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IN-PERSON CLASSES ($16-20/class sliding scale)
Ongoing Beginning Class! - A 5-class series taught by Matthew Marsolek on alternating Tuesday nights from 7:45 - 9:00 pm at Free Cycles in Missoula (732 S 1st St W). The dates will be: March 19th, April 2nd, 16th, & 30th, and May 14th.
Some experience is necessary! This course is for beginning drummers who've taken at least one previous beginning series and will cover the fundamentals of West African drumming: rhythm awareness, tones and technique, and traditional and contemporary rhythms in the West African style. The group has already been playing Rhythm Train, Sorsonet, Djole, Mane, and Sinte. And there are so many new grooves to come!
Free Cycles has large open spaces with great sound and lots of room for drummers.
LEVEL 1 Ongoing: Taught by Tracy Topp, this 5-class series will be on alternating Tuesday nights from 6:15 - 7:25 pm at Free Cycles in Missoula (732 S 1st St W). The dates will be: March 19th, April 2nd, 16th, & 30th, and May 14th.
This series is for those who've taken two or more beginning series or a previous Level one series. A familiarity with the tones and techniques of West African hand drumming is recommended. We'll review all the basics, including: techniques and the tones of the drum, rhythm awareness, drum language, and beginning rhythms. And well learn new ensemble rhythms in the West African style.
LEVEL 2 Ongoing: A 5-class series taught by Matthew Marsolek on alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 7:10 pm at Free Cycles in Missoula (732 S 1st St W). The dates will be: March 19th, April 2nd, 16th, & 30th, and May 14th.
This is a more advanced class. Please contact Matthew to make sure it's the right fit for you. Classes will cover more advanced patterns, arrangements, and solo phrases and techniques. Students should be very familiar with the tones and techniques of hand drumming, know a repertoire of West African rhythms, and be able to pick up new patterns quickly.
"If you have a heartbeat, you have rhythm!"
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