Djembe Technique Workshop

including Rolls, Drills & solos

 
Djembe Technique Workshop with Alan Tauber Friday, February 10, 2012 Learn the secrets of the Masters - Famoudou, Mamady, Fadouba 7PM - 9:00PM at The DrumRoom, 177 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA 02474 For beginners to professional djembe players. All welcome! It’s FUN! In a rare appearance, Alan Tauber, master technician of the djembe shares his experience of growing his sound on the djembe with the hand to hand assistance from his masters. Alan will go over all of the technique on the djembe we can pack into 2 hours. You will get hands-on playing time and suggestions will be made for all students. You will leave playing so much better than you came. A ‘to-do list’ of things to focus on to make your djembe sound like a musical instrument will be highlighted. Will it be fun? Oh ya! Learning needs to be fun and we will weave in an out of rhythms and apply our new technique. We will also visit soloing and improvisation on the djembe, how to listen to all the drums around you and how to get in and out of your expressions. Please bring a recorder and maybe a pen and paper. And your djembe or use one of ours! Refreshments served. $30.- (cash, check or credit card) To get more info, please call 781-648-0066 or email us (info@drumconnection.com) Limited to 14 so don’t delay! It is really fast and easy. Try it! We will send you a registration and confirmation email. Doors will open 15 minutes before class time. mailto:info@drumconnection.comPolicies.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0
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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)