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Author: Laura Rogatchevskaia

Co-founder of Bang Bang Drum School.
April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Laura Rogatchevskaia

New Course Announcement

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’ve had to cancel our May sessions. It’s really unfortunate as we had new content lined up and were really looking forward to sharing it with you. We’ll reschedule for some point in the future.

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January 6, 2022April 4, 2022Laura Rogatchevskaia

Classes in 2022

And we’re back! We’ve once again teamed up with Crumbles Castle for more Bang Bang Drum School sessions in 2022!

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October 24, 2021January 6, 2022Laura Rogatchevskaia

Bucket Drumming

This week we focused on bucket drumming. We used our homemade colourful beaters to experiment with and play different timbres of the bucket.

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October 15, 2021January 6, 2022Laura Rogatchevskaia

Graphic Scores

Today’s workshop was an introduction to basic graphic notation. We looked at a page from Cornelius Cardew’s Treatise, made our own aquatic-themed graphic score and performed along to Janine’s abstract animation.

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October 8, 2021January 6, 2022Laura Rogatchevskaia

Our second workshop…

Our second workshop featured cymbals and body percussion. We learned the ‘We Will Rock You’ beat and made our very own drumsticks!

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October 1, 2021January 6, 2022Laura Rogatchevskaia

Our first session went off with a bang!

We made explorations into the world of rhythm, making small hand drums out of old coffee tins and playing on a variety of drums including a snare, tom toms, shaman drum and a thunder drum!

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September 24, 2021October 17, 2021Laura Rogatchevskaia

Only One Week to Go!

Bang Bang Drum School starts a week today! It’s a new venture for us and we’re very excited that you and your little ones will be able to join us. Here’s a little more of what to expect.

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September 10, 2021October 17, 2021Laura Rogatchevskaia

Custom Drumsticks

In our second session, which will take place on Friday 8 October, we will be using our bodies to make rhythms and demonstrating various percussion instruments, showing that almost anything can be a drum!

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August 31, 2021October 17, 2021Laura Rogatchevskaia

Bucket Drums

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our new drum school! In the first session, we will be showing your little ones how to make their own drum-shaker. They will also get the opportunity to play on a variety of different drums and learn some basic beats.

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August 18, 2021October 17, 2021Laura Rogatchevskaia

100 Creative Responses

The first iteration of the Bang Bang idea came in 2012 when my friend, Andrew Steingold, asked me to participate in his call and response project ‘100 Creative Responses’.

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