Intro to Marching Drums: Basic Rudiments and Cadences

Join us for this Intro to Marching Drums workshop where you'l learn basic rudiments and cadences.

About the event:
If you’ve always wanted to add the excitement of drum cadences to marches or rallies, but weren’t sure how to begin, this workshop is for you! Cadences provide a rhythm for a group in motion and can be simple or distinctive.

You will learn the basic rudiments of stick drumming and combine them into three cadences, or street beats, that are perfect for keeping a marching pace. One is even customizable for the group you are marching with! If you made a marching bucket drum this spring and want to use it to provide rhythmic inspiration for your next gathering, this workshop is for you!

Note: Instruments and all other materials will be provided for use during the workshop. What you march with afterwards is up to you!

Cost: $20
Open to all gender identities.
Ages 16+.

Learn more about the class here: https://womensdrumcenter.org/events-calendar/intro-to-marching-drums

Meet your instructor:
Lin Nelson-Mayson began playing drums at Unioto Elementary School in Chillicothe, Ohio, under a band director who had been a member of The Ohio State University Marching Band (or TBDBITL - The Best D*** Band In the Land). She played snare drum in the Unioto Marching Band for six years while in junior high and high school. During that time, Lin marched in over 85 parades and football games. The workshop cadences are ones that she played for many of these events.

Lin is Chair of the Women’s Drum Center Board and a member of the Women Who Groove ensemble. A retired museum director, she has also played percussion and timpani with several local community orchestras, including Kenwood, Dakota Valley, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, and Saint Louis Park.

Note: Please be prepared to remove your street shoes at the door. You're welcome to bring slippers or non-street shoes to change into upon arrival. We also have a limited supply of clean socks available to borrow. Our no-street shoe policy is designed to protect our new floor for posterity.

Our center is located in the basement of the Dow Building; it is accessed by one flight of stairs. No elevator is available in the industrial building.

To access the building, enter the door located on Hampden Ave by ringing our WDC doorbell and either the instructor or a fellow student will let you in.