by Forward Kwenda and Andy Fowler
Learn How to Play Mbira Online - Fast, Fun and FREE Video Tutorial Course
Get Deep inside the Shona mbira songs Nhemamusasa and Tadzungaira + learn traditional improvisation
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Dozens of creative starting points with endless possibilities - so you can develop your own mbira playing style
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Beginner Mbira Video lessons 1-7 (below) cover:
Learn Mbira Notes • Play Mbira Octaves • Discover Ancient Shona Song Structures • Understand Mbira Chords • Play Basic + Intermediate Parts for Nhemamusasa + Tadzungaira • Make Note Substitutions + Explore Basic Mbira Improvisation
1) learn Mbira notes and octaves fast with the easy, popular and super-useful ‘seven note system’
2) Discover the ancient song structure of traditional shona songs Tadzungaira and Nhemamusasa
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3) Understand mbira chords and How to make your first note substitutions
4) Learn a basic, but important right-hand part for tadzungaira and nhemamusasa
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5) why cascades of notes appear in shona mbira music & how to play them
6) Endless Creative exploration! your first right-hand improvisation exercise
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Loving the deep dive. You are a great teacher. I really appreciate the structure of those lessons in teaching both the playing and the theory.”
7) Get a taste of the ‘Mbira Deep-Dive’ (video 8 onwards) - Enjoy Endless left hand freedom and creative possibilities!
What’s next?
New advanced video Lessons every week, Enter the Mbira Deep-Dive (Video 8 onward)
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Tadzungaira song lyrics / meanings
Tablature for more variations of the Shona Mbira songs Nhemamusasa and Tadzungaira
Further Improvisation exercises
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Mbira notes, Octaves, Chords
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