Darbuka Beginner: This book covers basic techniques such as: correct holding position; producing correct tones; correct right and left-hand strokes; and reading darbuka music notation. Popular basic rhythms covered include: Wahda, Maqsoum, Ayyoub and Malfouf. Darbuka Intermediate: The objective of this book is to improve basic playing techniques. More advanced playing techniques and complex rhythms will be covered. An emphasis will be placed on producing accurate tones while adding ornamentation. Darbuka Upper-Intermediate: The objective of this book is to improve the more complex playing skills learned at the intermediate level, combine several playing techniques and add new techniques on a variety of different rhythms. The new techniques that will be learned and applied in this course are the right hand mahbous; the darbuka trill and the tremolo.