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LIVE ONLINE LESSONS AVAILABLE

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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

or by message at: 

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Online lessons that I offer:
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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...) 

Mizhar Frame Drum Solo:  Jarrod Cagwin & Eckermman Drums
Jarrod Cagwin - Bendir #hayyamsessions Vol.1
Mizhar Solo
Working on Etude with students in Vienna
Teaching in Vienna Rabih Abou-Khalil Il Ritorno del Languore
Jarrod Cagwin 24 Place (Akshara) Korvai
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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. 

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Halloween 2019 Eckermann Drums Workshop
Jarrod Cagwin DAF impro
Edelweiss J. Cagwin
Şenlik Raksı (Eri TAKEYA, Matt BAKER, Jarrod CAGWIN)
Cooking in the Kitchen with Gavino Murgia!!!
Moroccan Bendir with Qarkabeb mini hi-hats
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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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Nana, with Ricardo Ribeiro & Joao Paulo
08:07
Jarrod Cagwin / Mehmet Bitmez
05:09
Canta Fransiscano RIqq
03:31
with Rabh Abou- Khalil Group, #8 Heidelberg 2019
05:22
Venti Alla Turk, Istanbul
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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
Jarrod Cagwin PANJIRA
Jarrod Cagwin 24 Place (Akshara) Korvai
Ghatam & Kanjira, 04.10.2020
Ghatam 01.10.2020 JCagwin
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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 different kind of 10
RICARDO RIBEIRO - Depois de Ti [ Official Music Video ]
Rabih Abou-Khalil Group: Crisp Crumb Coating
"Atraso"  Ricardo Ribeiro, Joao Paulo Esteves da Silva, Jarrod Cagwin
Rabih Abou-Khalil Group excerpt #8 (Mateusz Smoczynski, Tom Warburton, Jarrod Cagwin) Warsaw, 2019
The (Light) Monster, Heidelberg, 2019 Rabih Abou-Khalil with  Luciano Biondini & Jarrod Cagwin
"Deserta Liberdade" Ricardo Ribeiro, Joao Paulo Esteves da Silva, Jarrod Cagwin
Cajon Drumset Box & Pedal from Cajon DG, Barcelona
Samaba Side, Cajon Box & Pedal from Cajon DG
Cajon Drumset Box & pedal from Cajon DG, Barcelona
Eckermann Creature Drums (35cm & 42cm)
Cajon Drumset Box & pedal from Cajon DG, Barcelona
Samaba Side, Cajon Box & Pedal from Cajon DG
Warming up the set at the synagog in St. Pölten, Austria
A bit of Indian influence
Qarkabeb (Moroccan castanets) with bass drum and mini hi hats
Warming up in Studio Bainzu, Sardegna
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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!

1:  Sphere of Rhythm, 4 Solkattu Families
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