQB1FqByWR7B Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RRibeirofado Twitter: https://twitter.com/RRibeiroFado Google+: https://plus.google.com/+RicardoribeiroOrg Website: http://www.ricardoribeiro.pt/ :: Depois De Ti :: Letra: Tiago Torres da Silva Música: Ricardo Ribeiro Voz, Guitarra e Baixo: Ricardo Ribeiro Piano: João Paulo Esteves da Silva Percussão: Jarrod Cagwin :: Vídeo :: Realizador: Hugo Moura Assistente de realização: João Neves Produção Executiva: Espelho de Cultura, Lda Fotografia: Hugo Moura Montagem: Hugo Moura Maquilhagem: Guilherme Coelho Filmado na Fábrica do Braço de Prata, Lisboa, Março 2019; Obras de arte de Rui Patraquim e Samantha Wilson :: Letra :: Antes de ti o céu não tinha luar Antes de ti chamava ao medo irmão E eu q’ria sentir Mais Antes de ti cantava só por cantar Antes de ti andava em contramão Por sobre punhais Eu e tu sabemos que a vida ainda está toda por inventar Eu e tu perdemos o medo de abrir os braços e voar Antes de ti fui escravo da solidão Antes de ti fui rei do desamor E eu q’ria viver Mais Antes de ti o sim era igual ao não Antes de ti não tinha aonde pôr Os sonhos banais Eu e tu sabemos que a vida ainda está toda por inventar Eu e tu perdemos o medo de abrir os braços e voar Depois de ti os dias não têm fim Depois de ti e tu depois de mim Somos imortais EN: After you Before you the sky had no moonlight Before you fear was my kin And I wanted to feel More Before you I sang for the sake of singing Before you I walked on daggers And with the world I was at war You and I know life is to be invented, and not to be watched as it goes by You and I no longer fear Spreading our arms, taking to the sky Before you I was a slave to solitude Before you I was the king of callous scorn And I wanted to live More Before you yes and no were all the same Before you I had no room For dreams I did not ask for You and I know life is to be invented, and not to be watched as it goes by You and I no longer fear Spreading our arms, taking to the sky After you days never end After you and you after me Immortal you, I, we. RESERVADOS TODOS OS DIREITOS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED RICARDO RIBEIRO ©

Rabih Abou-Khalil Group: Crisp Crumb Coating

Behind the Rhythm Section Part II "Crisp Crumb Coating": This composition by Rabih is one of our heaviest straight up metal-riff pieces & except for one bar, all through is same rhythmic cycle of 15, divided as 7+8, divided as (3+2+2)+(3+2+3). Years ago, and still to this day, Rabih and I get a kick out of some old bootleg Orsen Wells outtakes from botched voice over commercial sessions that he had on tape where Orsen was less than satisfied with his employers. One day finally Rabih got around to naming a song around one of those outtakes, which originally Orsen had to read "Crumb Crisp Coating", which he was quite displeased with :) Rabih Abou-Khalil (Oud & Composition, Mateusz Smoczyńskii (Violin), Thomas Kent Warburton Jr. (Contrabass, Jarrod Cagwin Music (Frame Drums and Drums). Apologies again for bad mix on sound, GoPro having earthquake on the sub bass monitor... Frame Drums by Eckermann Drums Cymbals: Jarrod Cagwin Soundscape Series from Turkish Cymbals

Rabih Abou-Khalil Group excerpt #8 (Mateusz Smoczynski, Tom Warburton, Jarrod Cagwin) Warsaw, 2019

Behind the Rhythm Section Part I: A behind the rhythm section view of a show in Warsaw with Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud & composition), Mateusz Smoczyński (violin), Thomas Kent Warburton Jr. (Contrabass), and me. Sound is from GoPro mounted on top of bass amp, so definitely a "drum and bass" mix, sorry for that! Rhythm cycle is 13/16. With Rabih it is a heavily amplified rocking band. I use a special hybrid drumset with Eckermann frame drums, pandeiro, tambourim, modified tambourine, and my Soundscape cymbal series from Turkish Cymbals.

Jarrod Cagwin One by One Rhythmic Training

These lessons are open for anyone interested in rhythmic development. My method, One by One, is rooted principally in studies in South Indian rhythmic theory (Solkattu/Konnakol), combined with conceptions from the Oriental Mid-East world, North & West African, and Brazilian cultures. The experience of this course is beneficial for musicians, composers, dance choreographers, or any individual looking for a creative way to explore rhythm and time!