# Event Details - **Event Name**: Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+02:00) - **Event Description**: Location: Community house in Eggum “On the shore of the North Sea” Maximum number of participants: 15 people Registration: contact sjeleroihavgapet@gmail.com to secure spot. Deadline: July 01.2026 Schedule: Friday August 7, 10.00AM – 5.00PM, Saturday August 8, 10.00AM - 5.00PM Price: NOK 4900,-/ EURO 420,- including lunch Friday and Saturday Accomodations can be offered for an additional fee: Single room (for up til 3 people) Price NOK 1500,-/Euro 140,- pr person Double room(share with one person) Price NOK 750.- /65 Euro pr person Including 2 nights with breakfast and dinner Friday and breakfast Saturday at Eggumsveien 782. Also possible to set up tents in the garden or park 2 camper-vans for free. Additional cost for breakfast and dinner NOK 400.-/Euro 35,-. No prior knowledge required and all equipment needed, will be provided. Background info: Join us for a transformative two-day Gong Workshop, open to both beginners and experienced players. This immersive experience is designed to deepen your connection with the gong, develop and fine-tune your playing techniques, and expand your creative expression. In our time together, we'll explore: • Drone Strokes: Combining fast repetitions of strokes to create resonant, sustaining tones with dynamic variations • Tone Strokes: Perfect your single strokes for clear, articulate sounds that ads precision to your performance. • Rhythm and Timing: Explore subdivisions of time, rhythmic patterns, and refine your timing to enhance the flow of your playing- working with both long and short durations of sound. • Texture: Develop a wide range of textures that add depth and dimension to your music. • Volume Control: Learn how to shape dynamics for expressive, intentional playing • Mallet Play and Hand Independence: Explore the interaction between mallets to enrich your sound, experiment with different mallet styles in each hand, and develop strokes that allow for independent tones and rhythms. • Muting and Dampening: Use your hand or body to stop or dampen the gong's sound, integrating this technique rhythmically • Intuitive Improvisation: Engage in creative exploration using shared techniques unlocking new variations and sonic possibilities. • Spontaneous Composition: Develop on-the-spot musical structures and creative responses. • Conduction & Guided Orchestration: Be a part of a creative soundscape orchestration directed through gestural or guided cues •Control: Refine your touch, articulation, and overall command of the gong. This workshop provides a supportive space for deep exploration, blending technique with creativity to expand your approach to gong playing. Bio Mike Tamburo is a world-renowned musician composer, artist and educator known for his transformational live concerts performed on a personally curated set of gongs, bells, hammered dulcimer and other metal instruments. As lifelong multi-instrumentalist Tamburo has focused his talents on metal percussion, string instruments (hammered dulcimer quitar, zither, shahi baaja), and electronic instruments (synths, looping). Since 1994, he has shared over 2,500 concerts and workshops and released more than 70 albums -solo and with Crown of Eternity, Meisha, Arco Flute Foundation, Psychic Frost Brother Ong, and others. His work spans gong music, ecstatic strina music, folk, drone, ambient mantra and experimental sounds He is also a gong teacher, an interdisciplinary sound artist, instrument builder, video artist, sound worker, writer, and meditation teacher. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leknes/gong-essentials-2-day-workshop-with-mike-tamburo/200029522014226 - **Event Categories**: workshops, music, art, entertainment, concerts, performances, health-wellness, literary-art, meditation, live-music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 537 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Leknes - **state**: NL - **country**: Norway - **location**: Eggum Lofoten Norway - **lat**: 68.307938333333 - **long**: 13.652425 - **full address**: Eggum Lofoten Norway, Eggumsveien 999, 8360 Bøstad, Norge, Leknes, Norway ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/b25e0745f096b6802ad9354813de0164ec5c230f9ca81966e72f9c5522aafc76-rimg-w1080-h607-dcbdbec0-gmir?v=1776123778 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo being held? - **A:** Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo takes place on Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Eggum Lofoten Norway, Eggumsveien 999, 8360 Bøstad, Norge, Leknes, Norway. - **Q**: Who is organizing Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo ? - **A:** Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo is organized by Sjelero i Havgapet. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Gong Essentials 2 day workshop with Mike Tamburo is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Leknes, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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