Dorku site is down

Hello Everyone,
I had to take the dorku site down.

If you are owed credits, do not hesitate to email me and ask me to paypal you: carmine@carmine.cm

If you're looking for sheet music ,email Melissa: melissa_pgh@juno.com

-Carmine

Las Vegas!!!

Hey!

I'm going to be in Las Vegas this weekend with Djinn and Kaeshi!

We'd love to do SOMETHING on Sunday. A show, Hafla, workshops, etc. We have all our instruments and everything.

Is anyone around who can hook something up?

(if so, email me: carmine@carmine.com) or call if you have my cell phone...

Thanks!

-Carmine

Make an oud out of a Dresser Drawer?!?

Scott Wilson
www.youtube.com/watch

(discuss) :)

Awesome! and not too expensive for New Years!

If you're looking for something to do on New Years. We're going to have a 6 piece band and 4 amazing dancers at JeBon!

You really really really want to make a reservation. The space only has 50 seats! It's going to be an amazing time!

The Band:
Carmine, Brad, Pete, Melissa (first appearance since giving birth!), Huei and Rob!

The Dancers
Kaeshi, Amar, Blanca and Darshan!

$25 gets you in and champagne at midnight. Food is tasty and not too expensive!

www.jebonusa.com

MUST SEE PICTURE OF ME!

Someone just uploaded this picture of me to facebook. I didn't even know it existed!

:)

Floridians!

Hey All!
I'll be in Tampa with Melissa of Ishtar doing some wonderful events!

This is your chance to take some classes and jam too!

www.thejalsah.com/pages/STPetersburg/

Friday, Dec 5: Live Music Performance & Belly Dance Show
$10 Cover includes:
Wine Tasting 6:30 - 7:30pm
Performance 8 - 10pm
@ St Petersburg Nights Russian Rest & Lounge,
6800 Sunset Way, St Pete Beach 33706
Reservations a must! (727) 644-4839

All workshops and Jalsah are held at:

Hip Expressions Belly Dance Studio
1045 9th Ave. N, St Petersburg, FL 33705
727-459-8558
A Middle Eastern music and bellydance jam! All drummers, dancers and musicians are welcome to participate. Melissa and Carmine will guide you through playing popular Belly Dance songs of the Middle East. Open floor dancing all night, all levels of dancers welcome. This is a community event designed to bring together dancers and musicians inspired by Middle Eastern music. Experienced or inexperienced: all are welcome!

Begintermediate Doumbek (Saturday)

Taught by: Carmine
Saturday 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Cost $20
Get "Beyond Baladi". Percussionists will learn practical rhythm combinations useful for playing songs and making a drum circle more fun. Learn how to add fills and embellishments. This workshop is perfect for anyone who already knows the basic hits and rhythms.
How to play a drum solo for a dancer (Sunday)

Taught by: Carmine
Sunday 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Cost $20
The drum solo is the climax of any belly dancer show. This is a great time for the dancer and drummer to improvise and communicate. In this workshop, you will learn how to build your own solos and improvising techniques. You will also learn what the dancer is expecting from you and how to play something interesting and exciting for them. This workshop is perfect for drummers who know the basics. This workshop is also great for dancers to learn about the drum solo from the drummer's perspective.
Middle Eastern Music and Rhythms for All Instruments

Taught by: Melissa Murphey
Saturday 4:00pm to 5:30 pm - Cost: $20
Sunday 4:00pm to 5:30 pm - Cost: $20
(different songs each day!)
Melissa's workshop is perfect for musicians and percussionists ready to try something different! She will teach the basic structure of popular Middle Eastern bellydance songs in an ensemble format. Percussionists can learn how specific rhythms fit particular songs and how to change seamlessly between rhythms. Melody musicians will learn popular Middle Eastern melodies and will be given instruction on basic makam theory.

The goal for this workshop is to enable all percussionists and melody musicians to play common songs together. All instruments are welcome, as this music can be played on ANY instrument.

Sheet music, guitar tab, rhythm sheets, practice mp3s, and lyrics can all be downloaded at www.dorku.com.
To buy a practice CD visit www.dorku.com.
Jalsah (Open Jam/Dance Event) Saturday December 6th 8PM

Dance floor is open ALL NIGHT. Bring your hipscarves and a friend. All levels of dancers welcome. Try out those new moves!
All instruments welcome! Drums, guitars, clarinets, flutes, violins, trumpets, saxes, if you play it bring it!

