Join us in person to master groove, timing, and rhythmic concepts with fun Clave and Polyrhythms this September with Michael Morales!
Rhythm Workshop (Monthly) 9.23.26
Clave and Polyrhythms
Join us in person for a fun and engaging rhythm workshop focused on clave (bembe) and polyrhythms. Perfect for all skill levels, these monthly classes will help you boost your timing, groove, and musical feel. Don't miss out on this chance to dive deep into rhythms and connect with fellow music lovers!
About Rhythm Workshop
This workshop is an open, hands-on exploration of rhythm designed for musicians, dancers, and curious beginners alike. No experience necessary, and all disciplines and levels are welcome. Through call-and-response, movement, and group exercises, we'll build an intuitive, body focused sense of rhythm that goes beyond counting and into feeling.
About this Session
In this session, we'll dig into the relationship between clave and polyrhythms, exploring how this foundational rhythmic pattern interlocks with layered, competing pulses to shape the music of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean traditions and their influence across jazz and popular music today. We'll close with an open jam, so instrumentalists, bring your axe and be ready to put these concepts into practice alongside the group.
About our Facilitator
Michael Morales is a drummer since childhood and an educator with over 10 years of experience in K-12 music education, facilitating workshops and trainings for educators throughout his career. He is the founder of Rhythm Workshop, a rhythm education curriculum with a 10-year history of engaging musicians, dancers, singers, videographers, music lovers and communities across New York City. RWS has been hosted at The City College of NY, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Ripley Grier Studios, and The Jazz Gallery. Now at our new UWS location All Angel's Church.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
All Angels' Church
251 West 80th Street
New York, NY 10024
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Agenda
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Intro
This will intro the class to old and new participants and get us to a common language before moving on to content for the day
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Polyrhtyhms 2:3:4
Here we will break down the concept of Polyrhtyhms, how to create them and play them. We will do some site reading and and experience being on both sides of a polyrhythm simultaneously and switching between them. We will cover the 2:3 and 3:2 polyrhythm as well as the 3:4 and 4:3.
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Clave
Here we will break down the concept of Clave, both from the polyrhythmic approach of a 6/8 Bell Pattern and then through more popular Rhythms still heard today in various styles of music.