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The tamburello is a miniature drum kit: a single frame, a skin, a few jingles, and enough sounds and dynamics to carry an entire concert alone. It began to travel outside Italy as its technique expanded — finding a place, for the first time, in jazz, world and early music.
Three courses, in sequence. Each one is self-contained; together they are a path. Study at your own pace, from anywhere in the world, with lifetime access to the videos.
Tamburello Total 1 and 2 are back in a new remastered edition: a sharper picture and, for the first time, separate English and Italian audio. Every lesson is available in both languages.
Launch offer · 18 October to 1 November 2026
20% off for everyone, no code needed. The price in the store is already reduced: you pay what you see.
- One course: € 56 instead of € 70
- Total 1 + 2: € 95.20 instead of € 119
- Total 1 + 2 + 3 and the book: € 135.20 instead of € 169
From 2 November prices go back to full.
Try a lesson
Two complete lessons, free: see how the courses work before you choose one.
Tamburello Total 1 and 2 · Free lesson
The duplet on the jingles
The starting point of the modern tamburello: Ta and Ka on the jingles and a first groove on a four-beat cycle. In English, 9 minutes.
Tamburello Total 3 · Free lesson
Maqsoum
The Maqsoum and its variations, from the basic groove to the rolls. In English, four and a half minutes.
Tamburello Total 1 · Basic to intermediate · New edition
The fundamentals and the tradition
A structured, well-proven path from the first fundamentals to the techniques of the traditional Italian repertoire. Ample space is given to posture and to the body–instrument relationship, so that technique is built without tension or wasted effort.
Pizzica, saltarello and siciliana, step by step. 16 video lessons, in English and in Italian, with PDF scores and the solo «In the tradition».
Tamburello Total 2 · Intermediate to advanced · New edition
The modern tamburello
How to use the instrument in any genre and how to widen its vocabulary of techniques and sounds, incorporating elements from Arabic and Indian traditions. This is where the tamburello stops being a regional instrument.
Split hand, duplets and triplets, Arabic rhythms (Maqsoum, Malfouf), a 7-beat composition in South Indian style, quadruplets. 18 video lessons, in English and in Italian, with PDF scores.
Tamburello Total 3 · Advanced
New techniques and concepts
The core of my recent work: new techniques, grooves and concepts. All the material is original and previously unpublished. Recommended to experienced players only.
Lessons in English, now also with Italian subtitles.
Bundles
Tamburello Total 1 + 2
The two new editions · € 95.20 instead of € 119
The two remastered courses, in English and in Italian: from the tradition to the modern tamburello. Bought separately the two courses cost € 140.
Tamburello Total 1 + 2 + 3
The complete path · € 135.20 instead of € 169
All three courses plus the book The Frame Drum and States of Consciousness, in English and in Italian (EPUB + PDF). Bought separately they cost € 230.
Already bought a course on the old platform? You don't need to buy it again: the new edition is yours, at no cost, and you get 30% off the other courses. You will receive an email with your personal codes and instructions. If it doesn't arrive, write to me.
Want to hear the instrument alone first? Tamburello Solo and other performances.
Looking for a full academic path with exams and a degree instead? The Conservatory course.