Jalsah St Petersburg December 6, 2008

Jalsah St. Petersburg Weekend

www.thejalsah.com/pages/STPetersburg/

A Middle Eastern music and bellydance jam! All drummers, dancers and musicians are welcome to participate. Melissa and Carmine will guide you through playing popular Belly Dance songs of the Middle East. Open floor dancing all night, all levels of dancers welcome. This is a community event designed to bring together dancers and musicians inspired by Middle Eastern music. Experienced or inexperienced: all are welcome!

Friday December 5th 2008 - Evening show with live music and dancing.
Saturday December 6th 2008 - Music workshops all day and JALSAH at night.
Sunday December 7th 2008 - Additional Music workshops all day.

Our special guests:
Melissa Murphey Clarinet player from Ishtar - Pittsburgh's Classic Belly-Rock Band
Carmine Guida Oud/Cumbus player from Djinn

Our fabulous host is Johanna (Xenobia)

Friday, Dec 5: Live Music Performance & Belly Dance Show
$10 Cover includes:
Wine Tasting 6:30 - 7:30pm
Performance 8 - 10pm
@ St Petersburg Nights Russian Rest & Lounge,
6800 Sunset Way, St Pete Beach 33706
Reservations a must! (727) 644-4839

All workshops and Jalsah are held at:

Hip Expressions Belly Dance Studio
1045 9th Ave. N, St Petersburg, FL 33705
727-459-8558

Pre-registration strongly encouraged for all workshops. Register below for these fabulous classes.

Beginermediate Doumbek Class (Saturday) $20
How to play a drum solo for a dancer (Sunday) $20
Middle Eastern Music and Rhythms for All Instruments (Saturday) $20
Middle Eastern Music and Rhythms for All Instruments (Sunday) $20
Both Drum Classes $35
Both Melody Classes $35
All 4 Classes $70

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Begintermediate Doumbek (Saturday)
Taught by: Carmine
Saturday 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Cost $20
Get "Beyond Baladi". Percussionists will learn practical rhythm combinations useful for playing songs and making a drum circle more fun. Learn how to add fills and embellishments. This workshop is perfect for anyone who already knows the basic hits and rhythms.

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How to play a drum solo for a dancer (Sunday)
Taught by: Carmine
Sunday 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Cost $20
The drum solo is the climax of any belly dancer show. This is a great time for the dancer and drummer to improvise and communicate. In this workshop, you will learn how to build your own solos and improvising techniques. You will also learn what the dancer is expecting from you and how to play something interesting and exciting for them. This workshop is perfect for drummers who know the basics. This workshop is also great for dancers to learn about the drum solo from the drummer's perspective.

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Middle Eastern Music and Rhythms for All Instruments
Taught by: Melissa Murphey
Saturday 4:00pm to 5:30 pm - Cost: $20
Sunday 4:00pm to 5:30 pm - Cost: $20
(different songs each day!)
Melissa's workshop is perfect for musicians and percussionists ready to try something different! She will teach the basic structure of popular Middle Eastern bellydance songs in an ensemble format. Percussionists can learn how specific rhythms fit particular songs and how to change seamlessly between rhythms. Melody musicians will learn popular Middle Eastern melodies and will be given instruction on basic makam theory.

The goal for this workshop is to enable all percussionists and melody musicians to play common songs together. All instruments are welcome, as this music can be played on ANY instrument.

Sheet music, guitar tab, rhythm sheets, practice mp3s, and lyrics can all be downloaded at www.dorku.com.
To buy a practice CD visit www.dorku.com.

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Jalsah (Open Jam/Dance Event) Saturday December 6th 8PM
Dance floor is open ALL NIGHT. Bring your hipscarves and a friend. All levels of dancers welcome. Try out those new moves!
All instruments welcome! Drums, guitars, clarinets, flutes, violins, trumpets, saxes, if you play it bring it!

We will provide sheet music to borrow in the keys of: C, Bb, Eb, F and Bass Clef.
Don't forget to bring: instrument/microphone cables, sheet music stand, etc.
Cover charge: $5 (if you take a class you get in for FREE, it's an awesome deal!!!)

If you take any workshop, you get into the Jalsah for Free! (what a great deal!)
You know you're coming why not register today!

www.thejalsah.com/pages/STPetersburg/

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