An intimate online masterclass with one of the world's foremost frame drum masters — and one of Yshai's own teachers. His playing, his musical life, and a rare look into how he composes and practises.
Zohar Fresco is among the most influential frame drum masters in the world — an artist who helped lift the tof and the wider family of Middle Eastern frame drums into a refined, contemporary art. His touch is famous for its detail: a vocabulary of fingerings, rolls and colours that turns a single drum into a deeply expressive instrument. For the Afterman Percussion Conservatory the connection is especially close — Zohar is one of Yshai's own teachers, part of the lineage this school carries forward.
Across a long career of performing and recording, he has shaped how a generation of players hears the frame drum: not as accompaniment alone, but as a solo voice with its own melody, breath and architecture.
In this masterclass Zohar opened up his musical journey, the path that shaped his playing, and the things only a master can speak to — his composing process, how ideas become pieces, and his approach to practice: how he works on the instrument and what daily study really asks of a serious player.
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The Zohar Fresco masterclass lives inside the Afterman Percussion Conservatory. Pick the path that fits where you are now — recordings and private lessons are open today; live group classes return each cohort start.
Study at your own pace. Full lesson recordings from any active group — Darbuka, Lapstyle, Riqq, or Upright. Start with a 4-pack or commit to a full course.
One-on-one with Yshai. Custom-paced, personally tailored, weekly or biweekly. Limited slots — arranged after a short conversation.
Inquire About Privates →The full Conservatory experience. Weekly Zoom group with Yshai, structured curriculum, live feedback, and recordings of every lesson. Reserve your seat for the next cohort.