Applications of World Drumming: PreK-6th Grade
with MELISSA BLUM and PAUL CORBIERE
Paul and Melissa will take participants on a hands-on journey to explore practical applications of the World Music Drumming Curriculum, with activities and extensions for use with PreK-6th grade students. We will introduce several pedagogical concepts of the curriculum and will provide multiple ready-to-use lessons, including exploratory and foundation-building activities, ensembles with singing and movement, sound stories, skill-building games, and program ideas. Using drums, percussion, and other classroom instruments - such as Orff instruments, recorder, ukulele - and the curriculum key words of respect, listen, focus, teamwork, complement, and more, we will show how group drumming in the preK through elementary classroom helps students not only become stronger music students, but stronger students in all aspects of learning and better members of a cooperative, culturally respectful, community. Additionally, we will give participants experience in building their own drumming and leading skills to enable them to bring these activities to their classroom right away.
For any music teachers in the preK-6th grade setting. All skills and experience levels welcome, no previous drumming or percussion experience is necessary. Bring along a soprano recorder; ukuleles optional.