Learn How to Play Mbira : FREE Online Video Course

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

  • FREE Downloadable multimedia Support Pack with Beginner and advanced examples from Forward Kwenda

  • Dozens of creative starting points with endless possibilities - so you can develop your own mbira playing style

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— JJ, US

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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’

Get familiar with the layout of the mbira. In this tutorial, Andy covers all the mbira notes, their names, octaves, and offers a super-easy starter exercise ...

2) Discover the ancient song structure of traditional shona songs Tadzungaira and Nhemamusasa

Learn to play the ancient Shona song structure used in traditional Zimbabwean mbira songs Nhemamusasa and Tadzungaira (and an older 'half-song'). This tutori...

Grab the FREE, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rated, Multimedia ‘Discover Mbira’ Pack designed to support you as you work through these videos [40+ page PDF • Audio • Video support files + Bonus Content*].

3) Understand mbira chords and How to make your first note substitutions

Learn about mbira chords and make your first note substitutions! ✦ Videos 1-7 in this series accompany the FREE multimedia 'Discover Mbira' pack (PDF/Video/A...

4) Learn a basic, but important right-hand part for tadzungaira and nhemamusasa

In this tutorial, you'll learn the right-hand notes that Forward Kwenda plays in his basic Tadzungaira variation. I'll teach you how to play them against the...
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5) why cascades of notes appear in shona mbira music & how to play them

This tutorial introduces cascades, revealing some new right-hand options for the traditional Zimbabwean songs Nhemamusasa and Tadzungaira. We also discover s...

6) Endless Creative exploration! your first right-hand improvisation exercise

Learn about Bridging and Spilling - two new skills to add to your mbira toolbox. These examples are from the free online course ⤵️. Rather than learning them...
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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.”
— Shawn, US

7) Get a taste of the ‘Mbira Deep-Dive’ (video 8 onwards) - Enjoy Endless left hand freedom and creative possibilities!

A simple, beautiful and transformational exercise to open up your left hand improvisation. Everything here is built on earlier videos. Be sure to check the e...

What’s next?

New advanced video Lessons every week, Enter the Mbira Deep-Dive (Video 8 onward)

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  • FREE multimedia pack designed to accompany your journey through and beyond these mbira video lessons

  • 40+ Page PDF / Downloadable Audio / Play-Along Video

  • Tadzungaira song lyrics / meanings

  • Tablature for more variations of the Shona Mbira songs Nhemamusasa and Tadzungaira

  • Further Improvisation exercises

  • Fascinating mbira information and illustrations unavailable elsewhere

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