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First Night of Open Drumming is a Success

On Thursday, January 27, we held our first evening of open drumming as part of six week drumming class. It was held in between class three and four of the six-week session, currently being held at Greenfield Presbyterian Church.

I’m able to give a great report on the evening’s activities. In addition to the three participants currently enrolled in the class, six hand drummers attend the session.

From all reports everyone had a great time!

Two of the participants returned the following week to join in for the last three session of the class.

Open Drumming This Thursday at Greenfield Presbyterian

‘ll be leading an open drumming session at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, this Thursday, January 27 from 7–9 p.m. Some loaner drums will be provided. I’ll be asking for a five dollar donation from each participant.
My intention with this event is to provide an indoor environment where people can come together to drum, and have fun.
Drumming brings people together. My hope is that in this context, we can create rhythms that are the result of the collective creativity of everyone present.

New Six-week Class in Djembe and Dundun Begins Jan. 6

Dear Pittsburgh Hand Drummers,

I will be starting a new six-week class in djembe and dun dun drumming on January 6 at Greenfield Presbyterian Church. The class will take place on Thursday nights and last from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. I’ll be trying something new by adding a night of opening drumming between the 3rd and 4th classes on January 27.

The additional evening of drumming will be for those who like to drum in a less structured setting. Course participants are welcome to attend. It will be a great chance for the course participants to show off their newly acquired drumming skills.

Tuition for the Six-week class will be $75, it should be paid on the first night of classes. Participants in the open drumming night will be asked to make a donation to help cover the cost of renting space at Greenfield Presbyterian.
I will be adding more details about the six-week class on this site as well as the Denbaya Drumming Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gordon-Nunn-Denbaya Drumming/180202535327646

Mission

Welcome to the wonderful world of percussion; more specifically Mande djembe drumming, steel pan, Afro-Cuban percussion and everything else that makes a cool sound when you play it just the right way.

There will information forthcoming about drumming classes that I teach and the places where I’ll be playing. I’ll also put up videos and recordings of me making music and the groups that I play with.

So stay in touch for much more.

GN