The Dancing Cymbalist – How to play music with finger cymbals & dance at the same time
June 1, 2010 by admin
Filed under Belly Dance Zills
Product Description
Ringing with insight, this essential guide teaches artistry with finger cymbals like never before. An unprecedented resource for Middle Eastern dancers of all styles – and anyone interested in percussion, dance or medita… More >>
The Dancing Cymbalist – How to play music with finger cymbals & dance at the same time
The Dancing Cymbalist is a wonderful book! Its loaded with photographs that are very helpful in learning to play the zills. Jenna Woods is incredibly knowledgeable and she has included a lot of extras that would even aid to drummers as well as dancers! Some of the Chapters included are…Understanding musical time…Learning rhythms…How to practice music and dance at the same time…Coordinating movement with zillwork…Coordinating arm movement with zillwork…Improvisation and Zill choices (to name a few). She even includes a brief history of zills, which i found very interesting and fun.
It truly is a beautiful book, and i would recommend this book to anyone serious about their dancing…and even those just interested in dance itself!
~Namaste
Rating: 5 / 5
The Dancing Cymbalist is surely the most comprehensive book yet written on the art of playing finger cymbals and dancing. It ranges from profound details of musical rhythmic practice that any percussionist would find helpful, to a body-wise system to create healthy playing and moving, to inspirational words and ideas that spark the magic of the creative mind and motivate play and fun. After working with this book, I have already noticed a difference both in my playing and in my dancing, not just in the realm of finger cymbals and middle eastern dance, but in all the professional music and dance endevors that are my livelihood and passion. Thank you, Jenna! -Meagan
Rating: 5 / 5
Jenna’s book covers all the bases, including one that is close to my heart–zil playing for meditation. I recommend this wonderful book to a wide range of students: those who want a strong foundation, those who want to hone skills, and those who want to discover new ways to explore their playing. Excellent resource!
Rating: 5 / 5