Latin Rhythms Weekend of Workshops – a drumming treat.
=0D=0A=Four days of percussion workshops over the Family Day long weekend. This is a chance to immerse yourself in rhythm – a musical vacation!
=0D=0A=There are various workshops per day and each is between 1.5 and 2 hours long.You are welcome to mix and match workshops – take as many or as few as you like.
=0D=0A=Many of the workshops feature instruments or rhythms not taught in the weekly classes. You can take as few as one workshop, or as many as all four days.
=0D=0A=The workshops are open to all levels of playing experience.
=0D=0A=Instruments are provided for all workshops, including hand drums, krins, bass drums, bells, shakers, tambourines, bongos and xylophones.
=0D=0A=You can learn on a variety of different instruments. Here's more info:
=0D=0A=• Congas are Latin rhythms hand drums that come in three sizes.
=0D=0A=• Surdos are a set of bass drums played with mallets that are part of the samba ensemble • Kata are slit drums carved out of logs and played with sticks.
=0D=0A=• Balafon is a West African traditional xylophone with gourd resonators.
=0D=0A=• Cajon is a wooden box drum played in Latin music.
=0D=0A=• Shekere is a shaker made out of a hollowed-out gourd
=0D=0A=• Campana are different sizes of cowbells played with sticks
=0D=0A=• Ago-go are Brazilian double or triple bells played with sticks
=0D=0A=All the details about what is happening each day can be found at www.drumvictoria.com
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