MARIMBA
INSTRUCTION
Group lessons and workshops on
Zimbabwe-style marimba

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STUDIO INSTRUCTION

Learn to play the high-energy music of Zimbabwe, Africa in a group setting!

Taught by MyLinda King, ten-year member and former musical director of Portland’s popular marimba band, BOKA MARIMBA. at Boka Marimba's former studio. No experience necessary.

Students learn to play high-energy marimba music from Zimbabwe on seven African-style marimbas (wooden xylophones played with rubber mallets) and hosho (gourd shakers). The marimbas range in size from the sit-down soprano to the five-foot high booming bass. No prior musical experience necessary. The music is upbeat, highly rhythmic, and involves the cooperation of five to nine players.

Class instruments provided. Rentals available for practice.

 
GROUP WORKSHOPS
 
No marimba teacher in your town? Group workshops are available. Repertoire includes over 60 traditional and contemporary marimba pieces. Groups are provided the individual instrumental parts for traditional pieces and instruction in integrating those parts into a flowing whole. MyLinda works with you at whatever level of musical proficiency you have achieved and speak the musical language that will help you, whether it's standard Western notation, rote repetition or recording. She also provides hosho instruction, a vital piece of the ensemble puzzle often missing in Western marimba bands.
LESSONS BY MAIL  
Workshops not an option? Take lessons by mail! You can communicate by mail, telephone and e-mail -- receive tape cassettes, sheet music to have lessons in the comfort of your home. These lessons are designed for a group of five to nine players rather than an individual player.
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
See the Buckman Marimba Band in action!

MyLinda is certified to teach in the Portland Public Schools and has taught marimba classes at the Metropolitan Learning Center as well as four marimba classes in her home for both adults and children on weekday evenings and weekends. She also helped schools to start parent-child marimba programs.

All class instruments are provided. Rentals are available to students who wish to practice outside of class. Classes meet for an hour and a half after school.

 
For more information call MyLinda King at (503) 233-4372 or click here.

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