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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01, section 1

Spring 2025
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to learn and play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional conversations reveal history, culture, language, and
Black Studies Music

Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01, section 1

Spring 2024
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to learn and play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional conversations reveal history, culture, language, and
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments, students will experience basic hand and stick drumming patterns along with techniques associated with rhythms from these regions. Performances will be presented at music workshop, as well as with Bennington’s
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.02, section 2

Spring 2025
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to learn and play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional conversations reveal history, culture, language, and
Black Studies Music

Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 4
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments, students will experience basic hand and stick drumming patterns and techniques associated with traditional rhythms from these regions. The lab portion of the class examines the history, language, dance, and
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 4
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will learn to play traditional and hybrid rhythms. There will be discussions and scheduled response papers on readings, podcast, and films pertaining to global issues from these territories, as
CAPA Music

Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments, students will learn basic hand and stick drumming patterns and techniques associated with traditional rhythms from these regions. In the second half of the term the class will present the music they have learned
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to learning rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using percussion instruments from these regions; students will experience basic hand and stick techniques while learning to recognize drumming patterns associated with these traditional rhythms. The rhythms of Lamban, KuKu, Zaouli, Samba,
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments, students will experience basic hand and stick drumming patterns along with techniques associated with rhythms from these regions. Performances will be presented at music workshop, as well as with Bennington's
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories’ students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional topics cover history, culture, language, and dance. This class
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments, students will experience basic hand and stick drumming patterns along with techniques associated with rhythms from these regions. Performances are presented at music workshop, music festival, Southwestern Vermont
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 4
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments such as congas, timbales, surdos, pandeiro, caixa, djembe, dunumba, cajon, balafon, and chekere, students will experience basic hand and stick drumming patterns associated with folkloric rhythms from these
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01, section 1

Spring 2026
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, songs, and musical practices from Africa and the African Diaspora, including Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Students will learn these traditional folkloric rhythms using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories and provinces. Class discussions will convey history, culture,

Black Studies Instrumental Study

Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these regions, students will learn to play traditional and hybrid rhythms. There will be discussions and scheduled response papers on readings, podcast, and films pertaining to global issues from these regions, as well as an
CAPA Music

Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.02, section 2

Spring 2026
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Days & Time: TU 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 2

This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, songs, and musical practices from Africa and the African Diaspora, including Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Students will learn these traditional folkloric rhythms using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories and provinces. Class discussions will convey history, culture,

Black Studies Instrumental Study

Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.02, section 2

Spring 2023
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to learn and play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional conversations reveal history, culture, language, and
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional topics will cover history, culture, language, and dance. This
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01, section 1

Spring 2023
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to learn and play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional conversations reveal history, culture, language, and
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course serves as an introduction to learning rhythms, chants and songs from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using percussion instruments such as, congas, surdos, pandeiro, djembe, dununba, doumbek and chekere; students will experience basic hand and stick techniques while learning to recognize drumming patterns associated with these traditional
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Drumming: An Extension of Language — MIN2120.02, section 2

Spring 2024
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to rhythms, chants, and musical practices from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the African Diaspora. Using indigenous percussion instruments from these territories, students will use their hands, mallets, and sticks to learn and play traditional folkloric rhythms and melodies. Additional conversations reveal history, culture, language, and
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Drums, Gongs and Bamboo — MPF2252.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 2
Drums, Gongs and Bamboo is an introduction to Southeast and South Asian Percussion. The ensemble will offer an overview and opportunity to listen to, learn and play percussion music from several countries in these regions. This ensemble will listen to and learn and adapt traditional music from countries such as Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India,
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Drums, Gongs and Bamboo — MPF2252.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 2
Drums, Gongs and Bamboo is an introduction to Southeast and South Asian Percussion. This workshop will offer an overview and opportunity to listen to, learn and play percussion music from several countries in these regions. This ensemble will listen to, learn and adapt traditional music from countries such as Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India,
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Drums, Gongs and Bamboo Percussion Ensemble — MPF2252.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Susie Ibarra
Credits: 4
Drums, Gongs and Bamboo is an introduction to Southeast and South Asian Percussion. This workshop will offer an overview and opportunity to listen,learn and play percussion music from several countries in these regions. This ensemble will listen to and learn and adapt traditional music from countries such as Philippines, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Iran. Open to all
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Earth Requiem — MIN2346.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: joanforsyth@bennington.edu
Credits: 1
Opportunity to workshop a new piece, Earth Requiem, with music by 4 different composers: Eve Beglarian, Jeff Beal, Errollyn Wallen and Sophy Him. It was commissioned by the artist Diana Wege, to be presented with a series of her paintings. It is for community and student choirs - from different parts of the country to present the premier in New York City, late spring 2021. The
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