Box Drum Workshop

Name: Box Drum Workshop
Start: 2024-07-18T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 11125 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106-1813, United States

Schedule

Thu Jul 18 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

11125 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106-1813, United States | Cleveland, OH

In this make and take workshop, participants will create and decorate their own box drum under the direction of master teaching artist Baba Jubal Harris. After the drums are complete, Baba Jubal will teach the group drum rhythms and introduce the basics of improvisation to make music on the spot.
Presented by our Creative Aging Department, this workshop is open to individuals ages 55+. All participants will create their own personal drum to take home. No experience necessary and all materials will be provided.
This program is free of charge, but donations are welcome! All donations will support the mission of The Music Settlement and the talented team who coordinates these events.
To ensure that we have an adequate amount of supplies for our upcoming event, we require all participants to register in advance.
This program is made possible by support from the Cuyahoga County Division of Senior and Adult Services through the Health Aging Grant funding from the Ohio Department of Aging.
ABOUT BABA JUBAL HARRIS
Baba Jubal Harris has performed and promoted traditional African drumming for 50 years. Harris is the founder of the Heart Beat Drum Circle, which was founded in 2010. He received a 2024 Creative Impact Fund fellowship, awarded by Assembly for the Arts. He is a master teaching artist with the Ohio Arts Council’s Arts Learning program, a 2015 Ohio Heritage Fellow, and a 2009 Creative Workforce Fellow from the former, Community Partnership for the Arts and Culture. He has conducted box drum workshops and residencies for schools and organizations throughout Ohio.