WORLD BEAT TRANCE DRUMMING CLASSES in San Francisco
with Auntie Matter (aka Sondra Slade)
Founder & Lead Percussionist
AXIS MUNDI World Beat Trance Groove

LEARN TO PLAY & IMPROVISE IN ANY SITUATION!

Learn to get the best sounds from your drum, mesmerizing
World Beat rhythm patterns from India, the Middle East and
Africa, and the basic skills for journeying the shamanic realm
of World Beat Trance Drumming. Based on my long practice
of Kundalini Sound Yoga and Trance Drumming, you will learn
several rhythm patterns and their variations that can all be
combined into a seamless cycle of nested polyrhythms. You
will also learn how to easily transition from one to another of
these patterns, play them simultaneously on top of each other
canon style with other drummers, be confident in a drum circle,
improvise & invent your own rhythms, and seamlessly return to
the Mother Beat, all without getting lost or dropping the beat!

OPENINGS for New Students or Returning Beginners
on ALTERNATING TUESDAYS or THURSDAYS at 7pm.

These are SMALL GROUP CLASSES: (maximum 7 seats)
These are the first new slots opening up in my classes in
over a year, so this is a great opportunity to get started
or return to drumming! These private group classes are a
lot of fun and a great way to make progress very quickly.
They are truly quality drum circles.

IN SAN FRANCISCO -
Every Other TUESDAY - (1st & 3rd Tuesdays)
or Every Other THURSDAY - (1st & 3rd Thursdays.)
7:00pm to 8:30pm

Classes meet on Potrero Hill, in San Francisco
easily reached by car - PLENTY OF EASY STREET PARKING!!
or Public Transportation - the Muni lines 48 & 53 run right to it.

TUITION:

$35 per each Class. Cash preferred but checks OK.
You don't have to pre-pay, you pay as you go at
each class, but you do have to Register with me.

These are NOT drop-in classes. To be fair to the
rest of the class, & also so I can teach each student a
significant grounding in the basics, you have to register
with me and commit to coming on an on-going basis, or
for at least 4 classes. Of course if you try out a first class,
and it's not for you, there is nothing holding you to more,
but 99% of my students choose to continue on!

For more info... contact: axismundi@jps.net

BYO drum if you have one.

Limited Drum Rental available:
Doumbeks & D'jembes - $10 per drum, per class.
If you do not already have your own drum, you can start
out by renting a drum from me - try out Doumbek and/or
D'jembe and see what you like.
Contact me before the lesson if you want to use one!

Also, after you have joined the class I can email you my
recommendations for the best drums, buying them and
where to get the best deals.

Namaste` ~ Auntie Matter (aka Sondra Slade)
http://www.soundclick.com/axismundi
http://pweb.jps.net/~axismundi/id5.html

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AUNTIE MATTER (aka Sondra Slade) Percussionist:
Founded AXIS MUNDI World Groove Trance Chant
and is the band's Producer, Artistic Director & Lead
Percussionist. She has studied & performed music her
whole life, and at the Ali Akbar Khan School of Music
& the Center for World Music, she first became involved
in Indian and Middle Eastern music and Sacred Sound
as a Spiritual Path. She has produced numerous World
Music events & performed with many varied ensembles,
and over 9 years ago she began journeying the Mystical
Shamanic Path of TRANCE DRUMMING as an integral
part of her practice of Kundalini 'Spontaneous Sound'
Yoga. Sondra has served as Adjunct Instructor of Spirituality
at Holy Names College and the University of Creation
Spirituality, served on the faculty at GaiaAlliance teaching
Sacred Sound for Transformation, and has been teaching
Trance Drumming at Belladonna, Spiral Muse, Change Makers,
the SF Spiritual Enrichment Center, the Humanist Fellowship,
the Institute for Conscious BodyWork, and private lessons &
classes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Here is what class participants are saying:

"Last night, I spent two hours with Axis Mundi founder
Sondra Slade, being tutored by her in "trance drumming."
Sondra is a marvelous teacher, extraordinary drummer,
and utterly delicious human being. A joyous elation
flooded my body, mind, and heart as I entered a sensual
world beyond thoughts and concepts - a world of feeling,
rhythm, vibration, pulse, and primal conscious energy."
Robert Rabbin, Founder, Radical Sages

"Thank you for a wonderful class last night. We went home
absolutely ecstatic! You were very kind and gentle to us as
beginning drummers, and we are now very excited to have
some basis for practice. I was worried that I would not be
able to understand the instructions, follow the rhythm or
even attempt to keep up with the rest of the class, but I felt
good drumming. There was enough going on to help me focus
and get into that nice 'theta state'. We plan to study with you
again and again!" Chris and Robert

"I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the classes!
It’s so beautiful to see the passion you have for your work!
The magic of the drum can take me into an altered state
of consciousness very sweetly and gently. I can’t wait to
practice the beat you taught me." Doris

"A woman of wit, intelligence and wonder! You are
beautiful inside and out. I love your trance drumming
classes! My mind has expanded and my aggression is
near zero." Juno

"I love the drumming! This is part of a healing practice for me;
I am recovering from some intensive medical treatments.
Sondra, I have benefited so much from our drumming!" Tish

"What a beautiful night! I was having these waves of
epiphanies wash over me...Very enjoyable and a great
learning experience! Thank you! I feel blessed and
honored to have been there to share it." Nicolle