 While playing the Tonbak Hossein could imitate the sound of a locomotive and a motorcycle to astonish his listeners.Hossein Tehrani was a tonbak instructor at the Madrese Aali Mosiqi- مدرسه عالی موسیقی (Music College) and National Music college of Tehran.Hossein innovated a rhythm technique, which involved the tonbak being played in harmony with the saying of Persian phrases such as 'Baleh vo Baleh, Baleh Digeh" and "Yek Sado bisto Panj".