Sunday, May 2, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
$25.00
Register online

Body Music, also known as Body Percussion and Body Drumming, is the oldest music on the planet. Before people were hollowing logs and slapping rocks, they were using their bodies to stomp, clap, sing, snap and grunt their musical ideas. There are many traditional Body Musics in the world, from African-American Hambone and Flamenco Palmas to Sumatran Saman and Ethiopian Armpit music. Keith Terry has developed a contemporary style of Body Music based on his training as a jazz drummer, as well as his years of intensive study and collaboration with world rhythmic systems.

Using the oldest instrument on the planet—the human body—we clap, slap, snap, step and vocalize our way through some very fun and funky, original and traditional rhythmic music. Body music is an effective way of internalizing rhythmic work, which enhances the development of time, timing, phrasing, listening skills, independence, coordination and ensemble awareness. It is a useful tool for musicians, dancers and movers of all kinds, actors, DJs and film editors—anyone interested in improving their rhythmic skills. Wear comfortable clothing and clean sneakers or jazz shoes. No previous experience necessary.

Keith Terry is a percussionist/rhythm dancer/educator whose artistic vision has straddled the line between music and dance for more than three decades. As a soloist he has appeared in such settings as Lincoln Center, Bumbershoot, NPR's All Things Considered, and the Vienna International Dance Festival. As a band leader his groups SLAMMIN all-body band, Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble, Professor Terry's Circus Band Extraordinaire, and Body Tjak (with I Wayan Dibia) have performed in a variety of venues including Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors (NYC), SFJazz, Vancouver Island MusicFest, and the Bali Arts Festival. From 1998 to 2005 Keith was on the faculty at UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures, where he designed and taught a dozen courses on the relationship of music and dance; deep listening; synchronicity, time and timing; and intercultural communication in the arts. He is currently on faculty at UC Berkeley. Keith tours extensively in the Americas, Asia and Europe, where his Body Music performances, workshops, residencies and choreographic commissions are popular among professional
performers and educators. Keith Terry is the recipient of a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship and the Founder and Artistic Director of the International Body Music Festival, which takes place this year in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

www.crosspulse.com

You can register for classes and workshops online with a credit card (just click on the "register online" link) or through the Freight box office in person with cash, check, or credit card. Please note that a service charge applies to all credit card transactions. You can also mail a completed registration form and check for tuition to:

For more information, email: andrea@freightandsalvage.org or call 510-644-2020 ext. 127.

Advance registration is recommended to assure space.