Sonya and all, a "normal" class is usually drumming warm ups for the first 20-30 minutes. typically Babatunde's or a simply rhythm such as Koukou, that is...
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Thomas Wiegandt
naturart@...
Oct 1, 2000 3:08 pm
nature art centre for Drumming, Art and Healing <><><> Ballybane, Ballydehob, Co. Cork, Ireland Tel & Fax 00353-(0)28-37323 e-mail naturart@... ...
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Austin W. Sheatsley, ...
asheatsley@...
Oct 1, 2000 3:09 pm
Wow! I mean...I already know what an absolute joy it is to get together with kindred folks and learn the ways of the drum from those more experienced. But I...
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Hawkdancing
hawkdanc@...
Oct 1, 2000 5:42 pm
Hi, I co-lead a university drumming group playing djembe. While it is a generality based on a "majority"; of participants, I've found women the more dedicated...
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Glenda Macleod
smacleod1@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:51 am
Lindsey wrote ... rest. I'll add to that. I call the subdivisions of the beat 'pulses'. So in 4/4 time each beat has four pulses and in 12/8, each beat gets...
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Paul Janse
janse01@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:52 am
Hi, Paul Janse here I know of only two example's built up (essentially !) out of more then two measures, both of them being dununba rhythm's. That is :...
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The Light is Getting ...
peterz@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:52 am
Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any drummers in Lake Havasu City, Arizona who would like to get together and for drum and dance, or just to play djembe's? It...
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Peter E. Carels
carelspe@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:53 am
... Thanks, Ritva, for your tips and pointers. I hadn't read much on "going it alone" on drum lessons over in West Africa before this. This was one very...
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Peter E. Carels
carelspe@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:56 am
how about a few stories ... Yaya Diallo's "The Healing Drum" has a few of these, Shawn. Best wishes, Pete {Modersator's Note: Yaya Diallo has a a trip going...
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Michael A. Crisci
mcrisci@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:57 am
Dear Scott, My name is Michael and I am starting a World Percussion Choir in the Chicagoland Catholic Schools in two weeks. I would like to contact and...
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Alexander Salvador
alexandersalvador@...
Oct 2, 2000 3:27 am
... Hi all, Can anyone direct me to a website where there may be notations for these two rhythms? (takosaba and bolokonondo). Thanks Alex from land of OZ ~~~~ ...
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JembeD@...
Oct 2, 2000 10:49 am
Dear,Michael My name is Dino Meo ,and I read your request on the Djembe l.I teach percussion,both drumset ,and hand drums.I have many years of teaching ...
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Walter Alter
limejello@...
Oct 2, 2000 10:51 am
Thank you fellow artists. I begin every practise and jam session with a brief prayer of respect to the instrument's total history and cultural relevance. I...
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Tom Storer
tstorer@...
Oct 2, 2000 10:53 am
... Excellent explanation for understanding the rhythmic value of a rest - thank you. *But* I've often seen 4/4 measures notated as eight pulses, in other ...
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Tom Storer
tstorer@...
Oct 2, 2000 10:54 am
... Not surprising. I'd guess it's the same with electric guitars - men dream of standing in the spotlight making the masses roar à la Carlos Santana. (Oh,...
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Chris Johansen
johansen@...
Oct 2, 2000 10:55 am
... Scott, the djembe-l modersators [sic] have determined that the management of djembe-l is an inappropriate topic for discussion on djembe-l. Let me suggest...
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Chris Johansen
johansen@...
Oct 2, 2000 10:56 am
Friends, my apologies for the recent message that got sent before it was fully edited. Here is what it should have said: ... Scott, the djembe-l modersators...
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johan botha
johhanb@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:41 pm
Very informative contribution. Are there other countries in West Africa where an english speaker could get around easily - Ivory coast, Guinea, Senegal for...
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Kenne Thomas
thomasjp@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:42 pm
Some discussion is going on about improvising. Why is there any question, is my response. A natural progression in the course of human nature is to display...
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djembeashok@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:43 pm
Hello Friends, I am Ashok kumar from India, playing djembe from 3 years. Thanking you, keep on drumming. [hs]...
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HappyShel
happy@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:00 pm
Greetings friends: As you probably know, Djembe-L FAQ is one of the largest compendiums on the internet about the djembe and hand drumming. V 10 Who's Who in...
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Osundiya
baba@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:06 pm
Alaafia All, My name is Osundiya. I am someone trying to learn the djembe. I am in a city where it is very hard to find a teacher that is offering lessons. As...
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Jaqui
jaqui@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:06 pm
... Hello Everyone! Thanks Jenna for your post! I know it has been awhile since I have posted something here about the women's drum book. (I have been working...
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Adam Rugo
amrugo@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:07 pm
Hi, Paul, and everyone, ... I was intererested and puzzled by this ethnographic and historical information. The Baoulé are Akan-speaking peoples that live in...
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Merlin
Merlin@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:09 pm
Hi Tom, ... I've always combined improvisation ("fiddling") with serious practice on all instruments I learned. It serves to get to know the instrument as ...
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HappyShel
happy@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:11 pm
Greetings: As you all know, The Percussive Arts Society International Convention is being held in Dallas, Texas, November 15-18, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency...
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Beverly Nadelman
PrismConcept@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:12 pm
... Because I have trouble hearing the metronome even while drumming softly, and because mine is electric and does not have a visual indicator, I use a large ...
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Glenda Macleod
smacleod1@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:14 pm
... It's interesting you should bring this up. The reason I notate it with the feeling of sixteen pulsations, is that every time I have moved from a triple to...
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Erhythm3@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:59 pm
The ballet has recieved their travel visas. They will be arriving on Oct 5th and will be doing their Oberlin College gig in Ohio on Oct 6 & 7. Followed by all...
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Michael Marcionetti
mikemarcionetti@...
Oct 2, 2000 11:29 pm
Hello Rodrigo! Try www.musictherapy.org It's the web site for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Also if you have any specific questions feel...
