NOTE: This page is obsolete. Please go to http://swps.org.
The most current information on drum circles in the Pacific
Northwest can be found on this web site;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattle-drum-jams
Would you like to have a drum circle at your community event,
private party or organization? Check the Pacific
Northwest Drum Circle Facilitator Directory for trained Drum Circle
Facilitators and their contact info.
We are currently updating the format for this page. If you offer a Drumming
Opportunity, please contact us at
drumming@swps.org to get your contact info listed here.
John Hayden
John hosts the Thursday Noon Lunch Club in Fremont. This is a stress-buster,
loose non-lesson format rhythm event for all skill levels. At Fremont Drum and
Dance at 900 N 34th St. (one block East of the Fremont Bridge, under the Aurora
Bridge.) Drums provided, first time is free, $5 after that. Questions - call
JAMTOWN John 206 632-9136
Friday Rhythm Jam facilitated by Edward Mulhern
Fridays, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Location:
University Heights Center
5031 University Way NE
Seattle, WA
Room 109, in the northeast corner of the building.
DIRECTIONS
From I-5, take the NE 50th Street exist
head east on NE 50th Street (toward the Univ. district).
The UHC is an old school building on the northwest
corner of NE 50th and University Way.
New comers to the call of the drum are warmly welcomed. The focus is on jamming
with a friendly and spirited rhythm community. And the Friday Rhythm-jam is more
than hitting drum skins. We create rhythm songs improvised by the participants.
We play with rhythm as a language expressed through drums, bells, shakers, wood
percussions, marimbas, flutes, didgeridoos, and our voices.
The rhythm activities during our two hour jam include:
* Review hand drum technique and rhythm concepts, presented
in the context of group exercises that are fun and
interesting for experienced drummers and accessible for
new drummers.
* Facilitated jam session including community improvised grooves with
orchestrated highlights.
* Traditional and (some) contemporary rhythms and songs.
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$5 adult fee - $1 if under 18 years old
(This helps with facility rental and donations to SWPS)
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