Susan Slack Recorded Music, Books and Music Lessons

Discover Susan's soaring, inspiring vocals and lyrics that have not been available for 30 years! Download your favorite tune.

Originally recorded onto vinyl in 1981 in Buffalo NY featuring Susan on vocals and percussion, Richard Shulman - piano; Peter Leitch - guitar; Bobby Previte - drums; Peter Piccirilli - bass; Dave Shiavone - horns; Dave Alderson - trumpet. All original tunes with one co written by Richard Shulman and John Brady.

BOOKS

Come Join the Circle

Singing and Dancing for Early Childhood Education

 A How and Why Handbook for Parents and Teachers

• 140 interactive pages with photos and illustrations
• Lessons on how to drum, how to sing, and how to guide movement
• Applications for working with children
• Research supporting brain-building, cognitive advantages of circle dancing
• Arts Education
• Dances, songs, rhythm, music and movement activities
• Large list of multicultural and instrument resources
• NEW PRICE!!  $16.95 or download electronically for $10.95

  To ORDER on line with credit card:

(All three links go to the same place, but they keep upgrading!)


• Order book here
  

• http://stores.lulu.com/ReadingRhythm

• http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ReadingRhythm

  The Reading Rhythm program  is no longer available in person, but everything you might want to know about the work is in the book.

Click here to see the article published in the Dalai Lama Foundation Newsletter regarding Reading Rhythm:
http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/dlf/en/news12065.jsp

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"DROPPING NAMES" BLOG

You are cordially invited to read the memoir "Dropping Names; People and Events That Changed the World".  It's free. Sign up to be notified when another posting is left. Leave a comment there and let us know what you think.

First chapter is "Studio Arena" about professional theatre in Buffalo and beyond. Good stories, learn something, laugh a little...

http://susanslackblog.wordpress.com/

Chapter 2 - New York City, lots of famous people at Joe Allens on 46th W. Take a look:

http://susanslackblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/dropping-names…joe-allens-nyc/

Chapter 3, tells about living in a truck, anti war protests, going back to the land in Virginia, playing music and telling stories in a rural bookmobile.

http://susanslackblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/chapter-3-may-day-and-virginia/

Chapter 4 - Buffalo Renaissance - Jazz, dance, Artpark - what was going on in Buffalo in the mid 70s. Meet very inspiring people.

http://wp.me/p1blWs-I

Chapter 5 - Toronto - jazz, World Symposium on Humanity, Schlomo Carlebach. Moving to another big vibrant city following the Blizzard of 77, a few highlights of people and events from our northern neighbors.

http://wp.me/p1blWs-O

Chapter 6 - Omega Institute - Colin Wolcott, Baba Olatunji, Paul Winter and more
http://wp.me/p1blWs-X

Chapter 7 -Shuffling in Buffalo  Werein I meet the most famous person in the world, Sheas Buffalo, Chautauqua Institute, Cloister Night Club, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo Backstage Magazine

http://wp.me/p1blWs-16

Chapter 8 - Sarasota FL Circus Sarasota, Jackie LeClair

http://susanslackblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/chapter-eight-sarasota-fl/

And that's it for now. Stay tuned!

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MUSIC LESSONS FOR YOU

Do you have a desire to learn to play drums?  Susan has been teaching beginner and intermediate students for over 20 years. She teaches privately or for groups. 

Learn the basics of the West African djembe including hand positions, finding notes on the drum head, basic West African rhythms.  This teaching is based on Baba Olatunji's GUN go-do method. First to voice the rhythms, then play them. Great for picking up rhythms at drum circles.


Click here to read description of drumming course offered through Adult Community Ed (ACE)  http://srqk12.net/ACE/SusanSlack/HandDrumming.aspx

  DOUMBEK
Learn the basics of the middle eastern doumbek, specially valuable if you would like to accompany the Dances of Universal Peace.  Susan produced and recorded "Beginner Drum Instruction" for Dances of Universal Peace International.


                                                 




    FRAME DRUM
Learn the basics of the frame drum.  For centuries this drum has been played by women for ceremonies, to accompany chanting circles or for personal meditation.






OPEN YOUR VOICE
Learn to open up your heart and sing - even you!  Just takes some practice and some nice deep breathing.