Hand Percussion Lessons

Private lessons held at my home studio in these hand percussion styles:

North Indian Classical (Tablas)
Arabic/Balkan (Doumbek, Riq, Frame Drums)
Flamenco (Cajon, Bongos, Palmas)

$30 per session; 4 sessions - $100. Sliding scale available.

I am particularly experienced and interested in working with kids.
Recommendations and work experience as youth educator available upon request, as well as a background check.

A list of past music teachers and projects follows.

Thanks,
Ethan Vlah

P r i v a t e T e a c h e r s

*Tapan Bhattacharya (Banaras gharana, Tapan Group, Tasama Project) - Barcelona, Spain
5 year's intensive study in Indian tala on tablas, 2002 - 2007

*Deepak Verma (Farukhabad gharana) - Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
7 week's intensive study of Indian tala and raga in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 2007

*R.A. Fish (Lyrichord Records, Berkley School of Music) - Providence, Rhode Island
1 year's study in darabouka, Indian tabla and drumset technique 1999 - 2000

*Mohammad Souliman (Barcelona/Morocco) - Director, Arabic Orchestra of Barcelona
Two month study of pan-arabic rhythms, darabouka, tar and riq technique 2005

*Betz Robb (MA in Music Berkley, CA, Senior student of CK Ladzekpo, Music educator)
6 month's study of basic piano technique and studies in the rhythms of Ghana, 2008

A t O h i o U n i v e r s i t y

*Andre Gribou - Percussion accompaniment for dance, music theory & appreciation

*Guy Remonko - Ohio University Percussion Ensemble

*Susan Van Pelt, Kevin Giddens, Lisa Moulton & others - Modern, Ballet, and Jazz Dance

*Various teachers - Western music theory, sight singing & reading, drumset & hand percussion

M a s t e r C l a s s e s

*Souleiman Warwar (Toronto/Palestine)
Master class in advanced Darabouka technique

*Hossam Ramzy (Cairo/London - ARC Records)
Three day intensive in traditional Egyptian rhythm on darabouka, tar and riq, 2004

*Ty Burhoe (Boulder, Colorado - Disciple of Zakir Hussein, XYZ Records)
Two day intensive in Indian tala and group drumming facilitation, 2006

*Xavi Turell (Barcelona - Ojos de Brujo)
Private class on Flamenco/Indian fusion, 2005

*Antonio Gomez (Barcelona/Andalucia)
Two month course on Flamenco palos and compas, 2003

S e l e c t e d C o l l a b o r a t i o n s

D a n c e r s

*Jean-Claude Lessou - West African Dance (Austin), 2009
*Lesya Starr - Raqs Sharki (Barcelona), 2003 -2007
*Valentina Lacmonovic - Sufi Dance (Barcelona) 2005 -2007
*Sharmini Tharatnatyam - Kathak Dance (Barcelona) 2006
*Sashar Zarif - Sufi Ritual (Barcelona) 2006 - 07

M u s i c i a n s

*Chandra Nairine - Raks Shaqui (Barcelona) 2005
*Souliman Warwar - Solo darabouka (Barcelona) 2006
*Roberto Riggio of Atash - Poetry/Vocal recordings (Barcelona) 2006
*Jessica Van Neil - Poetry/Vocal recording (Barcelona) 2006
*Jordi Vallespi - Poetry/Vocal recordings & performance (Barcelona) 2005-06
*Jack Scannel - Poetry/Vocal recordings, Gangsters of Love (Barcelona) 2005-06
*Spogga - Accompaniment for singer songwriter (Providence) 2001
*Debonair- Accompaniment for singer songwriters (Barcelona) 2006
*Ava Mueller - Accompanyment for Modern Folk (Granada, Spain) 2004
*Sayaka Yabuki - Accompaniment on tabla for electronica (Providence) 2001

P r o j e c t s

*Atlas Maior - Global Jazz (Austin) 2009-current
*UT Arabic Ensemble (Austin) 2009
*Big Chief Kevin Goodman - Traditional Mardi Gras Tunes (Austin) 2009
*Rivert Dias & Siete Son - Son Cubano (St. Croix, USVI) 2008
*Timbadeu - Brazillian Samba/Samba Reggae (Barcelona) 2005-2007
*Charles Southgate - North Indian Classical / Fusion (Barcelona, Spain) 2003-07
*Kirtan Singing Group- Devotional Indian chants and percussion (Sitges, Spain) 2005-2007
*Dark River - Modern Folk, Arabic, Bluegrass (Granada, Spain) 2004-05
*The Session - Blues, Funk, Jazz (Barcelona, Spain) 2005
*Flamenco combo - Flamenco (Barcelona, Spain) 2005
*TuBap - Gambian and Senegalese percussion (Ljubljana, Solvenia) 2001-02
*Nur - Turkish Gypsy Dance (Ljubljana, Slovenia) 2001- 02
*Arabian Village Dance Troupe - Raqs Sharki (Providence, Rhode Island) 2001

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