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New group
class series in January - dates for
2010
Alpharetta, Roswell, Marietta
and Candler Park! I'm just going to quickly list the
dates these classes are running in the new year, and will send out registration
information in a later email.
Alpharetta Beginner Class-
Mondays The first class series in Alpharetta this past fall on Monday
nights, 7-8:30pm at the Dogwood Forest of Alpharetta was a
great success, with seven people participating, so it will be offered again.
This class is open to everyone, especially those of you in the northern suburbs
who can't easily make it into the city, and is held in the Life Enrichment
Center, lower level, at the Dogwood Forest of Alpharetta, 253 North Main Street,
Alpharetta GA, 30009 (close to exit 9 Haynes Bridge Road off GA400.) Call
770-410-9169 or see www.trinitylifestyles.com for
directions. This class will be a six-week series, all Monday nights, beginning
beginning January 11th and ending on February 15th, 2010. To
register for this class series, please mail a check made payable to "Kumandi
Drums" to PO Box 003, Decatur GA, 30031-0003. Early registration:
Fee for the series is $90 if postmarked by January
5th, and $105 after that date. Drop-in fee for any class is $20. Some loaner
and sale drums will be provided for the class; please contact me ahead of time
for availability.
Roswell Beginner Class- Tuesdays
The Tuesday drumming class through the Roswell Parks & Rec Department returns with a new winter series. This class meets from 5:30-7pm,
and is offered at the Adult Recreation Center at 830 Grimes Bridge Rd. in
Roswell, Georgia. Dates for this class series are six straight
Tuesdays, beginning January 5th and ending on February 9th,
2010. The fee for each six week series will be $70
for Roswell residents, and $105 for non-residents. The class is identified by
Program 30151-01. If you can't find these classes on
the City of Roswell website, just call Kiran Fatania at 770-641-3950 at the
Grimes Bridge facility to pre-register, and for any questions you have. These
classes are open to everyone, they are just being held at the Adult Recreation
Center which serves a population of adults age 50 and up.Some loaner and
sale drums will be provided for the class; please contact me ahead of time for
availability. Check this site for registration and information:
http://www.roswellgov.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1032 The class is listed under 'Mature Adults' only because it's held at
the Adult Rec Center, there is no requirement that you need to be mature for
this class!
Candler Park Beginner class- Wednesdays
This long-running beginner class is held on Wednesday nights,
7-8:30pm, at the home of Dick and
Jesse Bathrick in Candler Park. This Atlanta class will be offered again at the
home of Dick and Jesse Bathrick in Candler Park. Thanks, as always, goes to
Dick and his family for opening his newly renovated art studio to these
classes. The house is just a few blocks from Little Five Points Central. I
will send exact directions once you register. The new six-class beginner series
will be held on Wednesday nights beginning January 13th and end on
February 17th, 2010. Early registration deadline for this new series
is January 5th: the course fee is $90 for six classes
if postmarked by January 5th, after that date the fee is $105. Drop-in fee for
any class is $20. Please send checks payable to "Kumandi Drums" to PO Box
003, Decatur GA, 30031-0003.
Emerson Drummers- Tuesday nights in
Marietta Always open to beginners and new
members-
This fall the Emerson Drummers began their 14th
year together! This group was begun with members of the Emerson Unitarian
Congregation, and has grown over the years with hundreds of beginner drummers
passing through the group. It is not strictly a beginner class, but we do have
brand new drummers regularly joining the group. The first hour has the teaching
of at least one rhythm piece, and the second hour has more rehearsal of our
performance pieces, in which everyone is invited to participate and learn on the
fly. The group has a strong welcoming spirit and sense of community sharing.
And with many experienced drummers taking part, you can really be lifted by the
power of the rhythm. Emerson Unitarian Congregation, 7:30-9:30pm every Tuesday
night, $15 per class or $45 per month if paid at first class. 2799 Holly
Springs Road in Marietta, just north of Post Oak Tritt. Loaner drums and sale
drums available by request at class. Call the church at 770-578-1533 or see
www.emersonuu.org for
directions. See the Emerson Drummers website at emersondrummers.tripod.com
Drumming and Healing- Saturdays in Gwinnett
County
My good friend Matt Zavadil has asked me to put
together a class for his large community of drummers in Gwinnett County, and I
am very excited to be offering this new series. Here's
a description:
I am pleased to have the opportunity
to offer a new type of class, different than anything I have shared in the 18
years I've been doing drumming full-time in the Atlanta area. Having known Matt
for many years, and after hearing his ideas on what he would like to also
experience in drumming with the Gwinnett community, it was clear that there was
an opening for a class that would deal with the spirit and energies that
underlie all of our deep longings for connection in drumming. This will be a
six-week class, taking place on Saturdays beginning January 16th; skipping
Saturday February 6th for Sunday February 7th instead; and finishing Saturday
February 13th and 20th. Fee for the six week series will be $100 per person.
Some loaner and rental drums will be available. Class will be from 10am-12 noon
each meeting at a location to be determined.
This class will cover the material I would
include in a djembe workshop, which includes basic strokes and sound technique;
warmups, exercises and drills for improving your balance and facility; the
teaching of some traditional West African rhythms with break, accompaniment
parts, dunun parts, song, echauffement, and soloing, as well as cultural
background and history I have learned studying with artists from West
Africa. This material will be shared in the context of a larger framework of
our experiences together, which is the essence and consciousness of rhythm. On
a practical level this may include guided meditations, journeying, the human
energy field and how it is transformed by rhythm as well as group entrainment,
embodying rhythm in a group, multiple simultaneous rhythms using the TaKeTiNa
process, and other things that arise from the needs of the group. There will be
homework between classes.
Matt is currently looking for a space for the
class, and once that's secured registration will open. To register or for any
other questions, please contact Matt directly at mattzavadil@gmail.com
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