Registration is on-going. Classes are designed for beginner and intermediate drummers. Students are taught skills building exercises as well as traditional and original drum songs. The emphasis is on empowerment and finding ones voice on the drum. Traditional West African djembe rhythms as well as Afro Cuban conga rhythms are taught.
Drums are available for play and for student rental.
The classes are held in a private studio with great ambiance. Be prepared for candles and incense. The teaching technique is eclectic, using notation as well as oral tradition. Barbara Bird has been empowering drummers since 1981. Her teachers include M'Bemba Bangoura, Abdouhle Aziz, Fred Simpson, Paulo Mattioili, Rico Quintero, Carolyn Brandy, Flaco Diaz, and various dudes in the park.