The Shape of Sound

🎉 Join the Fun—It’s a Donation-Based Event! 🎉

We suggest a donation of $20, but don’t worry—everyone is welcome, no matter what! Come as you are and bring your enthusiasm! Let’s make music together and have a blast! 🥁❤️

Saturday, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Feb 7th 2026

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This two-hour session dives into West African djembe music as a living rhythmic ecosystem — not a bunch of isolated parts. Instead of zooming in on just your drum, we explore how the bass drums, bell, and djembe voices layer, talk, and lock together to create the larger shape of the groove 🌀

You’ll learn how pulse, phrasing, and cycles work beneath the surface so you can orient yourself inside the rhythm with more ease and confidence. This isn’t rigid technique — it’s a map for moving through the groove with awareness.

🎧 Where Technique Meets Feel

As the structure becomes clearer, the rhythm starts to feel different — rolling, stretching, breathing 🌬️
You begin to hear the whole ensemble, noticing when the groove anchors, opens, or invites a response. Technique blends with intuition, and the rhythm starts to feel less like a pattern and more like a living system.

🤝 Rhythm as Community

Ensemble playing shows how grooves — and groups — actually work. Every part matters, none stands alone. The rhythm emerges through shared timing, listening, and cooperation. It’s a hands-on experience of contributing your voice without overpowering, and creating something larger together 💫

🧠 Rhythm as Reflection

Sitting inside the groove often mirrors the inner world: grounding, repetition, tension, release, playfulness, stillness. As the rhythm unfolds, you may notice how your mind moves too — busy, steady, spacious, curious. No analysis required — just notice and play 👀🥁

🌕 A Unified Experience

By blending structure, group awareness, and inner reflection, drumming becomes more than rhythm. It becomes something you navigate, something you share, and something that gently reflects you back to yourself.

This isn’t about mastering the djembe in one night — it’s about experiencing the groove as a living shape that reveals more each time you step into the circle 🔄✨

Want to join but not sure if its right for you? Book a introductory lesson and see what drumming can do for you

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