DVD Review in the Specialist Magazine Sticks 3/05
Author, Tom Schäfer, Percussionist

" An important DVD for the percussion world with lots of know-how and a careful thematic selection that gives a big boost to the fun you can have playing music as seen by Murat Coskun's unbelievable finger dance..."
" Murat Coskun intensively and thoroughly captivates with his good 100 minutes of instruction on this DVD and abducts his audience into the fantastic world of the frame drums. The visual workshop is aimed at beginners and advanced players as well where the four instructional lessons within their chronology provide a high level of technical knowledge and demand concentration... Murat Coskun, who is the holder of the SWR World Music Prize for 1998 and 2004 and an international lecturer for frame-drum master classes, explains at the beginning in an easily understandable form, the various possibilities offered by the elaborate Oriental finger playing techniques with various bass strikes, open tones, dampened sounds, finger-snapping techniques and effect sounds and lots more. The entirety works with the support of an onomatopoeic syllable language, which express such frame-drum sounds as Dom, Tak, Tik, Ki or Tok etc. from a sound aspect and this is particularly helpful for the combination of those strikes sound needed for the creation of exciting frame-drum grooves. A good method, which also allows those who don't read or use notes, the chance to learn the playing technique."
In the next chapter, base rhythms follow where the practical aspects of playing music predominate. A section is also dedicated to the special strike techniques and there is also an exciting phase where a number of additional frame drum types are introduced such as the Def, Bendir, Riqq, Tar, Kanjira and Bodhran and so forth, which are all presented in their own unique and original form, playing techniques and musical means of expression. You are repeatedly invited to the sonorous playing of extraordinary grooves and you also learn about some exotic rhythms such as Turkish or Bulgarian nines and elevens or even 10/8 and 12/8 rhythms shown in the booklet, where the systems for these do not seem so complicated because of the explanations provided in the tricks subdivision.
" ...thanks to the sophisticated support with vocal notations, even the beginner will find an easy start although the requirements are aimed at a very good level."

DVD Review in the Specialist Magazine Drums & Percussions 12/04
Author, Heinz Kronberger

" ...a perfect instructional DVD, which has not been available on the market before."
" ...in this instructional DVD, Murat Coskun shows himself to be not only a virtuoso percussionist, but also an ideal teacher, who can successfully teach any percussionist who is interested more about the frame drum... The short musical interludes quickly show how extensive Murat Coskun's knowledge and techniques are."
" He gives us an insight into actually everything that you should know about the instrument. What is important here is the detailed explanations about various finger techniques and the developments of sounds on the instrument, which are explained in the finest details..."
" ...100 minutes of comprehensive instruction with great picture and sound quality."
" ...the ideal teacher for anyone who wants to learn more about this instrument. This DVD will even help beginners to develop a good technique."

DVD Review in the Percussion Newsletter 1/05
Author, Mahdi Milla, Percussionist

" ...in the third chapter, Murat Coskun is mainly aiming at advanced students, who get their full money's worth with the expanded strike techniques and combinations, sounds, roll techniques, finger tricks and alternative ways of playing..."
" ...in the fourth chapter of this DVD Murat's technical and musical talents on the various drums scintillate and here he places the instruments in a musical context in a very exciting way with stylistically varied ensembles in short songs..."