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Nani
- Rate $100
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$100/h
1st lesson free
- Dance
Experienced tutor in Dance in Glendora, Nani offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Dance
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Nani is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Nani
As an instructor of traditional Ghanaian music, dance, history, and arts, I feel incredibly joyful and grateful. Sharing Ghana's vibrant and dynamic cultural elements with my students and the people around me is a powerful and enriching experience. Witnessing the pure happiness and excitement that this tradition brings to my people is truly magical. As I continue to teach and educate others about Ghana's rich and diverse cultural heritage, I hope that more people will come to appreciate and celebrate their own culture through this incredible tradition with me.
Class Purpose and Learning Goals:
Embark on a fascinating journey to explore the rich cultural heritage of Ghana and immerse yourself in its vibrant music, dance, and song art. This experience will allow you to feel the heart-pumping rhythm and energy of the traditional dance-drumming culture of West Africa while developing your skills in precision, grace, and elegance. This journey of self-discovery and cultural appreciation will challenge you to express your emotions and movements with creativity and artistry. Through the harmonious interplay between drumming, dancing, and singing, you'll develop your ability to respond instantly and confidently to the instruments. So, explore the enchanting world of Ghanaian music and dance to discover the beauty and richness of African culture.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the relationship between traditional Ghanaian West African dance-drumming.
- Understand the instruments’ roles, how to play them, and what rhythms they each contribute to the music.
- Understanding how each instrument complements and intertwines with each other.
- Being able to take directions from the lead instruments when you’re supposed to.
- Knowing how to work together as a team instead of by yourself.
- Explore Ghanaian songs' musical qualities: their rhythms, structures, intonation, and harmonies.
- Understand the dance movements and choreography, how they fit tightly with the music, and how musical calls from the lead drum direct them.
- Be able to independently identify, feel, and express the key polyrhythms in the music through the body while dancing.
- Learn the meaning of the songs and what values, messages, and cultural reinforcement they transmit.
- Understand the intended overall polyrhythmic sound of the ensemble and develop the musicality to contribute to that overall desired effect.
- Perform fundamental body movements and choreography independently, with precision and artistry, in perfect time while taking musical instruction from the lead drum.
- Discuss how songs are embedded in Ghanaian culture, how they are created, and how they influence culture.
- Understand the music’s structure and traditional role in Ghanaian society.
- Consider how this art form, and the skills involved in composing and performing it, can support the your work as an artist (composing, internalizing and expressing rhythm, multitasking while performing, improvisation, and social relevance).
I've been trained for over 20 years by over 9 different teachers in all aspects of the tradition.
I've been an apprentice with about 4 different teachers.
I have taught at over 15 different K-12 schools, or 15 high schools, and over 20 colleges and universities.
I have been the head of the African traditional music, dance, and history department of a couple of universities.
I have held many workshops, seminars, residencies for both students, music teachers, and proffesors.
I have been teaching online classes for many years now.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
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1. Talking to talking to them before our first class to understand who they are, what they want, why, the purpose of learning with me, and their goal.
2. Making sure everything is broken down really well to help them understand and know how to remember what we're working on.
3. Teaching them in a way that they relate to helps increase speedy learning and retaining of materials.
4. Giving them work to do on their own to keep them engaged.
5. Having them give a presentation to see their progress and understand what they've been learning from me.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
I was very happy with my experience working with Nani mainly because of how willing he was to push me to work hard throughout the entire process. I felt challenged throughout the whole process, and in the end, it was clear that a deep understanding of the music was as important to him as it was to me. I felt like, because of this, my growth as a musician throughout my experience was helped tremendously. Just knowing the material was never enough - I was able to work toward a much stronger foundation than that.
Nani Agbeli is one of the the most gifted performer/teacher/scholar of a variety of music and dance styles from Ghana that I have ever seen. He follows the legacy of his father, Godwin along with his brothers at the Dagbe Center. Nani has worked with my studio and ensemble at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music for nearly 20 years. He inspires all who have worked with him. I highly recommend Nani and Volta Drum Dance to everyone!
Through out the years Nani has helped me to get an understanding if the Gagnon culture as a tradition where music, dancing and food are interconnected!
He has share very specific and detailed information in terms of movements, rhythms and styles, as well as a holistic perspective that help me understand how all the elements a work together.
Thank you Nani!Nani is an experienced teacher who does an excellent job breaking down the music so it is approachable. He also brings a level of energy which makes the music very engaging.
Nani is a very experience teacher and achieves a great balance between having fun and growing and striving for improvement. His knowledge of both dance and drum is deep.
Nani has a vast knowledge of traditional Ghanaian drumming and dancing. He also has extensive performance and teaching experience. He is very good at imparting his knowledge to people of all ages and levels of ability.
An incredible teacher! Extremely knowledgeable!
Nani is an incredible teacher. His passion for teaching and commitment to his students is unmatched! I am so grateful to have studied with Nani for several years, there is no one more fit to teach African Dance.
Nani Agbeli is an amazing teacher who delivers authentic Ghanaian drumming, dancing, singing and more while also knowing how to tailor instruction for each person. Nani is the best!
So much energy!! I learned alot in a short time, and it was challenging and fun.
I enjoyed working with the instructor Nani Agbeli. He brings high and strong energy to the group. His passion and dedication to teaching students in Volta is on Fire!! I am grateful that he has opened himself to share his knowledge with me and many others. It has improved me as a dancer, drummer and helped me to understand Ghanaian culture and the connection I have to it.
Nani Agbeli is an amazingly gifted teacher and performer. His understanding and communication of musical and cultural material is deep and precise. He is an experienced and exacting teacher with a sense of humor.
Nani is an inspiring teacher. A great drummer and dancer who knows more than I will ever learn. I looked forward to my lessons with him. They always left me excited to practice. Highly recommended.
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Rates
Rate
- $100
Pack rates
- 5h: $500
- 10h: $1000
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Nani will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $100/h
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