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frame drums & rhythm in motion. courses for all levels

Join the frame drum community, develop your musicality and indulge in the rhythmic flow! I give ongoing group classes, intensive workshops and guide drum circles. If you are interested in receiving updates on my program, write me an email to borys.drums@gmail.com to sign up for a newsletter.

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Introduction to frame drums (Berlin)

Sat 10.01.2026 / 12:00–15:00
Tue 20.01.2026 / 18:00–21:00

Spots limited to 8 participants

This 3-hours class is a chance to explore modern frame drum technique, open to participants of any level – including those that never picked up a musical instrument before. We will study the basics of the lap-style frame drum (according to the approach of Zohar Fresco), exercise rhythmicality in movement, play traditional rhythms and learn how to create new ones.

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Ahwash ⴰⵃⵡⴰⵛ and rhythm in motion.

Workshop in Amazzer Oasis Morocco.

30.01-4.02.2026 

Ahwach (Ahwach / ⴰⵃⵡⴰⵛ / أحواش) is a diverse Amazigh tradition of chanted poetry in a form of collective dance-singing, typical for Moroccan Atlas Mountains and the surrounding areas. It's based on very simple, balanced movements and call-and-response patterns, which makes this practice particularly available to people of different cultures and bodies. Since 2022 together with Hicham Ounamir, a traditional musician and song-writter, we have been organizing Ahwash workshops in his village Amazzer, combined with my in-depth rhythmical practices.

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COMING WORKSHOP  

Ahwash & rhythm in motion  - workshop in Amazzer oasis.

30.01-4.02.2026 

We still have spots for the oncoming workshop in January-February 2026. Click the button below for more information (website of the Doom Mood Collective)

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Frame drum course: module 1. Weekly meetings in Berlin.

14-hours course. Start: March 2, 2026

This weekly course aims at building solid foundations of the lap-style frame drum technique. It's dedicated to everyone that wants to learn - regardless of your former musical experience!

MORE INFO SOON!

Retreat: Drum & Yoga at OMbora (Świdwowiec/Poland)

Dates will be announced soon. Send me an email to receive updates :)

Retreats in a beautiful village of Swidwowiec (2h from Berlin), where we study frame drums, jam togather by the fire, get energized with morning yoga sessions, and relax with evening concerts of bowls and gongs. Workshop open to all levels.

MORE INFO SOON!

ongoing classes in Berlin

In case you are interested in joining, please send me an email: borys.drums@gmail.com

drum circles

Open classes dedicated to playing together, group improvisation, embodying groove and music. We start with a technical part (warm-up, some new input). Then we learn a groove, which later gets developed into longer phrases and provides a basis for improvisations. When playing together we address the question of balance: between holding the space, giving the space, and taking the space. An important lesson for both for a musician and a human. :)

The classes happen irregularly, usually at least twice a month.

*To join the class it's recommended that you know at least the very basics of any of the frame drum techniques.

 

regular group classes

  • In-person: Intermediate group in Berlin. Every Friday / 18:30-20:00
  • In-person: Beginners' group in Berlin. Wednesdays / 18:30-20:00
  • Online intermediate level group. Every Saturday, 12:30-13:30 Berlin Time

The exact times might change. Please contact me for more details :)

    classes in Poznan (Poland)

    In case you are interested in joining, please send me an email: borys.drums@gmail.com

    new group for beginners in Poznan: open call!

    TO BE ANNOUNCED! 

    Intensive weekend workshops once a month. Write me if you'd like receive the updates.

     

    Poznan intermediate group

    ongoing

    Live meetings once a month (and sporadically also online!). Except for workshops the group regularly meets to play together, and recently formed a band - Cybele - which has already performed in several events. Some of the members study with me since 2017, some have joined more recently.

     

    individual lessons: in-person & on-line

    I give individual lessons for students of every level - both in-person and on-line. The lessons are adjusted to the needs of student - whether it's professional goals, developing ability to improvise, learning percussion accompaniment, meditative practice, or boosting rhythmic skills. There is no such thing as 'lack of the sense of the rhythm' or 'lack of musicality'. Everyone has capabilities to practice music in their daily life.

    I teach contemporary techniques for lap-style frame drum (known also as mazhar / mizhar / bendir), upper-style frame drum (in some places known as tar, bendir, tof, daf), riq (also written riqq).

    pricing for individual lessons

    • 1-hour lesson: €50
    • 4 hours in a month: €160

    studying together with friends

    You can sign up for a lessons together with your friends. The price for a meeting will depend on the amount of people. Contact me via borys.drums(at)gmail.com for the details!

    online lessons

    I teach through Zoom. Each lesson is fully recorded and available to the student along with various materials, sheets, and exercises tailored to the level.

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