Dunun (Malinké Bass Drum) Workshop

with Alan Tauber

Friday, March 9, 2012

Learn the secrets of the melodies of the dunun of the Malinké.

7PM - 9:00PM at The DrumConnection


All welcome! It’s FUN! All levels - you will learn a LOT!


Come learn how to play these magical drums of the Malinké. Using sticks in the right and left hand we play the bell and the bass drum and create the melodies that make up the songs of the Malinké. There is nothing more beautiful to be apart of recreating this music.


Alan’s system of teaching the dunun drums is unique and makes for faster learning and remembering of rhythms. We plan to work on one full rhythm with kenkeni, sangban and dununba sections. We will also learn variations for the songs and go in and out of variations creating an arrangement. We will also add Intro and Outro sections that will complete the workshop and the musical pieces. Echauffements will be taught and emphasized.


You will come away a better player, more relaxed, more focussed, and have better control of the sticks and the sound of the drums!


Please bring a recorder and maybe a pen and paper. And a dunun is optional, use one of ours!


Refreshments served.


$30.- (cash, check or credit card)


We will send you a registration and confirmation email.


Doors will open 15 minutes before class time.


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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)