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What are our school workshops like
Give the children of your school an exciting musical experience packed with rhythm, fun, creativity and self-expression. FabDrumming offers African Drumming, African Dancing, Junk Percussion, Body Percussion and South African Gumboot Dancing workshops. A newly developed workshop is a workshop where the pupils recreate ancient Mayan Music.
No experience is required, the workshops are suitable for all ages and abilities.
What we offer on a school trip
Give the children of your school an exciting musical experience packed with rhythm, fun, creativity and self-expression. FabDrumming offers African Drumming, African Dancing, Junk Percussion, Body Percussion and South African Gumboot Dancing workshops.
A newly developed workshop is a workshop where the pupils recreate ancient Mayan Music.
No experience is required, the workshops are suitable for all ages and abilities.
What is typically included on our school trips
FabDrumming offers drumming and dancing workshops. A workshop day can consist of drumming or a combination of different workshops. A presentation to parents or to each other is also a possibility. A bit more information about the workshops:
African Drumming
The drumming workshops are funky, inclusive, musical fun and suitable for all ages and abilities, absolutely no experience is necessary. Every pupil gets his or her own drum to play.
My workshops are musical journeys. The little ones discover different sounds and learn basic music skills. Storytelling, singing and dancing can be part of the workshop. As they get older, I go a step further, they learn djembe drumming techniques and traditional African rhythms. When these rhythmic patterns are combined the result is a fantastic piece of music.
An African Drumming workshop is a great way to celebrate Black History Month or for a topic about Africa.
Junk Percussion
A Junk Percussion Workshop makes the children see the objects around them in a new light and find out that rhythm is everywhere!
In many cultures people used to make drums and instruments from objects they found around them like shells, bones, wood or stones and some of them still do.
This workshop is a great and fun way to illustrate the 3-R’s. To help make the children more ECO conscious and have them question whether an item is ‘rubbish’ or ‘reusable’.
And above all, they all love making a racket, which will turn into a groovy piece of music.
Body Percussion
You don’t need expensive instruments to make music. You can use your own body as an instrument! Children love rhythm and movement, during a Body Percussion session, they explore the different sounds they can make using their own body. They learn to stamp, tap and slap different rhythms. When these rhythms are combined, it requires teamwork to make it sound fabulous. I also encourage the children to create their own rhythms.
African Dance & South African Gumboot Dancing
Dance is an important part of African culture. The children learn a dance routine, a song and the role dance plays in everyday African life. I can bring African costumes and will give them information about the dance and region the dance comes from.
Singing and dancing is also good exercise, improving balance, control and coordination. It can reduce stress and improve physical fitness.
Gumboot Dancing originated in South African gold mines. They slapped their boots to communicate, outside of the mines this became a dance. It is a combination of body percussion, drumming and dancing and children love it!
Mayan Music
In this workshop the children step into the shoes of Mayan Musicians. Playing different instruments like (slit)drums, shakers and flutes the children recreate the music of the Ancient Maya. The Maya gathered materials for their instruments from the world around them and used the sounds of nature as inspiration for their music.
Mayan writing consisted of a relatively elaborate set of glyphs. Depending on the topic and if time allows it, the pupils create their own glyphs to symbolise the instruments and sounds and write a musical notation of the composition, using the glyphs.
Group Sizes Catered For
Up to 35 pupils.
Group sizes and timings are flexible and depend on the requirements of the school.
Materials, Resources & Information Provided
FabDrumming will bring all the drums and instruments. For the gumboot dancing workshops the pupils have to wear their own (clean) wellies.
Photography, Filming & Audio Restrictions
There are no copywrite restrictions on photography, filming or audio.
Clothing Requirements
No specific clothing is required.
For the gumboot dancing workshops the pupils have to bring their own (clean) wellies.
First Aid Information
Yes, but we always ask for a teacher or member of the school teaching team to be present as well.
Other Information
The workshops can be adapted for children with disabilities or special educational needs.
Booking information
Go to our website www.fabdrumming.co.uk or contact us on info@fabdrumming.co.uk
01823 452226 / 078 10005456
