Finger Cymbal Patterns and Rhythms – The Masmoudi

In an effort to become fantastic zillers, we often find ourselves trying to collect as many rhythms and patterns as possible into our repertoire. And while having a lot of rhythmic inspiration is fabulous and wonderful, I’m here to tell you that you don’t need dozens of rhythms under your hip belt to become a confident cymbalist.

In fact, with just a handful of ideas and a willingness to play and experiment (and count, too!) you can make magic with just a few really great ideas.

And the Masmoudi is one of them. This gem of a pattern is an 8-beat rhythm, so it gives you lots of great ideas to play with as a whole. But in addition to playing it straight through, you can also break it up into smaller pieces to fuel your zill creativity. I do it with this rhythm all the time.

In this video, I will get you started with the basic Masmoudi the way I original learned to play it, so you have a solid understanding of the pattern to be able to experiment with it later.

Enjoy and happy zilling!

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If you are an intermediate to advance level ziller looking to take your skills to the next level, I invite you to join my online course “Acapella Finger Cymbal Foundations” and learn how to create and dance to your own fabulous acapella finger cymbal solo. 

The fabulous music played in this video is: Gravity Egyptian Queen by Miss Thea