Body percussion

All non-musicians who want to experience the diverse world of rhythm are also warmly welcome! Without instruments, we improve our rhythmic skills through clapping, stomping, and speaking. We use our bodies as sound producers, work on our own coordination abilities, and sharpen our senses for group interaction. We will work on a drum piece from Latin American salsa with various rhythmic elements, breaks, and small solos using only our voices and clapping! Important aspects of the workshop include: rhythmic training through body percussion (clapping, stomping, speaking), practicing different rhythm patterns through call and response, engaging with one's own coordination abilities, timing exercises, rhythm as communication and social interaction, rhythmic notation, and of course - actually the most important - drumming and clapping for the joy of music and movement. For many participants, body percussion offers a break from the usual learning and working routine. They engage with their musicality and teamwork skills, perceiving the group as a whole and themselves as part of the group from a different perspective. Instructor Bernd Lange has been working as a freelance musician and music teacher since 2000.