Regina YC Garcia experienced a performance by Michael Friend and The Emerge House Band so exhilarating she had to record it with her pen. Read the resulting poem here:

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notation

8-beat thimblerig
A series of patterns with one note left out or shifted, respectively.

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rhythm notation

The basic building blocks of the ternary (3-beat) time cycle

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Music 900 years in the making.
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New drums alert! Trying out the new Thioms ✨ Preparing for something special this spring! ✨ #africanpercussion #africandrums #africandrumming #dumdum #percussion #percussion_instruments #percussionist #abadiop #yermandefamily

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It’s been nearly a year since I spent a month in Ghana learning from my teachers 🇬🇭 An amazing trip! ❤️💛💚 Are you a keen drummer with a sense of adventure? Find out more about the tour here >> www.africandrumming.com.au/tours-and-re...

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