Drumming Circle

Drumming Circle is for ages 10-17 and range anywhere from 10-15 students in a class. Classes are 1 hour long and the cost is $150 for a 6 week session. There will be two 6 week session per semester to choose from.

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!

Drumming promotes:

Better communication better with their fellow students
Understand and demonstrate the value and techniques of cooperative teamwork.
Demonstrate techniques for playing various types of 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.

This is a performance based class with a performance schedule at the end of the 6 week session.