The Frame Drum Academy is excited to present a workshop with one of Marla‘s most influential teachers, Randy Gloss.
Come learn the art of the beautiful Middle Eastern tambourine, the riq.
Dive into the pulsating heart of music with our special guest, percussionist Randy Gloss, as we explore the captivating Middle Eastern drum, the Riq.
This special workshop is packed with new rhythms and skills… don’t miss out.
What you will learn:
This beginner-friendly experience will cover over 2 hours of instruction, learning:
♦️Traditional Riq playing strokes
♦️Exploring the vast world of traditional Middle Eastern rhythms
♦️ A unique approach to learning
(Randy is an outstanding teacher!)
♦️New rhythms & techniques to fuel your inspiration
And much more.
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What's Included:
♦️ 2-Hour Workshop replay
♦️ PDF of the rhythms taught
* Lifetime access to all materials!
DRUMS:
You can use any kind of drum with jingles for this workshop:
- Any type of tambourine with a skin
- Layne Redmond’s REMO Lotus Tambourine
- Cooperman Inana Tambourine
- Pandiero
- You can also start with a small, non-jingle frame drum for the workshop to fully immerse yourself in the live teaching experience. Later, practice with a RIQ when you get one.
I hope this workshop will inspire you to add a RIQ to your percussion collection!
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Marla writes:
“Randy has been my teacher for almost 30 years. He is an incredible musician and educator, able to break down learning in an in-depth and inspiring way. If my teaching style resonates with you, you’ll appreciate that I learned much of it from him. He was also a protégé of John Bergamo and carries out John’s spirit in his teaching.”
Curriculum
Meet your instructor, Randy
A protégé of renowned percussion vanguard John Bergamo and longtime student of tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy Gloss is a percussionist whose background performing several modalities of hand drums, contemporary percussion, and drum set has led to his involvement in many innovative ensembles that fuse world music with new music and jazz.
Randy Gloss is faculty at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia California where he has taught since the late 90’s, overseeing the MFA World Percussion Program (since 2007); from 2015-2020 was the Director of World Music Performance Programs; and 2018-2021 the recipient of the Michel Columbier Performer-Composer Chair at CalArts. Additionally, Randy has taught at UCLA and LA Music Academy (LAMA), and has been a visiting artist/lecturer/clinician at many universities, music schools and conservatories in the U.S. and abroad.
Randy Gloss endorses LP Latin Percussion; Remo drumheads; Innovative Percussion drumsticks, brushes and mallets; Paiste cymbals and gongs; and Cooperman frame drums.