Alyssa Jakum Dance

Over the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure of instructing students of all ages and experience levels, with the majority of my student being brand new to dance.

I have found that most finger cymbal instruction available on the market today can be too quickly paced for a casual learner with little to no dance or musical training, leading to confusion and frustration in learning to play.

After much consideration as to how to present the same material in a new way, I have created Finger Cymbals 101: Introduction to Basic Cymbal Patterns.

In this course, I will break down each cymbal pattern into bite sized portions that are easy for students to understand:

First, I will lay out multiple ways to verbalize the pattern and follow it with a simple exercise where we clap the beat while reciting our verbalized patterns.

Next, we will sit and play our patterns using our finger cymbals. We will focus on a slower tempo to assure proper form and timing accuracy.

Finally, we will play our cymbals while walking to the beat of the music. Our primary focus will be playing finger cymbals, so there are no belly dance movements included in this course.

Grab you finger cymbals and let’s get started!

Have questions, feedback or would like to request content? Feel free to email me anytime at alyssa@alyssajakum.com. My door is always open!