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Put More PLAY In
Your Day!

Summer Drumming FUN!

July/August

2010

Drumming Fun! Calendar

www.musicexplorium.com

Healthy summer

fun for little or no $

Saturday, July 10
Family Rhythm Jam
kids and families 10 am

and

Community Rhythm Jam
for adults/teens 8 pm

Saturday, July 17
Community Drum Circle
CCB Plaza Downtown Durham 6:30 pm

Friday, August 6
Community Drum Circle
Carrboro Century Center
7:30 pm

Saturday, August 14
Family Rhythm Jam
kids and families 10 am and
Community Rhythm Jam
for adults/teens 8 pm

Friday, August 20

Everything is Music
3rd Friday Arts Walk event
CCB Plaza
Downtown Durham 6:00 pm

We offer Rhythm Events
for

Birthday Parties

Team building

Festivals

Schools

Camps

Preschools

Mature Adult Settings

Special Needs Settings

We are currently loving our work in several area schools offering a weekly program of Percussion Around the World and

Rhythm Fun.

Contact us enhance to your

school's music program.

Music Explorium, 5314 Hwy 55, Ste 107, Durham NC 27713 ~ www.musicexplorium.com ~ 919-484-9090

Remember

Local Music

Global Harmony

This summer we are facilitating drumming with kids and adults in settings like camps, health care studies, churches, festivals, community gatherings and private parties. So, you may wonder what a facilitated drumming event is like. The word facilitate means to "make easier," and the trained facilitator shows the group ways that make the creative music making experience easier. The group is shown how to attentively listen, play rhythms together, follow and lead fun rhythm games and enjoy the spontaneous nature of the group song. The facilitator does not teach specific traditions, like in an ethnically specific drumming class. The facilitator helps keep the group on a pleasing musical track that is fun for everyone. Also, lots more than drums are played. A huge variety of percussion like chimes, shakers, claves, whistles, kazoos, tambourines, gongs, marimbas, found sound, didgeridoos, and even a Hang drum is played. Yes, a rare and wonderful Hang drum! Spontaneous group music that creates community, relaxation and loads of fun happens! Kids like playing and leading rhythm games with their family and/or peers. Adults like the relaxing and creative experience of playing music in community.

Here's some creative music events we offer this Summer:

~Downtown Durham and Carrboro Drumming

~2nd Saturday EXPLORE! Rhythm Events

~Drumming Classes - group and private
~Private classes

Drumming Fun This Summer

Downtown Durham Community Drum Circles
CCB Plaza, 2 dates!
Saturday, July 17 and Friday, August 20a

Saturday, July 17
6:30 pm - brief lesson on how to play djembe

7 - 8:30 pm - facilitated community music making

donations welcomed

Friday, August 20 is our Everything is Music is a multi-arts 3rd Friday Arts Walk event, 6 - 8 pm. This is a free event sponsored by Durham Parks and Rec. This event will feature: Poetry reading from Rumi to start the event; Triangle Soundpainting Orchestra, Triangle Playback Theatre, a Community Drum circle and instrument making. This is fun for all ages. We are hosting another Community Drum Circle. Drummers of all levels welcome - dancer and hoopers, too. The first 30 minutes will be a brief intro to hand drumming techniques. Our past downtown drum circles were the perfect creative community event. Join us again, and rock Durham! bring lots of drums and hand percussion to loan. CCB Plaza is located in downtown Durham at the intersection of Foster St. and E Chapel Hill St.

Community Drum Jam in Carrboro
Friday, August 6, 7:30 - 9 PM
sponsored by Carrboro Parks and Rec, $3/person

Century Center, 100 Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC

Everyone is invited to experience the awesome power of community drumming! All levels are welcome and those who have never drummed with others are especially encouraged to feel the spirit of rhythm and dance with a group. It will lift up your soul! Hand drums and all kinds of hand percussion will be provided. Bring your own if you like.

2nd Saturday Rhythm jams - Yep, every 2nd Saturday
at Music Explorium, drums to loan. Bring your family and friends for these creative participatory events – no sit and watch - all HANDS -ON FUN!
No need to register, just come!

Family Rhythm Jam - July 10, August 14
10-11 am, ages 3 -9 with fun parents, grandparents and other fun adults. Nov 14 and Dec 12, 10 - 11 am Rhythm fun for the entire family! Just $10/family (cash or check)! We use body percussion, drums, and hand percussion to create rhythmic fun! Stories, rhymes, games, and sometimes puppets, help create this fun family interactive experience. Enjoy this fun, indoor (so it's cool) family event. Registration is not required.
Community Rhythm Circle - July 10, August 14
8 - 9:30 pm - Adult and teen time! No children please. Donations welcomed Want to join with others to create music? Want to relax, musically express yourself and have amazing connections without words? Join in with our never-the-same -and-always- fun creative music gathering.We create group rhythms with drums and lots more!. We'll use drums and all kinds of creative hand percussion to create in whatever way we are moved to create. We have a great choice of unusual percussion instruments. Bring your own, too. Our past circles include udu, violin, saxophone, didgeridoo, Native American flute, violin, kalimba, marimba, boomwhackers and boomers; Freenotes, Hang drum (a big favorite), and Suzuki tone chimes. We're playin' a lot more than drums! We continue to have an expressive, fun, community-building and stress-reducing time! Drums and fun hand percussion to loan. Come join us, no need to register. Donations welcomed.

