The Joy of Gonging

The gong is more popular now than it has been in all of it's history that we know. It is a powerful instrument that seems to open the player to a deeper connection with themselves and the world around them. This course explores the therapeutic potential of playing gongs for one's own joy and also the joy, creativity and connectivity that unfolds from playing gongs with others in a group. Join Mike Tamburo for a 2 or a 5 day gong playing workshop in a beautiful private residence in Ben Lomond, CA. This is an exploratory and experiential training for all levels that will deepen one's gong practice and take participants to a new level in their playing and understanding of working with gong sound and gong music. 'The Joy of Gonging' workshop invites the player to deepen their connection to the gong as a musical instrument capable of having broad effects on consciousness and asks the player to move beyond protocols into a music of the moment. Mike will immerse participants in a series of creative exercises, group improvisations and meditative listening experiences. We will define and refine playing techniques, explore rhythm and dynamics, strengthen our listening and improvisational skills, learn loose composition and deepen our personal sonic vocabulary. As a group, we will explore blending our playing with multiple gongs and other musicians in the sonic field. We will compose and improvise together as a group. Most importantly we will have fun! All Levels welcome

Full Training - January 4-8 - 10am-7pm - $500 Weekend training - January 4-5 - 10am-7pm - $225

Each day includes 90 minute lunch break - lunch not included

for more information contact soundseternalmusic@gmail.com