Feb 9 - Drum Project

The family visit is over, the school year is underway, and finally progress is starting on my drum notation project called SikLik.  It's a newly devised notation system that is simple to read, simple to notate, but that is only useful for cyclical (repeating) rhythm patterns like one would use on in a drum ensemble.  I have a group of 6 "graduate" students who are working with me on notating the traditional Guinean rhythm patterns in the SikLik notation.  We're having a great time working with this and playing the drums ourselves.