2021 - DGAS new committee members
DGAS now has two new committee members, Maggie Stickney our new treasurer, and Sally McAllister our new secretary. Maggie and Sally are replacing Carole who has stepped down from committee duties but still there for drumming, chatting and very likely tea making at our next event. Tina is chair and the rest if the team are Sue, Jan, Lorraine, Gill and Claire.
We will be having a reduced drum ming event this year, just one day, on the 22nd August at Elmtree Brewery in Norfolk. We'll start selling tickets around 22nd July. This year we have finally got round to online selling (we will still be able to do a postal booking though if you need it) emails will be sent out to everyone very soon with more details and you should be able to book through Facebook and the website too.
About Us
Drumming and percussion for women
DGAS is a group of women who make music with djembés (African hand drums) and other percussion instruments. We run drumming afternoons and evenings for women who are interested in learning more about rhythm or just want to hit that groove for a while. We also hold an annual weekend camp in Norfolk where we host three solid days of workshops and other activities(scroll down for more details).
Get involved with DGAS
We meet about four times a year to arrange drumming sessions, workshops, and our DGAS drum camp.
Our committee is small and informal, you can be as involved in the running of DGAS as you like, or just dip your feet into being on a committee and helping DGAS make things happen. If you want more info click here to contact us.
Beginners' drum sessions
A start-up group where there is plenty of time to become familiar with techniques and some of the more simple rhythms. We run these dependant on numbers.
For beginners women's drumming contact DGAS here.
How we got here
How did we get started?
In 2003 a group of friends decided to form DGAS and pay a weekly subscription so that we could hold workshops for other women interested in drumming. We held our own beginners' workshops and later invited respected tutors to run workshops on our behalf for more experienced drummers. With the help of Awards for All lottery funding and Norfolk County Council we were able to buy instruments so they could be used at workshops by those who did not have their own.
About Women's Drum Camp
About our annual drum camp
Our yearly drum camp is on hold for the time being
We're on Facebook now, check our page out for more info on our drumming
and drumming things generally.