The Exuberance Rhythm Ensemble Parade Appearances
Musician Rex Golston is the organizer and inspiration behind the wonderful Exuberance Rhythm Ensemble.
Please march with us in community parades countywide. It is great fun and everyone can take part. For meeting details, call Rex at his cell 760-522-5777.
July 4th 2006 Mt. Shasta Forth of July Parade
July 8th 2006 Dunsmuir Railroad Days
July 15th 2006 Weed Carnivale Parade
We celebrate the arts throughout the County with our "Anyone Can Join Anytime Anywhere" rhythm ensemble in parades around Siskiyou County. Contact us if you have a parade or event for us to attend, or if you would like to be part of future activities!
Past Parade Appearances!
Mt Shasta 4th of July parades in Mt. Shasta
Weed Carnivale parades in Weed
McCloud Lumberjack Fiesta parades in McCloud
Earth Day in Mt. Shasta
and more!
Siskiyou County is the most beautiful place on Earth. It is the happiest, friendliest, most loving community. Playing music
together in parades creates opportunity for us to joyfully share with family, friends, and neighbors - - as well as to make
new friends in our wonderful community. It is for this purpose of joyful, shared, fun-filled celebration that
we host these musical events - - in which many may participate. Our
first outing was playing in the 2004 Fourth of July parade, our
biggest annual event in Mt Shasta where heaven and earth meet. This
year we will be playing and celebrating for an additional hour at the
end of the parade route. We're planning a Jam Session/Drum
Circle/ Block Party with ensemble showcasing, awards for outstanding
musicianship, showiness, and fun, videotaping for Arts Council/MCTV
shows, facilitating by members of the Jefferson Drum Circle
Facilitator's Guild, Teacher's Assn, and others. We are encouraging
each participating ensemble to conduct parts for the assembled mass
to play as backup when they are being showcased.
Who's invited to play ???
We inviting participation by individual musicians, music teachers, music students, and groups such as Families,
Churches, Bands, Troops, Clubs, Companies, Samba School Teams, etc. People at all levels of musicianship who love to
play in celebration in harmony with others, and who want to improve their musical skills are invited to join in. We are inviting participation by individual musicians, music teachers
and music students, as well as groups such as Families, Churches,
Bands, Troops, Clubs, Companies, Samba School Teams, etc. People at
all levels of musicianship who love to play in celebration in harmony
with others, and who want to improve their musical skills are invited
to join in.
We'll be playing a wonderful worldbeat rhythm based on the Brazilian Batucada.
It's a great rhythm for parades and lots of fun for both beginners
and more advanced players. The Batucada is an exciting street
festival rhythm that originated in Brazil and is now used throughout
the world. It's easy for beginners to play the seven basic parts on
the seven types of percussion instruments. More advanced musicians
will have plenty of opportunities to play fascinating variations - -
an excellent way to sharpen playing skills and communication between
band members. The basic written music parts of the Batucada rhythm
section are available below. The joyful sound and exuberant
experience delights all, and we have a music loop available below
with which to practice.
In playing this rhythm, each part is generally played as written to begin. Then, variations are played as desired until
returning to the basic parts. When the simple delightful parts are played all together in sync, the uplifting music makes each
musician sound and feel good.
Come Outside and Play with us
We will be holding a practice session on Sunday June 26 from
2:30-5:00 in Mt Shasta Park.
to:
We will be holding practice sessions on Sat June 17, 24, and July
1 from 1-4 at 608 Ski Village Drive in Mt Shasta Park.
Private playshop sessions are available
for groups and individuals. Playshops are also available for other
participants in the parade who wish to include music as part of their
entry. Participants will get to use interesting and unusual
percussion instruments from around the world - - drums, shakers,
scrapers, tambourines, bells, whistles, gongs and more.
Join in with Family and Friends
Beginners quickly become adept enough with the basics of music to really enjoy participating in our celebrations - - and
ready for parties, songfests, ceremonies and other opportunities to join in and play.
Click here for How to Play the Music
Click Below to Listen to the Music
Each file is about 280K in size. Select the media type best for your computer.
exuberate.mp3 (mp3 file)
exuberate.wma (Windows Media Player file) (this file loops for continual play)
For more information, contact REX GOLSTON rex@playful.com cell
760-522-5777 www.RhythmsForLife.com, 608 Ski Village Drive Mt.
Shasta, Ca 96067.
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