We will provide sheet music to borrow in the keys of: C, Bb, Eb, F and Bass Clef.
Don't forget to bring: instrument/microphone cables, sheet music stand, etc.
Cover charge: $5 (if you take a class you get in for FREE, it's an awesome deal!!!)

If you take any workshop, you get into the Jalsah for Free! (what a great deal!)
You know you're coming why not register today!

The Martinettis

Apparently it's in my genetics to like Mac or something...

:)

www.youtube.com/watch
fast forward to 4:45

Begintermediate Video shoot!

Hey All!

I shot my Begintermediate Doumbek Workshop video this weekend! It was quite an adventure.

I decided to shoot at "The Spot on Thayer" in Providence Rhode Island.

I got the car loaded with myself, Melissa and Willa and TONS of equipment. It rained and rained and rained and rained.
It stopped raining when we stopped at a rest stop, but it quickly rained again when we started driving again.

It was coming down in sheets and I had to drive 40 mph most of the way :(

Finally getting there, we unloaded the car quickly and began to setup...

What I learned from my previous video shoot.
1. However long you think it's going to take to setup. Add an hour to that.

2. Run cameras off of batteries. Last time I think someone tripped over my wide shot power cable and I had no wide shot for most of a shoot.

3. Bring lots of extension cords. The cables on the lights were like super short, just barely enough to touch the ground when on a stand.

4. Get lots of cut-away footage. This time, Willa took tons of footage of people nodding, smiling, etc. so we could use it to make editing simpler.

5. One location is plenty :) I got really ambitious the first time shooting in three places, but it took a long time to import and sort through all the footage.

6. Relax! I was much more comfortable in front of the camera this time and actually forgot about it completely and just taught as I always did.

For me, shooting a live class really works. It really captures my teaching style best. I'm blessed to have such great students and helpful people. Everyone was extremely patient under the hot lights.

We did not encounter a single issue with the shoot. Everything went perfectly well. Thank you all!

Following my shoot, Melissa taught a Middle Eastern music class for all instruments. She's been teaching this type of class all around the country. It's a fantastic class and I recommend taking it to get your feet wet with playing this music.

And of course... we had a Jalsah at the end of the night. 3 hours of music and dancing. People came from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island to play music and dance. Everyone had a fantastic time and asked "when are you coming back? When can you come to Boston? When can you do this in New York"

Life is wonderful!

...look for my video in March 2009

-Carmine

FREE Doumbek class this Saturday + Middle Eastern Music class and Jalsah!

There is still room in my FREE class this Saturday in Rhode Island.

I'm shooting my second video "Begintermediate Doumbek Workshop" and I want you to be in it!

If you're interested, simply reply to this email me at:
carmine@carmine.com

Full details are available here:
www.carmine.com/events/showevent.asp

After my video shoot, Melissa will be teaching a Middle Eastern music class for ALL instruments. It's a great opportunity to get your feet wet and learn a couple of bellydance classics.

After Melissa's class, put it all together... Jalsah Providence. This is a big open music and dance jam. You can bring whatever instrument or dance whatever style. It's not a show, it's a do! Everyone plays/dances, etc. It's tons of fun and a great way to meet other people from your local community.

You can pre-register today! These are some great classes and events. Don't be shy
Full details are available here:
www.carmine.com/events/showevent.asp

For now... (lyrics)

This is an old song by an old friend. It came up on my iTunes randomly the other day.
I've been listening to it again and again...

The lyrics kill me... It's been in my head for days now.

I couldn't find the lyrics online so I'm just going to type them out:

For Now
Sarah Brenner
from the album: Unsteady Ground

(I'm doing this while listening so I may not be so accurate)

You don't belong to me
Though I wish you did
I only have you here on loan
And I know I'm acting like a little kid
Throwing a tantrum over something that
I can not own

'Cause I know it's all very... temporary
There is nothing more in you to love.
'Cause you're such a free spirit
Whose heart's not in it
So I'll take what I can get
For Now


You don't belong to me
And I won't expect from you
Any more than you do from yourself
'Cause I was just lucky
To catch a glimpse of you passing through
On your way to bigger and better things
Somewhere else
For you this is all so very... ordinary
There's nothing more in you to love
'Cause Your such a free spirit
Whose heart's not in it
So I'll take what I can get
For Now

BRIDGE:
You told me from the start
I should protect my heart
Only makes me wonder
Just what am I doing this for?

You told me once again
That this is gonna end
But it only makes me
Want you more

'Cause I know it's all very... temporary
I've been racking my brains for some way some how
I can't keep your free spirit
Your hearts not in it
So I'll take what I can get
I'll take what I get
I'll take what I get
For Now