Body Percussion Rhythms
Learn to create your own rhythms and music through clapping, walking and a-rhythm-matics!
Greg is the pioneer of body percussion in Australia and his workshops are a great exploration of rhythm for those interested in music, percussion and dance. Through clapping, slapping and stamping we play lots of fun and intricate rhythm games.
Using a series of numbers, we weave a myriad of beautiful rhythms together. Eventually it blossoms into a form of dance accompanied by the dancers themselves!
Workshop includes:
Improvisation
Creative games
Polyrhythms
AGE: Suitable for ages 18 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate - Suited to those who have some experience, but are looking to learn new techniques and explore more complex projects.
SCHEDULE: Half Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen Showground
Check out the courses below that could be paired with this half-day course…
Learn to create your own rhythms and music through clapping, walking and a-rhythm-matics!
Greg is the pioneer of body percussion in Australia and his workshops are a great exploration of rhythm for those interested in music, percussion and dance. Through clapping, slapping and stamping we play lots of fun and intricate rhythm games.
Using a series of numbers, we weave a myriad of beautiful rhythms together. Eventually it blossoms into a form of dance accompanied by the dancers themselves!
Workshop includes:
Improvisation
Creative games
Polyrhythms
AGE: Suitable for ages 18 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate - Suited to those who have some experience, but are looking to learn new techniques and explore more complex projects.
SCHEDULE: Half Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen Showground
Check out the courses below that could be paired with this half-day course…
Learn to create your own rhythms and music through clapping, walking and a-rhythm-matics!
Greg is the pioneer of body percussion in Australia and his workshops are a great exploration of rhythm for those interested in music, percussion and dance. Through clapping, slapping and stamping we play lots of fun and intricate rhythm games.
Using a series of numbers, we weave a myriad of beautiful rhythms together. Eventually it blossoms into a form of dance accompanied by the dancers themselves!
Workshop includes:
Improvisation
Creative games
Polyrhythms
AGE: Suitable for ages 18 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate - Suited to those who have some experience, but are looking to learn new techniques and explore more complex projects.
SCHEDULE: Half Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen Showground
Check out the courses below that could be paired with this half-day course…
course info
Please read all course information below before purchasing tickets for this event.
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DAY ONE
Learn basic hand-clapping games
Introduction to basic body-percussion.
DAY TWO
Review and build on the previous day’s workshop
Introducing syncopation and poly-rhythms and breaking off into groups, each playing their own rhythms
DAY THREE
Review and build
Exploring the Rhythm Diamonds [Greg's unique system of Rhythm Patterns]
Begin to look at ways of creating a Body Percussion performance
DAY FOUR
Going deeper into Syncopation and ways of incorporating more movement and body parts
Establishing a blue print for a performance piece
DAY FIVE
Practice our performance piece
Review and wrap up
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An enthusiasm about rhythm is a must!
“Greg is a gifted teacher; he has a wonderful way of imparting his knowledge. We learnt so much about rhythm through Body Percussion.”
Check out the video below to see a Body Percussion demo by Greg at TedX in Sydney (demo starts at 5:30 minutes)…
YOUR COURSE TUTOR
Greg Sheehan
A leading figure in Australian percussion, Greg Sheehan is a performer, teacher and recording artist who is significantly represented in Australian music over the last 53 years.
He has been a major influence on generations of musicians and has literally reshaped the map of rhythm. Author of the popular technical book 'The Rhythm Diaries'. A passionate visionary, Greg created a unique system known as ‘Rhythm Diamonds’ and his original body percussion style and reinvention of tambourine technique have become legendary!
‘Astounding Musicianship!’—John Shand. SMH.
‘Time Lord’—Shane Howard.