Drumming Class at Music Explorium

African Drumming Classes - 4 week session
with Ronnie Pulley
We started June 29 and have another 2 weeks in the 4 week session. Join us for the last two weeks or join the next session. $15/per class or $55/4 weeks.
Ronnie will be starting another 4 week session soon.
In these classes you will learn traditional rhythms and songs from the villages of West Africa. You will learn handing techniques, rudiments, and exercises that will help you improve your sound, timing, and help you play with confidence in other classes and at drum circles. You will also learn about ongoing drumming and dancing events in this area and be invited to join in with Rhythmicity, at local events throughout the year. Djembes available for sale and loan. Call Ronnie with questions or to register at 607-4357.

Middle Eastern percussion with John Price
Mondays (July 19 - August 9), 7pm - 8pm
Cost: $45 for 4 weeks or $15 for a single class.
(Cash or check payable to John Price)

Join Middle Eastern percussionist John Price for a special 6 week drumming class at Music Explorium! This class started last Monday, but you can still join in. Just contact John at freecellwizard@gmail.com. Note: I just started his class and am really impressed with John's teaching.Students of all levels will have a great time playing the doumbek, also known as Arabic tableh or darbouka. We will mix drills, technique, rhythms and improvisation, and some good old-fashioned jamming so that everyone can progress. This is a wonderful instrument that is played tucked under the arm "finger style" and is used in classical, folk, and pop Arabic music, as well as to accompany belly dancers.John will teach classical Arabic technique, which allows dramatic sounds without undue exertion.

Students interested in riqq (tambourine) are welcome to bring theirs for riqq instruction or can use one of several loaners during the class.
Bring: A doumbek. Loaners available with advance notice. Riq (tambourine) players are also welcome.

Email John at freecellwizard@gmail.com with any questions or to arrange pre-payment.

Private lessons are also available at 8pm Mondays after the main class (first come first serve).

Private Lessons offered

Paulo Lopes , a great music educators is offering piano, violin and guitar lessons at Music Explorium. Paulo is an experienced teacher and works with traditional and Suzuki methodologies and have a great pedagogic proposal. Please visit their website for more info at www.playmusicnow.us or call Paulo at 919-889-7495.

Music Explorium, 5314 Hwy 55, Ste 107, Durham NC 27713 ~ www.musicexplorium.com ~ 919-484-9090

