Marla Leigh Goldstein

During this special summer workshop series, will take a transformational journey into the joy, science, magic and mysticism of drumming, improvising, world rhythms and numerology. We will: 1 - Uncover what Solkattu is, the ancient rhythmic vocalizations from South India). 2 - Learn Solkattu exercises that can help you deepen your understanding of rhythm 2 - Learn how to use Solkauttu to help you drum 3 - Learn to play and improvise in a four beat time cycle with ease. 4 - Introduction to the music structures from North (Hindustani) and South (Karnatic) India Each session will cover a different topic: June 12 – Drumming + the magic of four beat rhythms June 19 – Drumming + the magic of five beat rhythms July 3 – Drumming + the magic of seven beat rhythms July 17 – The magic of Solkattu (South Indian Rhythmic Vocalization)

SUMMER SERIES: TRANCE DRUMMING : The Magic of Drumming + Numerolgy During this special summer workshop series, will take a transformational journey into the joy, science, magic and mysticism of drumming, improvising, world rhythms and numerology. We will: 1 - Learn the basic Middle Eastern strokes for playing the frame drum in lap style (techniques learned can be applied to other types of hand drums). 2 - Learn to play and improvise in 7 beat time cycles with ease. 3- Learn traditional 7 beat rhythms from around the world. 4 - Learn how when we play in the meter of 7, how it effects our body, mind and soul through the ancient mystic knowledge of numerology. 5 - Explore practical applications on how to use drumming as a tool for healing trance, meditation, self healing and powerful manifestation. Each session will cover a different topic: June 12 – Drumming + the magic of four beat rhythms June 26 – Drumming + the magic of five beat rhythms July 3 – Drumming + the magic of seven beat rhythms July 17 – The magic of Solkattu (South Indian Rhythmic Vocalization)

SUMMER SERIES: TRANCE DRUMMING : The Magic of Drumming + Numerolgy During this special summer workshop series, will take a transformational journey into the joy, science, magic and mysticism of drumming, improvising, world rhythms and numerology. We will: 1 - Learn the basic Middle Eastern strokes for playing the frame drum in lap style (techniques learned can be applied to other types of hand drums). 2 - Learn to play and improvise in 5 beat time cycles with ease. 3- Learn traditional 5 beat rhythms from around the world. 4 - Learn how when we play in the meter of 5, how it effects our body, mind and soul through the ancient mystic knowledge of numerology. 5 - Explore practical applications on how to use drumming as a tool for healing trance, meditation, self healing and powerful manifestation. Each session will cover a different topic: June 12 – Drumming + the magic of four beat rhythms June 19 – Drumming + the magic of five beat rhythms July 3 – Drumming + the magic of seven beat rhythms July 17 – The magic of Solkattu (South Indian Rhythmic Vocalization)

SUMMER SERIES: TRANCE DRUMMING : The Magic of Drumming + Numerolgy During this special summer workshop series, will take a transformational journey into the joy, science, magic and mysticism of drumming, improvising, world rhythms and numerology. We will: 1 - Learn the basic Middle Eastern strokes for playing the frame drum in lap style (techniques learned can be applied to other types of hand drums). 2 - Learn to play and improvise in a four beat time cycle with ease. 3- Learn traditional four beat rhythms from around the world. 4 - Learn how when we play in the meter of 4, how it effects our body, mind and soul through the ancient mystic knowledge of numerology. 5 - Explore practical applications on how to use drumming as a tool for healing trance, meditation, self healing and powerful manifestation. Each session will cover a different topic: June 12 – Drumming + the magic of four beat rhythms June 19 – Drumming + the magic of five beat rhythms July 3 – Drumming + the magic of seven beat rhythms July 17 – The magic of Solkattu (South Indian Rhythmic Vocalization)

Feeling stressed out from Tax season? Gift yourself this FREE gift of experience how the ancient trance, of rhythm, can help heal you. Drumming balances both hemispheres of our brains, and has been used as a healing therapy for thousands of years. Join internationally acclaimed percussionist and educator, Marla Leigh Goldstein, in this special online series, where we will explore how to use drumming as a therapy for personal healing. The class will be structured in three sections, after first preparing our body for drumming with some simple yoga exercises, we will cover the basic playing strokes for the Middle Eastern Frame Drum. We will then learn some traditional rhythms from around the world, as well as how to improvise. Following this, we will tune inside, and explore how to use drumming as a therapy for personal healing. We will experience such things as Sufi-inspired trance drumming meditations and practices that ground us, and strengthen our immune system. You will leave this drumming immersion with all the tools to feel rhythmically ALIVE. There is one FREE Introductory class being offered on April 8 that will explain what we will cover during this special series.The three class series will start in May (May 6, May 20, 27) @ 5pm PST. Class price will be only $65