Drum for Joy

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Fri. Sept. 12, 2003
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EYECLOPES STUDIOS
810 CAROLINE STREET 3RD FLOOR
FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401
540.371.9040

DESCRIPTION & CLASS INFO:

This class will cover basic hand drum technique, learning to make your drum sing, building and playing a song and the joy of drumming in a group! Jaqui specializes in djembe drumming, but other hand drums are welcome (ashikos, bougarabous, congas, etc.). All levels welcome.
PLEASE CALL or e-mail Jaqui to register at: 202-332-5337 / jaqui@erols.com

Beginner and intermediate drummers are welcome!
Recorders and note taking are welcome!
PLEASE BRING A DRUM WITH YOU
(There are drums availableplease let us know in advance.)

Cost $20

! PLEASE PRE-REGISTER IF YOU CAN !

DIRECTIONS

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Biography:
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Jaqui MacMillan is a Washington DC based percussionist. Her drumming
quest began in the early 1980's, when she started playing sessions with
D.C. area musicians. Since then, she has studied with many Masters,
including Mamady Keita, Babatunde Olatunji, Sam Turner, Carlos Moore and
at the Tam Tam Mandingue School with Mahiri Fadjimba Keita. She is a
graduate of the 1999 Drum Facilitators Playshop and the 2001
Facilitators Mentor Training in Hawaii with Arthur Hull. Jaqui won the
Washington Area Music Association's "World Music Instrumentalist Award"
every year from 1995 through 2002 and is a REMO endorsee and
facilitator. Having performed and recorded for over 12 years with some
of the top names in the business, Jaqui has also facilitated drum
circles for schools, summer programs for children, corporations,
hospitals, juvenile detention centers and at centers for homeless and
battered women. Jaqui has taught privately and given workshops around
the country for over eight years through her program called, Drum For
Joy!!!. Currently, she is working on a book about women who drum and she
was featured in the November 2000 issue of DRUM! Magazine. Jaqui
believes that healing happens through the arts and music.
Her web site is at: http://www.drumforjoy.com
Jaqui is a REMO endorsee and facilitator. www.remo.com
Jaqui endorses TKL drum cases and bags. www.tkl.com

ken@everybodydrum.com

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