Hi Andrea,

Happy New Year to you!  The workshop in late June 2014 is organized by Harvey Price, the professor for percussion in the Music Department of the University of Delaware.  I attended the workshop last June as a complete novice, having never played an instrument before.  I had an absolute blast, and got a serious case of the "jumbee spirit".  There were three instructors and a pan tuner, and we had students of all levels from as far as Vermont and North Carolina, with the most seasoned student having about 7 years under their belt, and me at the total beginner level.  The low cost of $600 for the week is SO worth it.  Every student had a remarkable time.  We learned some songs and jammed together a lot, of course, and refined our techniques, learned some music theory, how to improvise, witnessed some tuning, and watched some videos from Panorama in Trinidad and some other fun stuff.  It was a super fun and highly relaxed learning environment.  The instructors were terrific.  I HIGHLY recommend any pan lover to attend. Check the links to register under EVENTS above and/or email Harvey at hprice@udel.edu . The Univ of DE is located a few minutes off of Interstate 95, about 2 hours north of DC and 1 hour south of Philly, and there's an Amtrak stop at the University.  

Cheers,

Mike