A hands-on experience of West African drumming and dance
Students will learn hand-drumming techniques, including tone, bass slap and interlocking multi-rhythmic structures. Students will also experience first-hand the relationship between drummer and dancer and learn about the social and cultural role of dance and music in West Africa. Students will learn to identify the break that prompts transitions in drumming and dance sequences.
Who: Students in grades K-6, class limited to 25 students
When: Tuesdays beginning Jan. 28. Last Session: March 25
Times: K-3--2:30-3:10
Grades 4-6: 3:15-4:00.
Where: Multipurpose Room
*No Class March 4 (Early release day for spring conferences)
Where: Multipurpose Room
*No Class March 4 (Early release day for spring conferences)
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