"Listing what type of drum(s) your bringing and what kind of instruction/ information/ licks"

Maybe this will help:

INSTRUMENT:
ABILITY LEVEL:
INFORMATION:


INSTRUMENT: Djembe (interested in doumbek)

ABILITY LEVEL: advanced beginner

INFORMATION: I have no formal musical training. I learn by example. I am curious on some good principles for leading drum circles and protocols. I've really only learned through observation. And of course, doing drills.

Yep. same thing with me.
I'm a beginner who learns from observation and loves it.
Taking my djembe and happy to learn as much as possible.

INSTRUMENT: Djembe, Udu, Dunun
ABILITY LEVEL: Intermediate
INFORMATION: I have some recent training from a Guinean master drummer and will be training with another master later in the summer. Unfortunately, however, most of my training is being wasted since the drum circles in the area have dried up or moved outside of the range of public transit. I mostly just work off the rhythms of the circle, and embellish where I can, but I'm not a soloist. I have been playing on and off for about 10 years. My internal rhythm (the one I fall back to) is Fanga. I also play the Udu but not in drum circles, since it's a quiet instrument. I mic it for interesting effects when I jam with my synthesizer buddies. I've played the dunun (all 3 sizes) in training but I don't have one of my own. Looking forward to as much drumming as my hands and heart can handle :>

hi there

i'm still trying to figure out if i can come, but if so i'll probably bring a full set of dununs/bells and a few djembes,

i'm comfortable teaching/facilitating a few malinke rhythms (Sofa, Soli Rapide, Kakilambe, Kuku) and know bits of others.
always happy to help with drum tuning, technique advice for newish drummers, etc.

while i'm only a middling-fair dunun/djembe player myself, i generally know what works even if i can't do it :)

if i make it, i'd love to pick up a few more rhythms from anyone else doing west african stuff on these kinda drums.

Hey -- just because it's my first time coming to FD, i wanted to ask: is there somewhere safe to store drums when they're not being used, or do we have to stash them in our tents? My tent's a little small and will be shared already, having a drum in there would be ... odd.

Hey there,

I'll be bringing my doumbek, tamborine (Middle Eastern styled one), zills, and a couple of frame drums.
I'm intermediate/advanced on the zills, but just a beginner on the rest.
Mainly familiar with Middle eastern rhythems.

Are you in need of teachers? My drum teacher is local and might come out for an afternoon. Let me know if you want me to ask him.

thanks all, looking forward to meeting everyone~
Miranda