CMP 2

Drumming, Dance, and Arabic Language

in Fez, Morocco

July 15th to 25th, 2015

at the Arabic Language Institute of Fez

CMP is pleased to announce our first program in the Middle East. We will have group classes in Arabic drumming and dance, and Arabic language classes.

The Drumming Program will include tabl, riq, duff, and tar with local teachers. Classes are open to both beginners and advanced drummers.

The Dance Program will include basic middle-eastern steps and Moroccan styles with local teachers. Classes are open to both beginners and advanced dancers.

The Arabic Language Program will be customized to the levels and interests of the students––from basic skills to Modern Standard Arabic to Moroccan dialect. Study the language where it is spoken!

The Ancient City of Fez beckons us to explore. We will be celebrating the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, during our first few days in Fez.

Tuition: $2,000 includes classes and local home stay. We will also block book a round-trip flight to Morocco so that we can travel together. The cost will depend on when we book the flight.

Morocco is a safe and wonderful country to visit. Come explore its music, dance, language, and people with us.

don@contemporarymusicproject.com
708 524-8605

Winter SALE!

Método para la Enseñanza de la Percusión Latina
(Instruction Method for Latin Percussion)

by Roberto Vizcaino Guillot

124 pages and 2 CDs
(Was $65) Now $40

Quite simply the finest book of its kind ever published, this is Vizcaino's master work.

     El Método is the key to Roberto's playing secrets. The conga chapters include 1- and 2-drum technical exercises, improvisations, popular and contemporary rhythms, and rumba. The timbale chapters include technical exercises, popular and contemporary rhythms, improvisations, and tons of breaks.
     The last third of the book contains the best of Vizcaino's concert works for Latin Percussion. In these pieces he has raised the genre to a new level, writing complex compositions worthy of the recital hall. They include the duets, Soneando and Soneando 3, and the trio Soneando 1, and the solo works, Para Ella, Timba Son, and A Cuatro Congas. If you've ever wondered what, exactly, Roberto plays in his amazing solos, you will find the answers here.
     Lastly, El Método comes with 2 CDs. The first covers almost every exercise and rhythm in the book. The second contains recordings of Vizcaino playing his amazing concert works. They are recordings of the master at his prime.

Please include $5 S&H per order.

Batá Drumming

The Instruments, the Rhythms and the People Who Play Them

by Don Skoog and Alejandro Carvajal

The Second Edition! B&W, Softcover, 200 pages, 8 1⁄2” X 11”
Now $40!

is the most comprehensive study of this important Cuban musical tradition, and the first to explore the people who created it, how it developed in Cuba, and where it fits in relation to the other folkloric traditions on the island.

Please include $5 S&H per order.

Overseas customers and those wishing to pay by PayPal, please email us before placing your order as the total will be slightly different.

Steve Weiss Music is now distributing our Marimba music, Drum Set and Latin Percussion books, and Recordings. Just go to their web site and type "Skoog" into the search field and you will be able to purchase our products with a credit card.