Ever wanted to try drumming but didn’t know where to start? This group is for curious beginners and rhythm enthusiasts alike—no experience needed. We host monthly 4-week drumming workshops, casual rhythm jams, and community drumming events around Seattle. Drums provided or bring your own!
Our events are all about connection, creativity, and good vibes. Join us and let’s make music together.
QUICK FACTS
• Four weekly 1 hour sessions
• Sundays @ 11a -or- Thursdays at 6:30p
• Beginner Friendly! no music experience needed
• Hand drums and practice space provided
• $100 for the four-class series
• Seattle Percussion Works in Ballard
At Seattle Percussion Works, we provide instruments to play, space to practice, opportunities to perform, and a respectful, inclusive community to learn with. This class series is no exception!
Our sessions are paced to the people in the room. We’ll explore rhythmic structures, coordination, listening, and develop the common techniques found across many hand drums.
Because people learn rhythm in different ways, we approach it in different ways. Seeing, hearing, and moving—observing motion in ourselves and others, using visual patterns, developing body awareness, and strengthening aural awareness through listening and response.
We draw on grooves from West African and Latin American musical traditions as entry points into idiomatic hand drum rhythms. We name their origins where possible and remain honest about what an introductory class outside the tradition can—and cannot—teach.
Questions are encouraged, all sonic contributions are valid, and the atmosphere is collaborative, enriching, lively, and easy-going.
After the series, participants can continue through ongoing classes, community music-making, and performance opportunities at Seattle Percussion Works.
Bring a friend and you can both save 10% with code IGOTPEOPLE.
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