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DrummingNew Drumming Taster Sessions. May to July 2010.
COST: £5 full or £3 concessions VENUE: Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Centre, Stepping Lane, Derby TIME: 7.45 to 9.45pm Welcome to our new series of drumming taster sessions. We are running these classes to give you a flavour of what's on offer and find out if there is enough interest to run regular sessions. If you are interested but can't make it this time, please let us know. Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban hand drummingWe will learn to play some folkloric Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian rhythms on congas, agogo, chekere and clave. We might also look at a bata toque (cuban sacred drums) if there is any interest. If you want to improve your hand drumming, and learn about the roots of carnival rhythms, then this is for you. A limited number of congas are available to borrow for these sessions, or you can bring your own if you have them. If you intend to borrow drums please book in advance. This class is open to all levels, and you can come to just one or all three sessions. Intermediate BateriaThis group will take the rhythms we play at Calidoscópio to the next level. The session is open to Calidoscopio members as well as experienced drummers and musicians. It is open to all, but you will need to have a good level of musicianship and be able to hold your own part in the bateria to keep up. We will practice playing with more swing, learn new phrases for soloing on repinique and surdo, more advanced caixa rhythms, and playing in smaller groups and at faster tempos. If you plan to come to these sessions, let Beth know, and also say if there is anything you'd particularly like to work on - we can plan these sessions around your ideas. Calidoscopio Carnival Drummers
Where do we meet?Our venue is the Lonny Wilsoncroft Community Hall on Stepping Lane (just off Ashbourne Road). When do we meet?The group meets on Saturdays from 10am to 12.15pm. Anyone can come to the Saturday morning sessions. We will learn new grooves, polish and develop grooves that we already know, develop our technical ability on the instruments and develop our rhythmic skills. PerformanceCalidoscopio are playing at these events in 2010:
In 2009 Calidoscopio performed at these events:
If you would like to find out about booking us for your event, please contact us beth(at)kaleidoscope-music.org.uk. We also offer drumming workshops to schools, youth and community groups and corporate events. Please contact Beth on 01332 345 508 to find out more about what we can offer you. InstrumentsAll instruments are provided by Kaleidoscope Community Music. We play these instruments: surdo, caixa, agogo, tamborim, repinique, timbalada, chekere, rocar and ganza. Special WorkshopsWe hold special workshops three times a year with expert teachers. So far we have learnt from Holly Prest of Juba do Leao, Leon Patel of Global Grooves and Barak Schmool of Rhythms of the City. What Does it Cost?£5 full and £3 concession. We need to charge for each session because we have costs to cover, including venue hire, instrument storage, repair and replacement of instruments, fees for people who lead the drumming, publicity to make the group as inclusive as possible, and in the future costume for playing at carnival. There are a few bursaries available for people who can't afford to pay the fee regularly, who want to be a regular member of the group. If you think you qualify for this, you should attend at least two sessions as a paying member, and then if you decide you really want to commit to regular attendance, you should contact to Beth de Lange (see contact us page). Who can join in?The group is open to all. Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult. We look forward to drumming with you! 
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Contact UsContact Jane to find out about joining the group Contact Beth to find out about booking a workshop or a performance: 07837 671 988 VideoWe played at Belper Singing Day on February 27th 2010. Here are some clips of our show: Here is some footage of Calidoscopio at Derby Carnival July 2009 And at Derby Eco-Fest September 2009: GroovesWe play;
Photo GalleryHave a look at our Flickr photos album here. 
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