H3 Collective is proud to present a FREE interactive webinar series: Masters of Percussion. Gather your family each Saturday in July for workshops, live music, and a Q&A with the artists. You do not require an instrument to participate. Only a phone or connected device (ex. computer or tablet) is needed! Join us for any or all sessions.

Webinar Schedule:

July 4, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM | West African Percussion with Amadou Kienou

July 11, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM | Afro-Cuban Percussion with Derek Thorne

July 18, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM | Up-Cycled Instruments with Mark Sepic

July 25, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM | Living with Rhythm – Strategies for Healthy Living with Kevin Fell

Session Descriptions

July 4 | West African Percussion with Amadou Kienou

Each participant will explore the ancient traditions of West African sound and rhythm. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of Base, slap and tone and how these beats are used for community building, unity and expressing feelings.

July 11 | Afro-Cuban Percussion with Derek Thorne

Afro-Cuban drums have found their way into everything from Steely Dan to Sekouba Bambino and Derek Thorne is almost as well-travelled himself, so who better to introduce you to that sound you love? Join Derek for a virtual introduction to Afro- Cuban drumming to learn how to start making some of those sweet sounds yourself! Congas, bongos, and rum & cokes all welcome!

July 18, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM | Up-Cycled Instruments with Mark Sepic

Join Mark to learn vocal soundscapes and body percussion, to see how everyday household objects can be made to sound unbelievably musical, to learn how to make simple instruments with everyday objects, and sound sculptures with little or no money.

July 25, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM | Living with Rhythm – Strategies for Healthy Living with Kevin Fell

We say that we need to “slow down," or that we “skipped a beat," or that we didn’t feel like we were “in sync” or that we want to “march to the beat of our own drum!” Who sets the pace of your life?! Join Kevin to explore the role that rhythm plays in your life, to unwind and rejuvenate, to become centred, to explore rhythm literally and symbolically - in a virtual atmosphere of energy sharing, creation and release.