Djembe lessons in Barcelona and online

You can choose extensive monthly courses, prepaid lesson packs, or a short intensive course, and you can start with a single trial class for 29€. Full prices are listed above. Our recommendation for getting the most from continuous learning is the 4 hours a month extensive course, shown in the prices above.

No. The trial class is 29€. It is a full lesson with a real teacher so you can see how we work and whether the fit is right before you commit to a course.

Tell us. Matching you with the right teacher is the whole point of how we work, and if the fit is not right we will sit down with you and find a better match.

Yes. We have taught live online lessons with real teachers since around 2008, in English and Spanish, with the same teachers and care as our Barcelona studio. If you would like to learn online, you will need your own instrument at home so you can play along during the lesson.

All ages and all levels, from children taking their first lesson to adults who want to play rhythm with their hands. The djembe is one of the easiest instruments to start on, which makes it a great choice for complete beginners.

Yes: one teacher and one student, personalised within the syllabus of the style you choose, by your level and age. If you would like to learn with a friend or family member, you can also form your own small group (see below).

Posture and hand technique, the bass, tone and slap sounds, timing and groove, traditional rhythms with their accompaniment parts, and solos, as well as playing with other drummers and musicians.

It should not. Good technique lets your hands bounce off the skin rather than push into it, and your teacher will show you how to get a full sound without straining your hands or wrists.

Yes, to practise at home, rented or bought. Our classrooms have pianos, drum kits and guitars; other instruments are brought by the student or arranged before the class, and for a trial class an instrument can be arranged in advance. If you are not sure which djembe to choose, ask us before you buy.

Learning the djembe builds far more than rhythms. It develops coordination, timing and a steady internal pulse, sharpens listening, and connects body and ear through movement and feel. It is also portable, sociable, and immediately rewarding, so you are making real music from your first lesson.

Yes. Playing rhythm is a well-known way to ease stress and anxiety, improve focus and concentration, and give a real sense of progress and achievement. Many learners find that playing a steady groove is genuinely absorbing, and that their weekly lesson is the most relaxing hour of their week.

Absolutely, and we encourage it. The djembe is made for playing together. You can join group classes by level, or once you are playing, join a combo: combos are open to everyone, not only students, and are bands and ensembles formed by instrument, style and level, with a discount for current private students.

We do not currently run group djembe classes on the timetable, but you can form your own small group with friends or family, and combos are open to everyone, not only students. Bands and orchestras are formed by instrument, style and level, with a discount for current private students.

English, Spanish or Catalan, depending on the teachers available for the instrument.

Our studio is in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona. You can also learn from anywhere with our live online lessons.