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13th of November 2019. ( still looking... )
Seeking musicians in Mangawhai :
Call Alan Preston on 4315389 or 02102377242
For improvised percussion-based music with a variety of other instruments - to play live for free-form dancers. Drug and alcohol free.
Check out the Auckland Rhythm Centre's website for more on this.
We have established a core group of people who're committed to creating music and since July 2017 have been getting together on Tuesday evenings every couple of weeks near Mangawhai. We're intending to perform for dancers here ( maybe down in Auckland too ) from December on through the summer.
We are still inviting others who already know the language of music and who are more interested in creating their own music than in reproducing other peoples' creations.
What : Improvising using a really wide variety of themes and paces.
Melodic percussion. Voices. Energy, Sensitivity, Beauty. Variety. Textures. Dance, Movement.
Instruments and sounds - as many and as varied as possible
We're currently using :
Percussive instruments : Djembe / shakers / dabuka / quira /
Percussivie-melodic instruments : Marimba / Mbira / Hang drum.
and for melody : Kora / Violin / Guitar / Bass / keyboards / flute.
Where : Initially at 4 Insley Street, in the heart of Mangawhai Village and other venues
Local halls.
On the beach, hilltops during full-moons, sunsets. Dances.
When : every second Tuesday night ( provisional and subject to change )
How often : Weekly , evenings, Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Full moons.
How long : Enough time to get warmed up , develop a theme, to revisit previous ideas. Review. Practice.
How : Rotating responsibility / right to direct the session - no pressure but..
Why : To have fun creating our own music .
The following event was held in November 2018.
Alan Preston
4 Insley Street , Mangawhai, Northland, New Zealand. 0505
Landline: (09)431 5389
Mobile or txt to : 02102377242
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