Put More PLAY In Your Day!	Summer Drumming FUN!	July/August 2010
Drumming Fun! Calendar www.musicexplorium.com Healthy summer fun for little or no $ Saturday, July 10 Family Rhythm Jam kids and families 10 am and Community Rhythm Jam for adults/teens 8 pm Saturday, July 17 Community Drum Circle CCB Plaza Downtown Durham 6:30 pm Friday, August 6 Community Drum Circle Carrboro Century Center 7:30 pm Saturday, August 14 Family Rhythm Jam kids and families 10 am and Community Rhythm Jam for adults/teens 8 pm Friday, August 20 Everything is Music 3rd Friday Arts Walk event CCB Plaza Downtown Durham 6:00 pm We offer Rhythm Events for Birthday Parties Team building Festivals Schools Camps Preschools Mature Adult Settings Special Needs Settings We are currently loving our work in several area schools offering a weekly program of Percussion Around the World and Rhythm Fun. Contact us enhance to your school's music program. Contact us at info@musicexplorium.com Music Explorium, 5314 Hwy 55, Ste 107, Durham NC 27713 ~ www.musicexplorium.com ~ 919-484-9090 Remember Local Music Global Harmony	This summer we are facilitating drumming with kids and adults in settings like camps, health care studies, churches, festivals, community gatherings and private parties. So, you may wonder what a facilitated drumming event is like. The word facilitate means to "make easier," and the trained facilitator shows the group ways that make the creative music making experience easier. The group is shown how to attentively listen, play rhythms together, follow and lead fun rhythm games and enjoy the spontaneous nature of the group song. The facilitator does not teach specific traditions, like in an ethnically specific drumming class. The facilitator helps keep the group on a pleasing musical track that is fun for everyone. Also, lots more than drums are played. A huge variety of percussion like chimes, shakers, claves, whistles, kazoos, tambourines, gongs, marimbas, found sound, didgeridoos, and even a Hang drum is played. Yes, a rare and wonderful Hang drum! Spontaneous group music that creates community, relaxation and loads of fun happens! Kids like playing and leading rhythm games with their family and/or peers. Adults like the relaxing and creative experience of playing music in community. Here's some creative music events we offer this Summer: ~Downtown Durham and Carrboro Drumming ~2nd Saturday EXPLORE! Rhythm Events ~Drumming Classes - group and private ~Private classes Drumming Fun This Summer Downtown Durham Community Drum Circles CCB Plaza, 2 dates! Saturday, July 17 and Friday, August 20a Saturday, July 17 6:30 pm - brief lesson on how to play djembe 7 - 8:30 pm - facilitated community music making donations welcomed Friday, August 20 is our Everything is Music is a multi-arts 3rd Friday Arts Walk event, 6 - 8 pm. This is a free event sponsored by Durham Parks and Rec. This event will feature: Poetry reading from Rumi to start the event; Triangle Soundpainting Orchestra, Triangle Playback Theatre, a Community Drum circle and instrument making. This is fun for all ages. We are hosting another Community Drum Circle. Drummers of all levels welcome - dancer and hoopers, too. The first 30 minutes will be a brief intro to hand drumming techniques. Our past downtown drum circles were the perfect creative community event. Join us again, and rock Durham! bring lots of drums and hand percussion to loan. CCB Plaza is located in downtown Durham at the intersection of Foster St. and E Chapel Hill St. Community Drum Jam in Carrboro Friday, August 6, 7:30 - 9 PM sponsored by Carrboro Parks and Rec, $3/person Century Center, 100 Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC Everyone is invited to experience the awesome power of community drumming! All levels are welcome and those who have never drummed with others are especially encouraged to feel the spirit of rhythm and dance with a group. It will lift up your soul! Hand drums and all kinds of hand percussion will be provided. Bring your own if you like. 2nd Saturday Rhythm jams - Yep, every 2nd Saturday at Music Explorium, drums to loan. Bring your family and friends for these creative participatory events – no sit and watch - all HANDS -ON FUN! No need to register, just come! Family Rhythm Jam - July 10, August 14 10-11 am, ages 3 -9 with fun parents, grandparents and other fun adults. Nov 14 and Dec 12, 10 - 11 am Rhythm fun for the entire family! Just $10/family (cash or check)! We use body percussion, drums, and hand percussion to create rhythmic fun! Stories, rhymes, games, and sometimes puppets, help create this fun family interactive experience. Enjoy this fun, indoor (so it's cool) family event. Registration is not required. Community Rhythm Circle - July 10, August 14 8 - 9:30 pm - Adult and teen time! No children please. Donations welcomed Want to join with others to create music? Want to relax, musically express yourself and have amazing connections without words? Join in with our never-the-same -and-always- fun creative music gathering.We create group rhythms with drums and lots more!. We'll use drums and all kinds of creative hand percussion to create in whatever way we are moved to create. We have a great choice of unusual percussion instruments. Bring your own, too. Our past circles include udu, violin, saxophone, didgeridoo, Native American flute, violin, kalimba, marimba, boomwhackers and boomers; Freenotes, Hang drum (a big favorite), and Suzuki tone chimes. We're playin' a lot more than drums! We continue to have an expressive, fun, community-building and stress-reducing time! Drums and fun hand percussion to loan. Come join us, no need to register. Donations welcomed. Drumming Class at Music Explorium African Drumming Classes - 4 week session with Ronnie Pulley We started June 29 and have another 2 weeks in the 4 week session. Join us for the last two weeks or join the next session. $15/per class or $55/4 weeks. Ronnie will be starting another 4 week session soon. In these classes you will learn traditional rhythms and songs from the villages of West Africa. You will learn handing techniques, rudiments, and exercises that will help you improve your sound, timing, and help you play with confidence in other classes and at drum circles. You will also learn about ongoing drumming and dancing events in this area and be invited to join in with Rhythmicity, at local events throughout the year. Djembes available for sale and loan. Call Ronnie with questions or to register at 607-4357. Middle Eastern percussion with John Price Mondays (July 19 - August 9), 7pm - 8pm Cost: $45 for 4 weeks or $15 for a single class. (Cash or check payable to John Price) Join Middle Eastern percussionist John Price for a special 6 week drumming class at Music Explorium! This class started last Monday, but you can still join in. Just contact John at freecellwizard@gmail.com. Note: I just started his class and am really impressed with John's teaching.Students of all levels will have a great time playing the doumbek, also known as Arabic tableh or darbouka. We will mix drills, technique, rhythms and improvisation, and some good old-fashioned jamming so that everyone can progress. This is a wonderful instrument that is played tucked under the arm "finger style" and is used in classical, folk, and pop Arabic music, as well as to accompany belly dancers.John will teach classical Arabic technique, which allows dramatic sounds without undue exertion. Students interested in riqq (tambourine) are welcome to bring theirs for riqq instruction or can use one of several loaners during the class. Bring: A doumbek. Loaners available with advance notice. Riq (tambourine) players are also welcome. Email John at freecellwizard@gmail.com with any questions or to arrange pre-payment. Private lessons are also available at 8pm Mondays after the main class (first come first serve). Private Lessons offered Paulo Lopes , a great music educators is offering piano, violin and guitar lessons at Music Explorium. Paulo is an experienced teacher and works with traditional and Suzuki methodologies and have a great pedagogic proposal. Please visit their website for more info at www.playmusicnow.us or call Paulo at 919-889-7495.





Music Explorium, 5314 Hwy 55, Ste 107, Durham NC 27713 ~ www.musicexplorium.com ~ 919-484-9090