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Ziya Tabassian began playing the tombak (Iranian drum) at the age of ten. After a brief initiation period in Iran, he continued his autodidactic training in Quebec, his adopted homeland.From 1994 to 2001, he studied classical Western percussion with Julien Grégoire and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in interpretation from the Université de Montréal.

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I am an instrumentalist and a movement specialist who enjoys learning and teaching the music of different cultures. Traveling and nature inspire me to teach integrated arts so that each of my students finds their self-expression through multiple pathways. I have taught private flute and group music lessons for over 20 years to PreK-12, college, and community groups. In

25 years of performance experience and 20 years of teaching experienced. I have my BFA and MFA from California Institute of the Arts. I teach a large variety of subjects including North Indian tabla, marching percussion (snare/tenor/bass), mallet percussion, South Indian Kanjira, Frame Drum, Riq, Indian Rhythm Theory, Ewe Drums (Atsimevu, Sogo, Kidi, Kaganu, Axatse, Gankogui),

Hello, my name is Roee. I have been playing and researching ethnic drums such as Frame Drum, Doumbek and Riqq for for 15 years. I've been studying for years in the "Middle Eastern Music center" in Jerusalem and also privately with great teachers such as Erez Munk, Yishay Afterman and Lev Alman.I've been teaching private and group lessons on ethnic hand drums for ten years.