Gong Training with Siri Bahadur Khalsa
If you have been considering learning how to play the gong, this is the time to follow the invitation.
If you also have been thinking about playing for yourself or others, this may be the time to learn how to effectively do that.
You may even decide to bring an instrument into
your life and give it a place in your home.
The world today needs to hear more gongs singing.
You can help that happen.
Beginning: June 1, 2024
Intermediate: June 2, 2024
These workshops are for those of us who have heard the gong, enjoyed the benefits of that experience and would like to share it with others. We like the gong for various reasons, but basically the attraction to it is that we find relaxation for both the body and the mind, which
leaves us free to explore other more subtlety refined realms.
The player’s relationship to the gong is similar to our connections to our friends and loved ones. The deeper and more caring the intent in the interaction the more we discover that we value it. In those deep friendships, we find love. And so it is with the gong. The more we play and learn to deeply listen to the conversations we have with it, the broader our sharing becomes so that we learn, grow, and find enjoyment in the process.
Beginner's Workshop
In the Beginners’ Workshop on June 1, we will learn the basics of gong sounds and how to employ the fundamental techniques of playing. Learning some theory and linking it to practical experience will open the door to discovering that the gong can speak to you
and that there is a rudimentary language to learn and a conversation to be had.
Beginning Agenda:
Essentials of gong playing and care
Gongs & Mallets
Gong anatomy
Nuances of basic playing
Technique and Intention
Intermediate Workshop:
The Intermediate workshop on June 2 will provide the knowledge and refined skills to learn the identities behind the conversation, yours and the gong. This discovery is where the long-term, deeply satisfying relationship develops. The gong discovers you and you discover the gong. You speak with rhythm and the nuances of volume in the conversation- with spaces of silence, whispering, and with invitations to share more
volume. Then the gong responds by sharing the nuances of its language resulting in the experience of deeper cosmic communication.
Intermediate Agenda:
Refined Playing Techniques and Intentions
Refinement of the learned beginning techniques
Playing for Effect
Playing with multiple mallets