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Performance in Austrian Castle!MARLA LEIGH GOLDSTEIN
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Percussionist. Educator. Composer

Marla@marlaleigh.com  | www.marlaleigh.com  | 661.645.0724
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                        TEACHING EXPERIENCE:  

           

  • Online Frame Drum Academy
    Online learning school with Marla
    Launched June 2015
  • Part Time Drum Teacher /Music Specialists for k-12
    Temple Isaiah & Valley Beth Shalom
    Los Angeles, CA 2014- Current
  • Rhythm & Rejuvenation Retreats, Sheffield, MA
    Drumming retreat facilitated by Marla
    October & June 2015
  • Inner Rhythms Drum Studio
    Private music lessons for kids and adults ( teach hand percussion, music theory, flute)
    2002- Present
  • Drumming in the Feminine Course
    February – March 2015
    Presented by UCLA Arts and Healing
  • REMO RMC – Workshops
    2010- Current
  • Asheville Percussion Festival, Asheville, North Carolina  –
    Frame Drum clinic & Performance, June 2014
  • Zurich School, Zurich Switzerland
    Residency Frame Drum Program & Concert, September 2013
  • Graz School of Music, Graz, Austria
    Frame Drum Clinic – August 2013
  • Tambouri Mundi International Festival, Freiburg, Germany
    Frame Drum Clinics & Performance, August, 2011, 2013 
  • PAS Day of Percussion – Hollywood, CA
    Frame Drum Clinic – 2008
  • North American Frame Drum Association Conventions (NAFDA) –
    Frame Drum Clinic & Performances
    Vermont, New Jersey and Los Angeles, CA (2008 -2010)
  • California Institute of the Arts –
    Hand Percussion substitute teacher, (subbing for John Bergamo), 1998-2002

EDUCATION:

  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Percussion, California Institute of the Arts, 2000.
    Concentration:  World Percussion, Composition, Flute.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Music. California Institute of the Arts, 1997
    Concentration:  World Percussion, Composition, Flute.
  • Yoga Teacher Training with Saul David Raye,
    January 2013
  • Summer Studies at Ali Akbar College of Music, San Rafael, C.A. July 2002, 2003.
    Concentration: North Indian Tabla
  • Bhavan Center of Indian Music, London, England. July 2000.
    Concentration: South Indian Percussion.
  • Simon Frasier University Summer Percussion Program, June 1996.
    Concentration: Frame Drumming Intensive with Glen Velez.

 

  •  Principal Teachers:  Glen Velez, John Bergamo, Alfred Ladzekpo, Kobla Ladzekpo, Randy Gloss,

SELECTED PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

*Performed as a soloist or with my own ensemble at: The Skirball Center, Tambouri Mundi Festival, NAFDA Festival, Luzerne Music Festival, Knitting Factory, Irish Summer Festival, Bali Arts Festival

SELECTED ARTIST COLLABORATIONS
Swapan Chaudhouri, 4 Time Grammy Percussionist, Glen Velez, Hamsa Lilah, Hands Onsemble, Donna DeLory, David Stringer, Karnamrita Dasi,

SELECTED RECORDINGS

* Steve McNerra’s CD, “Shakti Fire” by White Swan Records
(Nominated for a Grammy – 2015)

 

MUSIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Commissioned composition, “Spicy Nectar” for Hala Khouri’s “Yoga for Stress Release” DVD (2011)_
  • Commissioned piece, “Raw Honey” for the film “Bold Native” (2010)
  • Created own Signature Series Frame Drum with the Cooperman Drum
  • Commissioned composition for the Brooklyn Middle School Percussion Ensemble (2008).
  • Commissioned composition for the University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble (2007).
  • Created an instructional DVD for hand drumming, “Time Zone” (2006).
  • Composed the score for the short animation piece, “The Cellist” (2005).
  • Runner up for Fulbright Scholarship to study drumming in Israel, April 2001
  • Hostelling International Travel Grant to study South Indian drumming at the Bhavan Center in London, England (July 2000)

 

DRUMMING RETREATS:

  • Esalen Institute, with Chandra Easton, Big Sur, CA, May 2010 & 2011
  • Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, CA, June 2008 & 2009
  • Haramara Retreat Center, Sayulita, Mexico. August, 2008
  • Kalani Retreat Center, Big Island, Hawaii. April 2003 and April 2005

TEAM BUILDING & DRUM CIRCLE FACILITATION:

  • –  International Braveheart Convention ~ (Drum circle for 1000 Women!)
  • –  CSUN- Community  Building Drum Circle, Northridge, CA
  •  – Company Team – Building Drum Circle for Fashion Glue, Beverly Hills, CA
  • –  Company Team – Building drum circle for George’s Toy Company, New York, NY

EDUCATIONAL DRUMMING  WORKSHOPS:

  • – The Hub, Graz, Austria (2012)
  • – Its Music Time, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2012)
  • – Art Institute, Zurich, Switzerland (2012)
  • – Healing Arts Center, Ontario, Canada (2012)
  • – In the Mudra Yoga Studio, Canoga Park, CA (2010).
  • – Inner Power Yoga Studio, Calabasas, CA (2010).
  • – Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice, CA (2010).
  • – Bhakti Festival, Joshua Tree, CA (2009)
  • – Kripalu, Lennox MA, (part of Saul David Raye’s yoga retreat, 2009).
  • – Yoga World, Long Beach, CA (2009).
  • – Lightening in the Bottle Festival, Santa Barbara, (2009).
  • – Esalen, Big Sur, CA (part of Hala Khouri’s yoga retreat, 2008; as part of Saul David Raye’s Yoga Retreat, 2009).
  • – Feather Pipe Ranch (part of Saul David Raye’s yoga retreat, 2008).
  • – Topanga Earth Day Festival, Topanga, CA (2007-2010).
  • – Middle Eastern Music Camp, Mendocino, CA (2008).
  • – Ruach Ranch, Topanga CA (2007).
  • – Center for Spiritual Studies, Topanga CA (2003).
  • – Infinite Yoga Studio, San Diego, CA (2003).
  • – Yoga Yoga Studio, Valencia CA (2002).
  • – Music Teacher, International School of the Hague, The Netherlands (June 1997).
  • – Music Teacher, Village Camps School, Sabres, France (June 1998).

GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS:

  • – Runner up for Fulbright Scholarship to study drumming in Israel, April 2001
  • – Hosteling International Travel Grant to study South Indian drumming at the Bhavan Center in London, England (July 2000).

 

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