Drum lessons with a private teacher in Ampang Jaya

Learning to play the drums in Ampang

Are you looking for a “non-classical” musical instrument to learn this year? Don’t mind standing when you are playing the instrument? Are you a fan of reggae music and Latin American music?

If you have just answered yes to the above three questions, you should probably start learning to play the conga.

Haven’t heard of the conga before? Fret not, we got you covered. Continue reading to learn more about this wonderful instrument.

Discovering The World of Conga

The conga is a barrelled shaped single-headed drum that has its origins in Cuba. However, it is usually played in a pair where the player utilizes both the left and right drums to produce different sounds with different strokes.

When it comes to conga drumming, the players need to master these four essential strokes. The four strokes are the open tone, the muffled, the bass tone and the slap tone. These different strokes are played with either four fingers or with the full palm. Each stroke has different functions where it can produce a sound with a higher pitch (open tone) or produce a low muted sound (bass tone).

Having said that, the conga is a very versatile musical instrument. It is widely used to interpret various rhythms in different music genres such as mambo, cha-cha-cha, bossa nova, reggae, Latin Jazz and many more.

If you absolutely love impromptu jamming sessions with a spice of Latin beats, the conga is your go-to music instrument! You can get an affordable conga drum set in the range of RM1795 in Malaysia.

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Regardless of the types of drums that you want to learn, we’ve got the perfect solution for you!

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Through this platform, all students can learn a wide range of subjects under the branches of arts and hobbies, professional development, computer science, languages, music, health and wellbeing, academic tutoring and sports. Not only that, you get to explore various tutors with various subject specialisations too! For example, when you browse through the tutors’ profiles that offer drum lessons in general, you will also come across drum tutors who also offer specialised tabla drum lessons, bongo drum lessons and conga lessons. Currently, there are 219 online tutors that offer bongo drum lessons at Superprof.

Whether you are a parent or a student, you can easily view the tutors’ profiles to learn more about the lesson structure, lesson fees, lesson methodology as well as the tutors’ experience.

Under each of the tutors’ profiles, you will get to read about the lesson’s location, whether it is online or  physical lessons at your home or the tutor’s home) and the basic biodata of the tutor. Next, you will also get to read about the lesson plan of the tutor (medium of instruction, teaching levels and specialisations). Furthermore, you can also read the reviews and recommendations that are left by the tutors’ students regarding their overall tutoring experience. Most drum tutors will even upload their video of playing the drums as a point of reference, so be sure to click and play it before you make your final decision.

For the best user experience, we recommend you create a free account and get a Student Subscription Pass to connect with the tutors at Superprof. You can connect with your desired tutor and discuss the payment methods, lesson structure and scope of the lessons. Be quick to enjoy a free first Superprof drum lesson!