Krin Workshop

Krin (Guinea Log Drum) Workshop

including Technique, tonal sounds, rhythms and arrangements

Krin Log Drum Workshop
with Alan Tauber
Friday, January 27, 2012
Learn all the sounds of this ancient instrument from the forest
area of Guinea!

7PM - 9PM at DrumConnection

For ALL drummers and beginners too. All welcome! It’s FUN!

A few times a year we break out the Krins and show people the wooden log instrument that contains the tone, slap and timing strokes that we now play on the djembe. Many of the traditional rhythms that we play on the djembe originated on the Krin! The Krin is played with 2 thin sticks in a seated position, usually on the ground. We will experiment with the Krin on stands, the ground and our laps!

Starting a basic rhythm, we will learn how to play what we normally learn on the djembe on the Krin! This inclused accompaniment patterns as well as arrangements and, most importantly, SOLO EXPRESSIONS for which the Krin is noted for. Alan will focus a good amount of time on rolls in tones and slaps on the Krin for SOLO! This will help your understanding of ROLLS in general and it will all apply to the djembe. We could call this a ROLLS CLASS!

Please bring a recorder and maybe a pen and paper. And your Krin or use one of ours!

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

We will have a Krin waiting for you! It is included in the cost of the workshop! Krins will be on sale too so if you fall in love... you can own one:)

To get more info or to register, please call 781-316-8068 or email us (info@drumconnection.com) that you will attend. Limited to 10. We will send you a registration and confirmation email.

Doors will open 15 minutes before class time.

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)