Join Mike Tamburo of Crowns of Eternity for an all immersive gong training that will enhnace your playing skills, awaken your own inner sound and relationship to sound, and allow you to be enveloped in a plethora of gongs to explore the incredible healing potential of these instruments!

 

In this 14 hour certification, we’ll explore:

• Drone Strokes: Combining fast repetitions of strokes to create resonant, sustaining tones with dynamic variations.

• Tone Strokes: Perfect your single strokes for clear, articulate sounds that add precision to your performance.

• Rhythm and Timing: Explore subdivisions of time, rhythmic patterns, and refine your timing to enhance the flow of your playing—working with both long and short durations of sound.

• Texture: Develop a wide range of textures that add depth and dimension to your music.

• Volume Control: Learn how to shape dynamics for expressive, intentional playing.

• Mallet Play and Hand Independence: Explore the interaction between mallets to enrich your sound, experiment with different mallet styles in each hand, and develop strokes that allow for independent tones and rhythms.

• Muting and Dampening: Use your hand or body to stop or dampen the gong’s sound, integrating this technique rhythmically.

• Intuitive Improvisation: Engage in creative exploration using shared techniques, unlocking new variations and sonic possibilities.

• Spontaneous Composition: Develop on-the-spot musical structures and creative responses.

• Conduction & Guided Orchestration: Be a part of a creative soundscape orchestration, directed through gestural or guided cues.

• Control: Refine your touch, articulation, and overall command of the gong.

 

This workshop provides a supportive space for deep exploration, blending technique with creativity to expand your approach to gong playing.

 

$535 for Early Bird Price before September 15th

$615 for Full Price after September 15th

 

This course is immersive and does not have a formalized manual, as it is intended to be immersive and experiential. We encourage you to bring a notebook to take notes and prepare to write and record as much as you want.

 

Dates:

Saturday Nov 15th 12:30 to 7:30pm

Sunday Nov 16th 12:30 to 7:30pm