| BEATS...ME!
Basics in hand drumming.
Beat-keeping, rhythmic development
(echoes, imitation) and awareness.
Body percussion, songs/chants, drum technique. |
YOU-RHYTHMICS!!
Extension of "BEATS..ME!".
Heightened listening/focus skills
using more advanced rhythms.
Experimentation with musical elements
tempo(speed), dynamics(volume). |
| RAP, RATTLE N' ROLL
Language based rhythmic activities & Games.
Creative.
Group chant, cheer, rap possibilities.
Drums, Shakers and more! |
WE BE JAMMIN'
Rhythmic, speech based creativity.
Drums, percussion, pop, world beat.
New Age musical adventure. |
| SOUND SAFARI
Exposure to African music and related hand drum/percussion instruments.
Chants, story telling, songs (i.e: "Wimoweh - The Lion Sleeps Tonight).
Cultural insights, musical technology. |
CELEBRATION
Extension of "SOUND SAFARI".
African rhythms, drums, ensemble ideas.
Specific rhythms.
Improvization. |
| CALYPSO CRUISE
West Indian and Latin American rhythmic structures & instruments.
Chants, songs (i.e: "Day-O", "Island Song", "Cha Cha Cha")
Cultural insights & musical technology. |
FIESTA
Extension of "CALYPSO CRUISE".
Latin American rhythms and ensemble ideas.
Specific patterns
Drums and hand percussion. |
| IMPROVEYES
Insights and experience in getting creative.
Drums, percussion.
Exploration of time, tempo, dynamics and "colours in sound". |
RHYTHM QUEST
Finding one's own rhythms.
Tapping creativity and the spiritual. |
