Cajón Building Workshop with Andy Miller
Have you ever wanted to know how a cajón is constructed? Do you want to learn some of the ways to play the cajón? And, want to help Abrepaso build 10 cajones that we will be able to use in all our arts education programming in the future?
Join us for this unique opportunity to help build a cajón.
Saturday and Sunday March 7th & 8th
12noon - 3pm
Day 1 will focus on cajón construction.
Day 2 will focus on finishing touches and learning to play the instrument.
Open to all ages!
Registration required. Follow link below:
About Andy Miller:
Andy Miller is a percussionist, educator, and dance musician based in Bloomington, Indiana where he teaches percussion at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. In addition to teaching percussion lessons at IU, he directs the Latin American Ensemble, Brazilian Percussion Ensemble, and coaches the rhythm section of the Latin Jazz Ensemble.
Andy’s performance, teaching, and research focus on Afro-Latin percussion traditions and collaboration in the fields of music and dance. Specializing in West African (Mande drumming) and Afro-Latin percussion music (Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil), he has studied and performed with master musicians such as Jorge Alabê, Bolokada Conde, Francis Lara, Emilsen Pacheco, Michael Spiro, Ferney “La Wey” Segura, and Beto Torrens, among many others.
Andy was the Music Director in the Dance Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2017-2024) where he taught courses in music, body percussion, and sound design, and accompanied hundreds of dance classes. His collaborations as a composer-performer with choreographers have been presented in New York City (Gibney Dance Center and the Judson Church), throughout the Midwest (Krannert Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carthage College, St.Olaf College), and internationally at the IX Festival Santander en Escena in Colombia.
Awards and recognitions include the Fulbright Research Grant to Colombia (2011), the Graduate Presser Award from Indiana University (2015), the Outstanding Alumni Award from Wright State University (2014), and the Advancing Research and Creativity Grant from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (2024)
In addition to teaching and performing, Andy builds custom drums including the Irish Bodhrán and the cajón for both Peruvian and flamenco styles. He has given drum building workshops at the Milwaukee Irishfest School of Music and Milwaukee Public Schools through a collaboration with Studio K Flamenco.