Sound Explorers

Overview:

In the Sound Explorers class, students will play djembes, bucket drums, shakers, and more! Our Sound Explorers get to learn the fundamentals of group percussion playing and music reading through percussive songs, instrument exploration, popular music, and music writing activities.

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Skills gained:

• Learning the connection between movement and sound.

• Developing a steady beat

• Understanding differences in rhythm, melody, harmony

• Building coordination between limbs.

• Learning how pictures influence sound

• Basic drumstick, hand, and shaker techniques

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Music and Activities:

We use the ever-popular Orff instruments, boomwhackers, and other recognizable instruments and music alongside our own games and exercises to create a progressive curriculum that's fun and engaging. Each class follows the same structure so our students can build a sense of familiarity and ownership over the class flow.

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Bell Acheivments: 

Each student earns small colorful jiingle-bell beads through the class based on participation and respect. The bells are collected on a string and can be periodically traded in for prizes!