Thursday 8 May 2008
A DRUMMING MORNING.
Our meeting was led this morning by Signy Jakobsdottir, percussionist who provided us with a variety of instruments and really gave us the chance to explore the world of percussion. We showed our two years' experience of group playing, picking up the ideas and keeping a good ensemble as we divided into parts playing different rhythms.
Brazil met Milngavie when we put our energies into the roto toms, hand drums, tambourin and bass drum for a full 'call and response' Brazilian style.
Here we could really work out the aggressions, if we had any, or feel the exhilaration of that high energy playing.
The morning ended with a complete run through of "White Swans", song and instruments. We're now becoming more relaxed with an A-B-A structure and getting the idea of joining the sections smoothly together.
I thought the swans would start to salsa round the pond!
