DwD's "Barefoot Edition" summer workshop series continues with this interactive workshop that will offer participants an opportunity to explore and experience drumming as a tool for communication.

We'll discover how the West African drum (Djembe) and percussion instruments become an extension of our own voices, enabling us to express that which cannot be articulated in words. By listening with all of our senses, we have the opportunity to 'speak' on our instruments all together, creating joyful music (and conversation) as a group.

We'll engage in fun rhythm based warm-ups, cooperative rhythm games, an introduction to basic hand drumming technique, and facilitated music-making. No previous drumming or musical experience is necessary, just a willingness to listen & play!

We will begin in Lambert Lounge as always but may drift over to Grange Park. So if you arrive late, check Lambert Lounge first and if we're not there we'll leave a note on the door with our whereabouts.

Terri Segal is an Expressive Arts Therapist, Facilitator, and Educator who is dedicated to sharing the therapeutic value of creative expression through Group Drumming and Expressive Arts workshops. For the past 10 years, Terri has studied and taught West African Drumming and World Percussion. She is a trained Expressive Arts Therapist and Drum Circle Facilitator. Terri participated in HealthRhythm's Group Empowerment Drumming Facilitator Training Program, Village Music Facilitator Training Program, holds a BA Honours in English from McMaster University, and is a graduate of Expressive Arts Therapy at ISIS-Canada.

Through her business, Rhythmic by Nature, Terri facilitates Group Drumming Programs at schools, social service agencies, and for small and large businesses for the purpose of team-building, wellness, recreation, and education.In her innovative, fun, and memorable workshops, Terri focuses on how the process of music-making can enlighten her clients in areas of communication, stress management, and inter-personal dynamics. Depending on the needs of her clients, she can also effectively facilitate workshops that combine drumming with other artistic modalities such as writing, visual art, movement and voice.

Terri brings her gentle and affirming leadership skills to her empowering, resourceful, and community building workshops. She honours each participant's unique gifts, is an empathetic role model, a good listener and an intuitive guide.