For the past 9 years, TCDC has offered over 100 workshops of different drumming rhythms and drumming techniques to its members. In this final year of the drum circle, we will be facilitating jams which will include rhythms taught over the years, but we will not be offering any more workshops. A big thanks goes out to everyone who has volunteered to teach since we started.

Workshops Offered for 2009:
Rhythm Genres:
  • 1 Scottish (Winter)
  • 1 AfroCeltic (Winter)
  • 1 Belize (Winter)
  • 3 Senegal (Spring)
  • 1 Freeform (Summer)
  • 1 Native American (Summer)
  • 1 Bhangra (India) (Summer)
  • 1 Greek (Fall)
  • 1 Middle Eastern (Fall)
  • 1 Polynesian (Fall)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Two-Instrument Playing Technique
  • Drum notation
  • Hand striking
    • Workshops Offered in 2008:
    Rhythm Genres:
  • 1 Congolese (Winter)
  • 1 Australian (Winter)
  • 1 Native American (Winter)
  • 1 Guinea (Spring)
  • 1 AfroCeltic (Spring
  • 1 Algerian/Rai (Summer)
  • 1 Indian (Carnatic) (Summer)
  • 1 Turkish (Fall)
  • 1 Middle Eastern (Fall)
  • 1 Israeli (Fall)
  • 1 Finnish (Winter)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Shaker 1: Rattle
  • Shaker 2: Tambourine
  • Two-Instrument Playing Technique
  • Stick Drumming
    • Workshops Offered in 2007:
    Rhythm Genres:
  • 1 Greek (Winter)
  • 1 British (Winter)
  • 1 Celtic (Winter)
  • 1 Native American (Spring)
  • 1 Brazillian (Spring)
  • 2 Senegal (Summer)
  • 1 India-Bhangra (Summer)
  • 1 Turkish (Fall)
  • 1 Japanese-Taiko (Fall)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Drumming Notation
  • Two-instrument Drumming
  • Accentuation
  • Stick Drumming
  • Shakers
    • Workshops Offered in 2006:
    Rhythm Genres:
  • 2 AfroCeltic (Winter)
  • 1 Native American (Winter)
  • 1 Algerian (Rai) (Spring)
  • 1 Polynesian (Spring)
  • 1 Algerian (Rai) (Summer)
  • 1 Middle Eastern (Summer)
  • 1 Indian (Hindustani) (Summer)
  • 1 Australian (Fall)
  • 1 Rock (Fall)
  • 1 Guinea (Fall)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Metronoming (Winter)
  • Drum Chanting (Spring)
  • Two-instrument Drumming (Spring)
  • Drumming Notation (Summer)
  • Tube Drumming (Summer)
  • Tambourine (Summer)
  • Accentuations (Fall)
  • Full-On Handing (Fall)
    • Workshops Offered in 2005:
    Rhythm Genres:
  • 1 Finnish (Winter)
  • 2 Native American (Spring)
  • 1 Ancient Egyptian (Spring)
  • 1 Fusion (Spring)
  • 1 Morrocan (Summer)
  • 1 Russian (Summer)
  • 1 Brazilian (Summer)
  • 1 Jazz (Fall)
  • 2 Israeli (Fall)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Shaker 1: Rattle (Winter)
  • Two-instrument drumming (Winter)
  • Accentuation (Winter)
  • Shaker 2: Sistrum (Spring)
  • Shaker 3: Tambourine (Summer)
  • Brush and Scrub Strikes (Summer)
    • Workshops Offered in 2004:
    Rhythm Genres:
  • 2 Rock (Spring)
  • 2 African (Spring)
  • 1 Reggae (Summer)
  • 2 Hindustani/Carnatic (Summer)
  • 1 Algerian Rai (Summer)
  • 2 Middle-Eastern (Fall)
  • 2 Japanese (Fall)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Dry Strikes / Rimshots (Winter)
  • Accentuation (Winter)
  • Making a Drum Case (Winter)
  • White Noise (Spring)
  • Drum Notation (Spring)
  • Rim Pitches (Summer)
  • Percussive Breathing (Summer)
  • Hand Care (Summer)
  • Special Effects (Summer)
  • Introductory (Fall)
    • Workshops Offered in 2003:
    Rhythm Genres:
  • 2 African (Spring)
  • 2 Middle-Eastern (Summer)
  • 3 Celtic (Fall)
  • 3 Latin (Fall)
    		• Drumming Technique/Maintenance:
  • Brushes and Scrapes (Spring)
  • Drum Notation (Spring)
  • Drumming Special Effects (Summer)
  • Strike Types (Summer)
  • Stringing a Drum (Summer)
  • Making a Caftan (Summer)
  • Toning/Melodic (Fall)
  • Making a Drum Strap (Fall)