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Bodhran Construction
Learn how to make the frame, apply the drum skin to the shell, decorate, and tune your very own Bodhran. A unique chance to build and learn to play this wonderful Celtic instrument. All materials supplied by the instructor. Materials fee: $40. All levels. Limit 8 students, ages 16 and up. frankmcguire79@hotmail.com ​Periods 1 & 2 ~ Frank McGuire

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Shekere: Makin’ & Shakin’ the Calabash
The shekere is a handmade percussive instrument with origins in West Africa, but the shekere is found today in the Americas and the Caribbean as well. It is fabricated from a hollow calabash gourd. The calabash is covered with an intricate netting of beadwork that is applied macramé style that is visually pleasing while paying attention to the desired sound. Materials fee: $30 includes instructional manual, gourd, string, basic beads. Limit 12 students, ages 12 and up. kibibi.ajanku@gmail.com Periods 3 & 4 ~ Kibibi Ajanku

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