Way back in August we went down to the Children's University in Bedford for a week of rainforest-themed drumming. It was a great week for all involved, the children were given opportunities to do art, journalism, paper making, drama and even hold a variety of slithery rainforest inhabitants!
Our sessions gave the children the chance to learn the basics on a variety of drums, mainly the African djembe. First we learned some basic types of hit, then moved into gradually more complex rhythms (with the threat of singing if they didn't play in time!).
The sessions concluded with the children listening to Rudyard Kipling's Just So Story: The Sing Song Tale of Old Man Kangaroo and being challenged to retell the story using their drums. In the final session, even the parents got involved!
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