Islamic Beats – Learning to Play the Daff (Men and Women): Part 1

Ustadh Yusuf Issa
&
Ustadha Raneem Mohammad Ghazzawi

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ – 13:28

An introductory course to the art of playing the daff. This course will give you the chance to receive direct instruction from Ustadh Yusuf Issa and Ustadha Raneem, a trained and experienced Daff master. You will learn and practice five of the best-known and basic daff beats (rhythms) in the Islamic musical tradition.

At-A-Glance

• Small group experience with a seasoned and master Daff player (three students per section).
• Learn Five of the best known and basic daff beats in the Islamic tradition.
• step-by-step instructions and direction on how to hold and play the instrument correctly

About the course

In this course, the instructor provides the perfect introduction to the art of the DAFF, an instrument approved as halal according to Islamic Law. You will learn – and be able to apply – the basics of playing the daff and learn 5 main beats to go with it. You can apply these beats to many different nasheeds and bring your mawlids and gatherings to life. This course is for men and youth. We hope to offer a section for women and girls next term. 

Course format

• The first lesson: An introduction on how to hold the duff and what the “dumm”, “tak”, “rasha”, and the silent beat are.
• The second lesson: The first beat: “Wahida”, and the second beat reverse “Wahida” and how it is used with faster and slower paced nasheeds
• The third lesson: Learning how to apply the “Baladi” beat to faster and slower nasheeds
• The fourth lesson: Learning how to apply the reverse “Baladi” beat to faster and slower paced nasheeds
• The fifth lesson: How to apply the Ayyoub beat to nasheeds

الدرس الأول تعريف عن الدف كيف ينمسك شو الدم وشو التك وشو الرشة وشو السكتة

الدرس الثاني اول لحن واحدة دف كيف يستخدم للقصائد السريعة والبطيئة

الدرس الثالث نغمة البلدي كيفية استخدامها مع القصائد السريعة والبطيئة

الدرس الرابع نغمة البلدي المقلوب كيفية استخدامها مع القصائد السريعة والبطيئة

الدرس الخامس ايقاع الأيوب وكيفية استخدامها

Weekly Time Commitment

Students are expected to listen to the recordings and practice on their own each week before the Live class.