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Total Rhythm™ Workshops
Total Rhythm™ Workshops
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all percussion workshops! Please send an E-mail indicating your interests.
Caxixi: Shake Your Seeds!
Thursday August 5, 7:00-9:00pm
Samba for Congas and Djembe
Thursday August 12, 7:00-9:00pm
UDU Rhythms Workshop
Saturday August 21, 1:00-3:00pm
Chekere: Fundamentals and Flow
Saturday August 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Afro-Cuban Rumba
Thursday August 26, 7:00-9:00pm
Introduction to Hand Drumming
Tuesday Sept. 14 and Monday Sept. 27, 7:00-9:00pm
Total Rhythm™ Workshops By Date
Sign up on our E-mail list and you'll receive notice of
all percussion workshops! Please send an E-mail indicating your interests.
Thursday August 5, 7:00-9:00pm
Caxixi: Shake Your Seeds!
Thursday August 12, 7:00-9:00pm
Samba for Congas and Djembe
Saturday August 21, 1:00-3:00pm
UDU Rhythms Workshop
Saturday August 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Chekere: Fundamentals and Flow
Thursday August 26, 7:00-9:00pm
Afro-Cuban Rumba
Tuesday Sept. 14 and Monday Sept. 27, 7:00-9:00pm
Introduction to Hand Drumming
Caxixi: Shake Your Seeds!
Learn to play Brazilian Caxixi ("cah-she-she"), woven seed-filled baskets similar to shakers but much more versatile! Learn Caxixi hand technique and how to incorporate your whole body while playing. Great for beg.-adv. students who love to dance. Learn exciting rhythms
from Brazil (samba, baiao, bossa nova clave), Africa and the USA. All Caxixi provided or bring your own. Full-length instructional DVD covering all rhythms available.
Thursday August 5, 7:00-9:00pm
Total Rhythm Studio
Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 "D" Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions)
$30/25 advanced
Pay online with credit card via paypal™
Samba for Congas and Djembe
Learn traditional and contemporary samba de roda ("samba in a circle") rhythms for congas and djembes. Each rhythm broken down and taught SLOWLY, with emphasis on how each fits with the samba de roda bell line. WeÕll cover soloing ideas if time permits. All drums provided or bring your own. No exp. needed - this is an open session for all hand drummers.
Thursday August 12, 7:00-9:00pm
Total Rhythm Studio
Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 "D" Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions)
$30/25 adv.
Pay online with credit card via paypal™
UDU Rhythms Workshop
The Udu ("ooh-doo") is a warm, enchanting claypot drum from Nigeria. Join us as we learn basic Udu technique, how to create proper tones and notes, how to hold the Udu, and how
to play rhythms from Nigeria, the Caribbean and the USA. No prior experience needed! First-timers welcome! Hand-made Udus provided for use/sale. Warning: Udu playing can be addictive!
Saturday August 21, 1:00-3:00pm
Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 "D" Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions)
$30/25 adv.
Pay online with credit card via paypal™
Chekere: Fundamentals and Flow
Diversify your percussion! The chekere (also spelled shekere) is a hollowed-out gourd with beaded skirt which delivers striking bass tones and exciting pulse. Learn basic hand and
body technique, as well as versatile rhythms from Cuba, W.Africa and Brazil. Special emphasis on using the body to flow with the chekere.
Saturday August 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 "D" Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions)
$30/25 adv.
Pay online with credit card via paypal™
Afro-Cuban Rumba
Learn the rhythms of the folkloric Afro-Cuban guaguanco family:
tumbao, segundo, rumba clave and palitos with an emphasis on
ensemble playing. Put together this sweet music in an encouraging,
supportive environment. Learn to play rumba clave and step
quarter notes with your feet. Learn how to start each rhythm on
time and in it's proper place with clave. All drums provided. Some
experience with rumba needed.
Thursday August 26, 7:00-9:00pm
Total Rhythm Studio
Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 "D" Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions)
$30/25 advanced
Pay online with credit card via paypal™
Introduction to Hand Drumming
Learn hand-drumming basics: how to hold the drum, how to create
the proper notes, how to relax your shoulders and arms and BREATH
while you play. Learn rhythms from Africa, Jamaica and Cuba in a
warm, supportive and fun environment. All drums provided (or bring
your own). No prior experience needed.
First-timers welcome! Tap into the soul of rhythm!
Tuesday Sept. 14 and Monday Sept. 27, 7:00-9:00pm
Total Rhythm Studio
Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 "D" Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions)
$30/25 advanced
Pay online with credit card via paypal™ Tuesday Sept. 14 Workshop
Pay online with credit card via paypal™ Monday Sept. 27 Workshop
To Register:
Pay online with credit card via paypal or call or e-mail Robert with your selection(s): 510-482-8005, Robert@TotalRhythm.com
and send check payable to "Total Rhythm" for course fee and mail to Total Rhythm, c/o Robert
Wallace, 3001 Jordan Road, Oakland, CA 94602.
Location:
All classes held at the Total Rhythm Studio, 1701 Webster Street, Suite D, Alameda, CA 94501 (click for directions), unless otherwise noted. Plenty of free street parking. Accessible by public transportation. All drums and percussion instruments provided, or bring your own (any drum).
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