BBFD (Beyond the Basics Frame Drum) - Intermediate/Advanced Online Course
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BBFD Overview

Intro / Overview for BBFD Course
BBFD Notation Key (PDF)
BBFD Unit 1 : Advanced Techniques

Unit 1, Lesson 1 : Buzz Roll (top hand)
Unit 1, Lesson 2 : Buzz Roll (double)
Unit 1, Lesson 3 : Crisp Roll
Unit 1, Lesson 4 : Snaps (top hand)
Unit 1, Lesson 5 : Snaps (double)
Unit 1, Lesson 6 : Brushing (textural)
Unit 1, Lesson 7 : Brushing (rhythmic)
Unit 1, Lesson 8 : Muted Tones
Unit 1, Lesson 9 : Muted Tones (top hand)
Unit 1, Lesson 10 : Split Hand Techniques
Unit 1, Lesson 11 : Split Hand (reduction pattern)
BBFD Unit 2: Traditional Dance Rhythms in Non-Parallel Rhythmic Cycles

Unit 2, Lesson 1 : Dawr Hindi (7-beat Arab rhythm)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 1 (Improv Jam in Dawr Hindi)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 1 (Improv Jam in Dawr Hindi - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Dawr Hindi
Unit 2, Lesson 2 : Karşilama (9-beat Greco-Turkish rhythm)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 2 (Improv Jam in Karşilama)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 2 (Improv Jam in Karşilama - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Karşilama
Unit 2, Lesson 3 : Aksak Semai (10-beat Turkish rhythm)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 3 (Improv Jam in Aksak Semai)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 3 (Improv Jam in Aksak Semai - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Aksak Semai
Unit 2, Lesson 4 : Kopanitsa (11-beat Bulgarian rhythm)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 4 (Improv Jam in Kopanitsa)
Unit 2, PRACTICE 4 (Improv Jam in Kopanitsa - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Kopanitsa
BBFD Unit 3 : Combinations, Grooves and Workouts

Unit 3, Lesson 1 : Dancey Snap Combo
Unit 3, PRACTICE 1 (Dancey Snap Combo)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 1 (Dancey Snap Combo - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 01 (Dancey Snap Combo)
Unit 3, Lesson 2 : Displacement Brush Variations
Unit 3, PRACTICE 2 (Displacement Brush Variations)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 2 (Displacement Brush Variations - FASTER TEMPO)
Unit 3, Lesson 2A : Displacement Brush Variations in Five
Unit 3, PRACTICE 2A (Displacement Brush Variations in Five)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 2A (Displacement Brush Variations in Five - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 02 and 02A (Displacement Brush Variations)
Unit 3, Lesson 3 : Nadai Snaps
Unit 3, PRACTICE 3 (Nadai Snaps)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 3 (Nadai Snaps - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 03 (Nadai Snaps)
Unit 3, Lesson 4 : Split Hand Groove
Unit 3, PRACTICE 4 (Split Hand Groove)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 4 (Split Hand Groove - FASTER TEMPO)
Unit 3, Lesson 4A : Split Hand Groove in Seven
Unit 3, PRACTICE 4A (Split Hand Groove in Seven)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 4A (Split Hand Groove in Seven - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 04 and 04A (Split Hand Grooves)
Unit 3, Lesson 5 : Roll Exercises
Unit 3, PRACTICE 5 (Roll Exercises)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 5 (Roll Exercises - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 05 (Roll Exercises)
Unit 3, Lesson 5A : Roll Workout
Unit 3, PRACTICE 5A (Roll Workout)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 5A (Roll Workout - FASTER TEMPO)
Unit 3, Lesson 5B : Triplet Roll Workout
Unit 3, PRACTICE 5B (Triplet Roll Workout)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 5B (Triplet Roll Workout - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 05A and 05B (Roll Workouts)
Unit 3, Lesson 6 : Muted Brush Groove
Unit 3, PRACTICE 6 (Muted Brush Groove)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 6 (Muted Brush Groove - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 06 (Muted Brush Groove)
Unit 3, Lesson 7 : Nadai Workout (Sevens in Three Speeds)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 7 (Nadai Workout)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 7 (Nadai Workout - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 07 (Nadai Workout)
Unit 3, Lesson 8 : Muted Textures in Five
Unit 3, PRACTICE 8 (Muted Textures in Five)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 8 (Muted Textures in Five - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 08 (Muted Textures in Five)
Unit 3, Lesson 9 : Shifting Triplets
Unit 3, PRACTICE 9 (Shifting Triplets)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 9 (Shifting Triplets - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 09 (Shifting Triplets)
Unit 3, Lesson 10 : Groove in Three
Unit 3, PRACTICE 10 (Groove in Three)
UNIT 3, PRACTICE 10 (Groove in Three - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 10 (Groove in Three)
Unit 3, Lesson 11 : Long Mora and Korvai
Unit 3, PRACTICE 11 (Long Mora and Korvai)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 11 (Long Mora and Korvai - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 11 (Long Mora and Korvai)
Unit 3, Lesson 12 : Hummingbird
Unit 3, PRACTICE 12 (Hummingbird)
Unit 3, PRACTICE 12 (Hummingbird - FASTER TEMPO)
PDF NOTATION : Unit 3, 12 (Hummingbird)

PDF NOTATION : Karşilama

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