Drumming Class: Drums Alive!

Drumming Class through the Drums Alive! curriculum is for ages 8 and up and range anywhere from 10-15 students in a class. Classes are 1 hour long and the cost is $375 for the semester.

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Being in an ensemble offers many benefits including self-expression, cognitive development, opportunities for socialization, self-discipline, lower stress levels, and studies show that students of the arts continue to outperform their non-arts peers in academia. The list is endless!

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Drumming promotes:

• Better communication better with their fellow students

• Understand and demonstrate the value and techniques of cooperative teamwork.

• Demonstrate techniques on drums and other percussion equipment.

• Sing songs with percussion and other instruments from various multicultural traditions.

• Improvise new drumming ensemble patterns which are complementary to those played by other students.

• Move to music while singing or playing instruments.

• Listen actively and critically to various styles of music which include percussion. While listening, students will:

  • echo drum patterns played by others

  • identify the type of instruments being played

  • recognize and label styles of music

  • identify the probable culture from which the music comes.

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This is a performance based class with a performance schedule at the end of the semester

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