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JENI SWERDLOW, MUSICIAN INSTRUCTOR
Jeni Swerdlow, Musician Instructor |
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Jeni Swerdlow is a dynamic and engaging percussionist, drum facilitator, artist, educator, and performer. A recent transplant to the Bay Area from Chicago, Swerdlow is a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) with over 10 years of experience working creatively with various groups. She also has over 15 years of experience teaching youth and people with special needs. Swerdlow holds a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts from UC San Diego and a Master of Arts in Art Therapy from University of Illinois, Chicago. Since beginning drumming in 1999, she has involved herself in intensive studies of drum facilitation, West African drumming, and dance, including training in Senegal, West Africa. Swerdlow is thrilled to be working with San Francisco Ballet, as well as teaching with Young Imaginations, Opera Piccola, and the Berkeley JCC, and facilitating weekly community drum circles in the East Bay. Her passion for drumming is matched only by her playful spirit and commitment toward building community. |
