[RhythmAgogo] Ness Creek Applications

Sun Feb 28 01:58:48 PST 2016

Hello folks

I am back from India and would be regular feature in the team again.
I shall be at Capitol Music Club on Monday evening at 5:30 pm.

Just a question? After this meet, we practice from 7 to 9. If yes, does
that mean our meeting is going to last for about 90 minutes.
Just because I would be operating whole day on Monday, I just want to be
sure to fix myself enough stamina to carry on until 9 pm and later.
Sudhir

On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Neil Jones <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi team,
>
> Corey and I were able to develop what I think is quite a good proposal for
> two workshops and a performance. Before finalizing it and sending it off,
> though, I would really like to take a look at it in person with other
> interested band members.
>
> Who would be available to meet Monday before practice? Say, 5:30 at the
> Capitol Music Club, across the street from Open Door?
>
> Also, few band members have bowed out, and there are more of us than can
> fit on the application, so I think we need to take the opposite approach:
> If you would like to be listed as one of the band members delivering the
> workshops - that is, if you DO plan to attend Ness Creek (July 14-17), you
> DO NOT have conflicting plans as a volunteer, and you DO feel comfortable
> being on this list - please let me know by Monday.
>
> Sorry for the short time frame on this. Too good an opportunity to pass up!
>
> Neil
> On Feb 22, 2016 10:16 PM, "Corey M" <swirl_cm at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>> I love me some Rhythm Agogo!!!  Surprise!!! I had fun tonight!
>>
>> So…
>>
>> I proposed to the small group that attended tonight that we should
>> prepare applications to do workshops and performances at Ness Creek 2016.
>> At the very least, it should cut down significantly on the cost of camping
>> and add significantly to the fun!  I also have to prepare my own for my
>> steel pan stuff, but this year, I think it would be better suited for our
>> group to present workshops related to drumming.  Here is what I propose:
>>
>> 1) Drum Circle Workshop: I facilitated Basic Drum Circle and Etiquette
>> last year with Carolyn, and it went very well despite my own lack of
>> preparation (and thankfully Regina's Tribal Vibes and Carolyn were there to
>> pick me up when I stumbled.  Basically, it was participatory, and allowed
>> the audience to play very simple individual cadences and feeling a part of
>> that community vibe when everyone syncopates into a living symphony of
>> rhythm.  Those people in the audience that were comfortable with taking a
>> solo were encouraged to express themselves, while the audience maintained
>> the rhythm.  We did this for about 15 minutes times three basic rhythms.  I
>> can see one, two or three of our members being the key facilitators, with
>> the rest of us supporting and participating… and promoting our…
>>
>> 2) Drum Circle Performance: We all know how tiring it is to perform for
>> an extended period of time.  But our large group could split up and perform
>> three or four numbers over an hour, possibly leading up to the open drum
>> circle that night, or wherever the organizers want to schedule us.  One
>> brainstormed idea has us partnering with a rapper / poet / storyteller to
>> perform with us during a number.
>>
>> 3) Children's Area Workshop / Presentation:  Ness Creek LOVES applicants
>> for the Children's Area!  Carolyn and I had fun, as we did a musical craft
>> project with the kids sandwiched in between two steelpan performances.
>> Before I knew it, our hour was done.  I will probably apply again to do the
>> same thing this year… promised a child I would learn a song from Despicable
>> Me (that was it, right Carolyn? haha).  But I think we would need to
>> brainstorm what we would do as a group to entertain these kids!
>>
>> For each application, I think we would want to list our entire ensemble
>> as performers in order for us all to get the perks.  But Ness Creek may put
>> a limit to how many people we can include, as we get to camp for free if
>> our application(s) is accepted.  I have never negotiated a contract for a
>> group, so I don't know if my pay from last year would reflect what we could
>> get as a group.  But I will try to help plan and prepare our application /
>> contract proposal for submission.
>>
>> I know Fred and Neil are in for collaborating on the applications.
>> Anyone else that wants to plan the applications, please reply to me
>> personally so that we can keep emails to a minimum.  Also, Please inform me
>> if you know that you are not interested or unavailable for camping and
>> performing at Ness Creek.  If we know, for example, that only ten of us are
>> able to attend, compared to twenty or thirty of us, it will help… we have
>> to list the members / performers on the applications to get you camping
>> privileges and negotiate pay.
>>
>> Check out the Ness Creek website for details.  The application should be
>> online.  If we can conference on Wednesday to draft these up, and
>> electronically submit them by Saturday, that will be awesome!  Thanks all!
>>
>> Corey :)
>>
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