{"id":1984,"date":"2017-02-25T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1984"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:25:01","slug":"zills-music-on-your-fingertips-book","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/product\/zills-music-on-your-fingertips-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Zills: Music on Your Fingertips &#8211; Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Zills: Music on Your Fingertips \u2013 All About Finger Cymbals<\/b> is written for the belly dancer who\u2019s looking for concepts, ideas, and information that will help them take their zill playing to the next level. This book is broken down into six sections that focus on different aspects of the zill playing process.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Continuing History<\/b> \u2013 This section is a brief overview of the history of finger cymbals from antiquity to today. We hit the highlights and turning points along the timeline of the development of zills, and then situate them within the world of contemporary belly dance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Construction &amp; Manufacture<\/b> \u2013 Finger cymbals are made in a variety of ways, and in this section, we present the basics of zill manufacture and different modern production methods.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Selection &amp; Preparation<\/b> \u2013 Once you know how zills are made, we explore the issues to consider when purchasing zills. Budget, style, tone, volume, and appearance all key features that figure into the selection process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Playing Finger Cymbals<\/b> &#8211; The heart of this book includes a breakdown of the four major approaches to playing zills: playing with the drum, the melody, with the accents, or, if you are dancing, with your own moves. The most popular drum rhythms are broken down for you in easy to understand charts with notations for different methods of play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Dancing with Finger Cymbals<\/b> &#8211; There are many approaches for integrating zills into your performances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Care &amp; Storage<\/b> &#8211; In this section, we present methods for cleaning, ideas displaying and storing your favorite zills. We\u2019ve also put together a collection of our favorite DIY projects for bags, wallets, and zill mufflers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Research &amp; References<\/b> &#8211; Also included are a collection of resource including lists of suggested practice music, instructional videos, and a selected bibliography.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Zills: Music On Your Fingertips: All About Finger Cymbals<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\">Paperback<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0September 1, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\">by <span class=\"s4\">Dawn Devine<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"s5\">(Author), <span class=\"s4\">George Goncalves<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\">(Illustrator), <span class=\"s4\">Alisha Westerfeld<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\">(Photographer)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[22,193],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1984","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-accessories","7":"product_cat-books-accessories","8":"product_shipping_class-all-products","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"taxable","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1984"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1984"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saroyancymbals.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}