Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERNCount 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: Dum–rest–Tek–Tek, Tek–rest–Tek–Tek. Play Dum on 1 and Tek on 2, the “and” of 2, 3, 4 and the “and” of 4. Leave the “and” of 1 and 3 open. Classic adds light Ka strokes after the paired Teks.
Names & context
- Arabic name
- هَجَع
- Arabic alternatives
- هجع · هشع · هَشَع
- Other names & spellings
- Hacha‘ · Hachaa
Hacha also has a folkloric 2/4 form and a rarer 6/4 form; this study uses the prevalent 4/4 version. Basic follows MaqamWorld’s notation. Classic adds original light Ka fills while preserving the two eighth-note rests. Listen for the rhythm in Hassan al-Haffar’s Tala‘a al-Badru ‘Alayna, one of the source’s examples. [1]MaqamWorld · Hacha / هَجَعmaqamworld.com[2]عالم المقامات · Hacha / هَجَعmaqamworld.com
Video tutorials
Watch tutorialHacha: keep the paired Teks even
Abu Ayman (أبو أيمن) · Arabic · Beginner lesson
Watch & try. Follow Abu Ayman’s Arabic frame-drum lesson on Hacha. Count the opening Dum and five Tek responses, then transfer the four-beat phrase to darbuka. Keep the paired Teks even and leave the two eighth-note spaces open before adding light fills.
أبو أيمن أونلاين لتعليم الإيقاع و الإنشاد · دورة 2019 لتعليم الإيقاع على الدف الدرس الثامن تعليم إيقاع الهجع دم تك تك تك تك تك