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How to Use Tambourine Wax to Improve Your Tambourine Finger Rolls
One simple yet highly effective tool for improving finger rolls is tambourine wax.
Mar 28


Single Row Tambourines: The Hidden Gems of the Percussion World
Single row tambourines bring unique advantages to the percussionist’s toolkit.
Oct 4, 2024


Unlocking Effective Practice Techniques for Auxiliary Percussion
Experimenting with different materials and approaches can make your practice sessions more dynamic, fun, and, most importantly, effective.
Aug 29, 2024


Essential Performance Tips for How To Play Tambourine
Josh Jones will be sharing tips for playing the tambourine, covering hand positioning to striking techniques and roll execution.
Aug 22, 2024


Obsession or Necessity: Cultivating an Ear for Sonic Diversity with Percussion Instruments
Norman Weinberg explores the art of selecting percussion instruments, emphasizing the importance of cultivating an ear for sound variety.
Mar 21, 2024


How To Change A Tambourine Head
Learning how to change a tambourine head might seem like a daunting task, but this guide will show you how in simple easy to follow steps.
Mar 7, 2024


How to Play Tambourine: The 3 Basic Strokes Everyone Should Know
Keith Aleo demonstrates 3 types of strokes that can be played with one hand on the tambourine. These are often used for passages that are...
Mar 1, 2024


Introducing the Session Plus™ Headless Tambourines
The Session Plus Tambourine effortlessly adapts to both classic and contemporary musical settings.
Jan 22, 2024


How To Play Tambourine in "Polovtsian Dances" by Alexander Borodin.
Dance #8 in Polovtsian Dances features some interesting tambourine techniques. We'll show you how to play them!
Jul 17, 2023


How to Play Tambourine in Rimsky Korsakov's "Capriccio Espagnole"
Black Swamp Artist, Paolo Cimmino, demonstrates how to play several tambourine techniques for Capriccio Espagnole by Rimsky Korsakov.
Jul 17, 2023


Deep Dive: LGTC2 Tambourine
Our Leggiero tambourine model LGTC2 speaks clearly and softly, performing delicate musical passages with ease and confidence.
May 24, 2021


The SoundArt TC1 Tambourine: The Orchestral Standard
The SoundArt TC1 tambourine is Black Swamp Percussion’s most versatile, popular, and widely trusted model, offering a powerful range of soun
May 18, 2021

Tambourine Buying Guide: Which Tambourine is Right For You?
Black Swamp Percussion makes a lot of different models of tambourines, so we have put together a little guide to help you make the right dec
Oct 15, 2019
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