I would like to open this review with thanks to Tatika of Tatika's Treasures for sponsoring some AWESOME workshops on Saturday, January 17th. I had the wonderful opportunity to take the Drum Workshops taught by Sean Blanck ,director and lead drummer for Wind and Fingers,

For those of you who missed the Workshop sponsored by Tatika of Tatika's treasuresyou really missed an awesome workshops. Although I am on a long sabatical from dancing, I did peek in on the Astryd Workshops and there were really awesome moves and energy in that room.

I attended both the Beginner and Advanced Drum workshops. I came away with techniques and infomation that will make me a more polished drummer and teacher. Every drummer needs to attend one of Seans workshops when the opportunity comes up or schedule a private lesson with him.

The Beginner Workshop covered proper hand positions, how to get a crisp sound from your drum and introduced some basic rhythms and their variations. Of course there were handouts so you had something to practice with when you are at home.

In the advanced workshop Sean covered keeping your sound clean, variations of rhythms and flourishes to make a rhythm interesting. He also covered performing with dancers and how to create your drum solo. There were discussions on current trends in drumming and playing with a band. Sean also covered cultural drumming styles and drumming in other countries. Especially impressive was Seans interaction with each individual student and what they hoped to come away with. He made sure they left with what they wanted to learn.