Hand Drumming For Beginners
with DrumConnection faculty
Hand Drumming For Beginners
with DrumConnection faculty
For thousands of years the drum has provided people with a powerful basic tool to communicate, express themselves, form community and profoundly integrate the senses.
This course will give you all the tools you'll need to really enjoy yourself playing your drum. Our introduction to the rhythms of Brazil, Cuba, Guinea, Haiti, Mali, Senegal and Trinidad will allow us to experience the healing power of the drum and express our own voice. As you unleash your natural musical ability, you can experience joyous, ecstatic states of mind.
Plan on having a fun time learning the traditional rhythm for the djembe, conga and ashiko drums. You can learn to play simply for your own enjoyment, or to play with other musicians. The DrumConnection's team teaching approach provides individualized instruction, and challenges and excites your senses. Bring your drum.
A few rental drums may be available from the instructor at 781.648.0066. A$5 materials fee, payable to the instructor, will cover the cost of the workbook and all written materials. Limited to 20.
$175.- for 8 Weeks
Register by Clicking HERE >
Our office number is 781-648-0066 for general info if you have any questions prior to class.
Optional: Please bring a recorder and maybe pen and paper. Bring a drum or arrange a rental.
We will accept a check or credit card.
Limited to 20.
Doors will open 15 minutes before class time.
8 Thursday Evenings
BEGINS Thursday January 12, 2012 - ends March 22, 2012
Skip weeks NO CLASS (1/19, 2/16, 2/23)
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Location: Fox Library next to DrumConnection, Arlington, MA 02474
$175.-
Status: This course is Open at this time.
Directions sent to registrants upon enrollment.
If you have to miss a class or two, make ups are available.
Get excited! Join this class today.
To Register, please Click here >
or call Cambridge Center for Adult Education at 617.354.5678
DrumConnection
177 Mass Ave
Arlington, MA 02474
Store: 781-316-8068
We are open Tuesday - Sunday.
Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 7PM
Sunday - Noon - 6PM
(closed Monday)
Store: 781-316-8068
Cell: 617-686-6080
Directions:
By car: You can easily find us about 0.5 mile from the Rt 16 intersection at Mass Ave where Cambridge becomes Arlington. Across from Lake Street (off Rt 2) and the Capital Theater. Directly across from the great restaurant, Flora.
Parking:
2 hour free parking right outside our door on either side of Mass Ave. No spaces? Try a right-hand turn onto Winter St. and park on the Right. Or take Winter to the end, a Right on Broadway and your 1st Right onto Cleveland St. Go near the Mass Ave end and park on the Right or Left.
Secret spots!
Across the street from DrumConnection is Cambridge Savings Bank and a parking lot. You can park there till 9:30PM. Easy. There are other side streets and more parking on the Quebrada Bakery, Capital Theater side of Mass Ave. More secret parking as we find it.
By MBTA:
Take the Red Line to Alewife (the West end of the line). Walk the bike path to Thorndike Street and walk up Thorndike to Mass Ave. Take a Left onto Mass Ave and we are up on the Right about 4 blocks. Takes 13 minutes to walk and feels good!
Or grab a bus from Alewife or Harvard Square.
MBTA buses:
#77 (Mass Ave/Winter)
#79 (Mass Ave/Winter)
#350 (Mass Ave/Winter)
#87 (Broadway/Winter)