"The Heart Is A Drum" a unique music workshop by Iranian Master percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari at The Pint Room, D-Block Commercial Complex, Vasant Vihar > 4pm-7pm on 8th August 2015

Time : 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 08/08/2015 16:00 08/08/2015 19:00 Asia/Kolkata "The Heart Is A Drum" a unique music workshop by Iranian Master percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari & acclaimed French danseuse Lise Moulet Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/08/the-heart-is-drum-unique-music-workshop.html The Pint Room, D-Block Commercial Complex, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi DD/MM/YYYY

Duration : Three hours with two short breaks 

Entry : Participation by contribution 
Call 9810116460 to register
Who should attend: Anyone interested developing their musical ear and playing percussion instruments.
What to bring along: A djembe, if you already own one or we could provide one. Please let us know while registering for the workshop if we need to provide one for you. Bring along friends or family who would be interested in seeing you develop your skills.

Venue : The Pint Room, D-Block Commercial Complex, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 
Landmark : Opposite HDFC Bank

Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Stations -  'Hauz Khas(Yellow Line)' & 'Dhaula Kuan(Orange Line)'

Event Description : Art Collide and The Pint Room present "The Heart Is A Drum" a unique workshop aimed helping people at all skill levels to gain a deeper understanding of rhythm

Come and discover your inner rhythm and the beat of your surroundings in the "Unite with Rhythm" workshop by Iranian Master percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari. Learn how to listen to yourself and others.

Iranian Master percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari will guide you along this beautiful journey in a workshop especially designed for busy professionals looking to find their musical aspect. In this three-hour workshop, we will learn:

·       Listen to the rhythm within
·       Train our ear to different modulations of rhythm
·       Understand what tempo does to the mood of a rhythm
·       How to listen to the underlying rhythm of a melody, enhance and accompany it
·       Play freestyle for the simple joy of creating music

Fakhroddin Ghaffari
Iranian born percussionist Fakhroddin Ghaffari has mastery over multiple Persian and Middle Eastern percussion instruments including his principal instrument, Tombak, as well as Darbuka and Daf. Earlier trained under his uncle, Tombak player Saeed Abbasi, he represents today the school of Tombak maestro Bahman Rajabi. Fakhroddin has lived in India for the past 13 years performing and collaborating with top musicians from throughout India and has shared the stage with artists such as Abida Parveen and Hansraj Hans. He has received his Bachelor, Master and M.Phil degree in Hindustani Classical Music from Delhi university and is currently working on his PHD. He founded the Viuna Music Ensemble with whom he has toured across the country in the festivals Sufi Darbar, Ruhaniyat, Jahan-e-Khusrau, Jamal-e-Begum-Akhtar and many more. Fakhroddin has spoken in seminars, both national and international, on Indian and Iranian music and percussion, the Raaga-Taal system of Indian Classical music and Music therapy. He has taught at the Lancers International School, a branch of Cambridge University, and has written many articles and translated several books on Indian music from English to Farsi.

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