World Percussion Courses

The history of percussion instruments dates back to several millennia. The first percussion instruments were simple – anything that could be slapped on to create a tone.

By definition a percussion instrument consists of a sonorous corpus. Shaking or beating creates vibrations which in turn produce sounds with specific or unspecific tones.

You will find percussion instruments in all geographical regions and in every society of the world. They play a big role in traditions and cultures and continue to do so today. In many cultures they have a ceremonial meaning and holy or symbolic power.

There is a vast variety of percussion instruments. Many instruments of different cultures are related and thus, the musical development of these cultures is closely connected.

In our course series about world bercussion we take you on a sound journey to India, Arabia and Brazil. Pete Lockett and Emilio Martins will be your tour guides.