Ma*Shuqa’s Rhythm Workout I-III Series for Dancers & Drummers 2023
Rhythm Workout I and II - Middle Eastern Rhythms for Dance and Finger Cymbals
Rhythm Workout III - Drum Solo Riffs and Rhythms for Drummers and Dancers with hot drum solos
2023 Diva Photo Shoots & Workshops
with Carl and Ma*Shuqa
Workshop I Finger Cymbals & Dance Workshop (followed by Potluck Dance Party)
Sunday, January 8, 2023 2:00-4:00 pm $15 Adv/$20 (or class card fee)
Ma*Shuqa’s Studio, 15651 Camino Del Cerro, Los Gatos, CA USA 95032 (408) 356-9473 www.MaShuqa.com
Workshop followed byFree 4:00 pm Potluck Hafla & Viewing Party - Concerts from Middle East Music and Dance Camp, Mendocino, CA – enjoy listening, watching, and dancing to concert performances
Coordinating Finger Cymbals, Music, and Dance Choreography With workshop notes By Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan ©
à Zil playing styles and sounds: tips and techniques to play evenly, increase dexterity and speed
à Ma*Shuqa Method notation - Zil patterns, combinations and variations
à Coordinating finger cymbal playing with dance: 3 Ways to play finger cymbals: Rhythmically, Melodically, and as Embellishment to dance
à Middle Eastern Rhythms and cymbal patterns: Zeffah, Baladi, Wahidah, Fellahi, Maqsum, Libi, Karachi, Ayub, Moroccan 2/4, Masmoudi, Samai
à Learn how to match musicality and phrases to over 25 music pieces
Ma*Shuqa’s Rhythm Workout II for Dancers & Drummers
Finger Cymbals & Dance Workshop (followed by Potluck Dance Party)
Sunday, February 5, 2023 2:00-4:00 pm $15 Adv/$20 (or class card fee)
Ma*Shuqa’s Studio, 15651 Camino Del Cerro, Los Gatos, CA USA 95032 (408) 356-9473 www.MaShuqa.com
Workshop followed by (Free 4:00 pm Potluck Hafla Party)– enjoy listening, watching, get up and dance
Coordinating Finger Cymbals, Music, and Dance Choreography With workshop notes By Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan ©
à Middle Eastern Rhythms and cymbal patterns: Bamby, Saedi/Saudi, Samai, Soot Al Shami, Masmoudi Kabir, Mellow Masmoudi, Murraba
à Learn how to match musicality and phrases to exciting music pieces
à Workshop notes include: rhythms for drum, zils patterns, and dance movement
à Ma*Shuqa Method notation - Zil patterns, combinations and variations
à Coordinating finger cymbal playing with dance: 3 Ways to play finger cymbals: Rhythmically, Melodically, and as Embellishment to dance
Ma*Shuqa’s Rhythm Workout III for Dancers & Drummers
Drum Solo Riffs & Dance Workshop (followed by Potluck Hafla Party)
Sunday, March 5, 2023 2:00-4:00 $15 Adv/$20 (or class card fee)
Ma*Shuqa’s Studio, 15651 Camino Del Cerro, Los Gatos, CA USA 95032 (408) 356-9473 www.MaShuqa.com
– enjoy dancing to drum solos – get up and improv dance
Coordinating Drum Solos & Dance Workshop by Ma*Shuqa With workshop notes
This workshop gives dancers skills and techniques for dancing Drum Solos.
à Middle Eastern Drum Rhythms and Riffs
à Learn how to match drum riff musicality and phrases to exciting drum rhythms and riffs
à Understand the rhythms and structure of drum solos,
à Learn typical drum riffs, Hagala rhythm pattern,
à Secrets to dance improvisationally to a live drum solo
à Workshop notes with rhythms and riffs
à Practice improvising to fabulous drum solos by Reda Darwish, Ozzy, Gamal Gomaa, Sakissian,
Diva Photo Shoot & Workshops: January 15, February 12, March 12, 2023 2:00- 4:00 pm posing by Ma*Shuqa, includes photos by Carl Sermon Photography. Register early 5 dancers only
$65 adv/$75 Dancers registering in advance receive photo session posing instruction handouts.