Island Drum Camp

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Saturday, June 25th, 2016
10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm, 3pm - 4:30pm

Take your playing to the next level! Drum camp – a drumming extravaganza… Three days of drumming workshops in the beautiful Comox Valley (Royston Community Hall). Learn from expert World Beat instructor Jordan Hanson from the University of Victoria’s School of  Music. • You are welcome to mix & match workshops - take as many or as few as you would like.  • The workshops are open to all levels of playing experience.   • Instruments are  provided for all of the workshops, including djembes, krins, bass drums and xylophones. EARLY BIRD PACKAGES (Save $$$)

**Register by May 24th at midnight**Any Two Days just $99 All Three Days just $149

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Details: African Xylophone & Drum Ensemble (Sat. 10 am-Noon) By special request - enjoy learning to play authentic African xylophones. These ancient instruments are the ancestors of the Western concert marimba, and are have a rich tonal quality. In this workshop you will learn a complete piece for both the xylophones and the suppoorting drum ensemble, including an intro, basic patterns, and breaks. African Bass Drums (Sat. 1-3 pm) It’s all about the bass drums! Each fitted with it’s own metal bell, you play interlocking parts that combine to form a powerful polyrhythm. Develop your rhythmic independence, timing and stick control in this energizing workshop. Drumming from Ghana (Sat. 1-3 pm) Learn popular rhythms from the Ashanti, Ga and Ewe people of Ghana, including work with bells and shakers as well as hand and stick drumming. Rhythms from Ghana include Kpanlogo, Fume-Fume, High Life, and Kpacha.