West African & Middle Eastern Drum Classes Princeton

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DRUM MASTER PROGRAMS – RUDIMENTAL, DRUM SET, DJEMBE and DOUMBEK

Dedicating oneself to the discipline of percussive arts can help increase focus and attention span, and enhance learning and mastering of technical information and motor skills. Students will develop life skills in problem solving, interpreting data, individual motivation, and working harmoniously with others. This is a comprehensive program to develop musical skill through progressive levels of achievement.

DRUM SET

Beginner through advanced private instruction that focuses on grooves, fills, soloing, and everything else needed to develop a personal drum identity. Enhance creativity, musicality, fluidity, and individuality on the drums.

RUDIMENTAL DRUMMING

Basic through advanced drum rudiment training that can be applied to all types of drumming. N.A.R.D. and P.A.S. rudiments are explored. Not just for marching band!

WORLD PERCUSSION - DJEMBE and DOUMBEK

Learn technique, how to execute tones, traditional rhythms and their applications on these drums and related percussion. Unravel the weave of complex polyrhythms of the djembe orchestra or decode the exotic percussive sounds of belly dance.

~Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.~ William Faulkner

Best Value
Group Drum Lessons

8 Classes World Percussion (Djembe or Doumbek) & Rudimental Combined ($160 Value)

$99 per month with monthly pre-pay agreement (12 Month Commitment)

$110 per month with monthly pre-pay agreement (6 Month Commitment)

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WORLD PERCUSSION (DJEMBE)

Mondays 5:00pm

Tuesdays 5:00pm

Thursdays 6:00pm

World Percussion (Djembe)

with Dave Merritt

Learn basic technique, how to create the different tones and traditional rhythms on djembe, dounoun & bell. Join in a djembe orchestra play together to create complex polyrhythmic music. Great class for dancers too! Please bring a djembe. Some drums are available to borrow.

Open to all levels of experience.

West African Percussion Workshop Series

Sundays 1:15 - 2:15pm

January 8 ($30 for both Jan classes by Dec 31, $40 after)

January 15 ($30 for both Jan classes by Dec 31, $40 after)

February 12 ($30 for both Feb classes by Feb 4, $40 after)

February 19 ($30 for both Feb classes by Feb 4, $40 after)

March 4 ($30 for both March classes by Feb 25, $40 after)

March 11 ($30 for both March classes by Feb 25, $40 after)

Stay & play for the dance class 2:30 - 4:00pm

Sundays

March 4 & 11, 2012

12:00 - 1:00pm

$30 for 2 class series if paid by Feb 20. $40 after

Bring your own bodhran. Bodhrans available for purchase, must be pre-ordered by Feb 5, 2011.

Wednesdays 7:30pm
$60 for 4 classes each month

Celtic Percussion: Bodhrán & Bones with Dave Merritt

Learn traditional and contemporary techniques and styles of the Irish Bodhrán, a drum played throughout the British Isles as a vital part of Celtic Music. This hands on workshop will get you on your way to playing this exciting and ancient instrument. Great for musicians (any level) as well as non-musicians. Also available, technique for playing Bones, a simple instrument found not only in Celtic music, but in North America and Africa.

Browne Jenkyn ~ Music of the British Isles

Browne Jenkyn Website

Middle Eastern Percussion Series

with Dave Merritt

Learn basic technique, how to create the different tones and a variety of exciting rhythms. See how the different voices of Middle Eastern percussion work together to create an ensemble sound. Great class for dancers too! Please bring a doumbek. Some drums are available to borrow. Open to all levels of experience.


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