Music Workshops

Mentored by

Somesh De Swardt

Forest Row

Ages: 18+ years

Standard £7/hr

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Music Workshops block mentored by Somesh De Swardt

A SUMMARY

Learn to play percussion instruments from Africa, Brazil and Middle East. Learn Guitar and Ukelele.

About your mentor

Somesh De Swardt

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Somesh was born in Johannesburg and started drumming at the age of 24 at the local Greenside Drum Cafe. He Learned drumming rhythms from various teachers in South Africa before relocating to London in 1997, where he started teaching drumming and running his own drum circle’s after taking part in a Drum Circle Facilitation course by Arthur Hull ‘Drum Circle Guru’. He was so inspired by the power of the drum and traveled to Hawaii in 2001 to take Advanced Facilitation Training with Arthur Hull. Somesh founded the company Drum Jam in 2001 and went on to facilitate thousands of groups from nursery school kids to over a thousand corporate executives at a time and performing in front of nearly 10,000 people in Barcelona. Somesh has also been featured in a number of news articles and on BBC Television. Somesh has travelled to the West African Countries of Guinnea, Senegal, Ghana & Gambia to find the true teachings from the authentic African master drummers. Since then he has studied with Mamady Keita (Guinea), Yaw Asumadu (Ghana), Sekou Keita (Senegal), Nansady Keita (Guinea), Dembele Sidiki (Ivory Coast) and a number of other fantastic West African drummers. He has a passion for teaching drumming to beginners and spreading the message of the drum through connection and inspiration in a fun and accessible way. He loves nothing more than the joy that drumming brings to young and old alike.

Learning aims

Aim 1

Learn history of world musical instruments

Aim 3

Learn to keep time

Aim 5

L:earn to play in a group

Aim 2

Learn to play percussion

Aim 4

Learn to play along with music

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Where we'll be

High Street, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18

WHAT’S PROVIDED

Equipment

Safety

Enhanced DBS

Public Liability Insurance

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Cancellation Policy

No refunds are given except in the case of a cancellation by the Mentor.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.

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