Circle Arts Performance and Education

Private lessons held at my home studio in these hand percussion styles: North Indian Classical (Tablas) Arabic/Balkan (Doumbek, Riq, Frame Drums) Flamenco (Cajon, Bongos, Palmas) $30 per session; 4 sessions - $100. Sliding scale available. I am particularly experienced and interested in working with kids. Recommendations and work experience as youth educator available upon request, as well as a background check. A list of past music teachers and projects follows. Thanks, Ethan Vlah P r i v a t e T e a c h e r s *Tapan Bhattacharya (Banaras gharana, Tapan Group, Tasama Project) - Barcelona, Spain 5 year's intensive study in Indian tala on tablas, 2002 - 2007 *Deepak Verma (Farukhabad gharana) - Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 7 week's intensive study of Indian tala and raga in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 2007 *R.A. Fish (Lyrichord Records, Berkley School of Music) - Providence, Rhode Island 1 year's study in darabouka, Indian tabla and drumset technique 1999 - 2000 *Mohammad Souliman (Barcelona/Morocco) - Director, Arabic Orchestra of Barcelona Two month study of pan-arabic rhythms, darabouka, tar and riq technique 2005 *Betz Robb (MA in Music Berkley, CA, Senior student of CK Ladzekpo, Music educator) 6 month's study of basic piano technique and studies in the rhythms of Ghana, 2008 A t O h i o U n i v e r s i t y *Andre Gribou - Percussion accompaniment for dance, music theory & appreciation *Guy Remonko - Ohio University Percussion Ensemble *Susan Van Pelt, Kevin Giddens, Lisa Moulton & others - Modern, Ballet, and Jazz Dance *Various teachers - Western music theory, sight singing & reading, drumset & hand percussion M a s t e r C l a s s e s *Souleiman Warwar (Toronto/Palestine) Master class in advanced Darabouka technique *Hossam Ramzy (Cairo/London - ARC Records) Three day intensive in traditional Egyptian rhythm on darabouka, tar and riq, 2004 *Ty Burhoe (Boulder, Colorado - Disciple of Zakir Hussein, XYZ Records) Two day intensive in Indian tala and group drumming facilitation, 2006 *Xavi Turell (Barcelona - Ojos de Brujo) Private class on Flamenco/Indian fusion, 2005 *Antonio Gomez (Barcelona/Andalucia) Two month course on Flamenco palos and compas, 2003 S e l e c t e d C o l l a b o r a t i o n s D a n c e r s *Jean-Claude Lessou - West African Dance (Austin), 2009 *Lesya Starr - Raqs Sharki (Barcelona), 2003 -2007 *Valentina Lacmonovic - Sufi Dance (Barcelona) 2005 -2007 *Sharmini Tharatnatyam - Kathak Dance (Barcelona) 2006 *Sashar Zarif - Sufi Ritual (Barcelona) 2006 - 07 M u s i c i a n s *Chandra Nairine - Raks Shaqui (Barcelona) 2005 *Souliman Warwar - Solo darabouka (Barcelona) 2006 *Roberto Riggio of Atash - Poetry/Vocal recordings (Barcelona) 2006 *Jessica Van Neil - Poetry/Vocal recording (Barcelona) 2006 *Jordi Vallespi - Poetry/Vocal recordings & performance (Barcelona) 2005-06 *Jack Scannel - Poetry/Vocal recordings, Gangsters of Love (Barcelona) 2005-06 *Spogga - Accompaniment for singer songwriter (Providence) 2001 *Debonair- Accompaniment for singer songwriters (Barcelona) 2006 *Ava Mueller - Accompanyment for Modern Folk (Granada, Spain) 2004 *Sayaka Yabuki - Accompaniment on tabla for electronica (Providence) 2001 P r o j e c t s *Atlas Maior - Global Jazz (Austin) 2009-current *UT Arabic Ensemble (Austin) 2009 *Big Chief Kevin Goodman - Traditional Mardi Gras Tunes (Austin) 2009 *Rivert Dias & Siete Son - Son Cubano (St. Croix, USVI) 2008 *Timbadeu - Brazillian Samba/Samba Reggae (Barcelona) 2005-2007 *Charles Southgate - North Indian Classical / Fusion (Barcelona, Spain) 2003-07 *Kirtan Singing Group- Devotional Indian chants and percussion (Sitges, Spain) 2005-2007 *Dark River - Modern Folk, Arabic, Bluegrass (Granada, Spain) 2004-05 *The Session - Blues, Funk, Jazz (Barcelona, Spain) 2005 *Flamenco combo - Flamenco (Barcelona, Spain) 2005 *TuBap - Gambian and Senegalese percussion (Ljubljana, Solvenia) 2001-02 *Nur - Turkish Gypsy Dance (Ljubljana, Slovenia) 2001- 02 *Arabian Village Dance Troupe - Raqs Sharki (Providence, Rhode Island) 2001