Past Events

  • February 4, 2012
    • Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Starts: 9:00 am

      Ends: February 4, 2012 - 5:00 pm

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: All-day teacher workshop on techniques for teaching African drumming. In partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Education and Community Programs Department. Worth 10 PDPs.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/toc_01_gen_images.jsp?id=bcat5220083

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  • January 2, 2012
    • African Drum & Dance Study Abroad in Ghana (Winter Session)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: January 15, 2012 - 12:00 am

      Location: Ghana, West Africa

      Description: 12-day African Drum & Dance Cultural Field Study in Ghana. Offered in partnership with the UMass Amherst International Programs Office and the Department of Music & Dance for 3 credits (grad or undergrad) or 67.5 PDPs. Course is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://thisworldmusic.com/study-abroad-africa/j-term-ghana/

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  • November 28, 2011
    • Unlocking the Light/MA Dept. of Youth Services

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: May 26, 2012 - 12:00 am

      Location: Various, MA

      Description: Curriculum development and implementation. In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the Northampton-based Collaborative for Educational Services and Unlocking the Light, a non-profit focused on arts-based learning in juvenile detention settings. Funding provided by the Music Drives Us Foundation.

      For more info: http://www.unlockingthelight.org/

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  • November 9, 2011
    • Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: November 13, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: Indianapolis, IN

      Description: Exhibitor at PASIC 2011 (booth #1200) to promote ThisWorldMusic's study abroad programs in Ghana, West Africa.

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  • September 29, 2011
    • Citi Performing Arts Center

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: November 18, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: 8-week artist residency in collaboration with hip-hop teaching artist Corey Depina working with Boston area youth. Part of Citi Center's City Spotlights Youth Leadership program.

      For more info: http://www.citicenter.org/education/cityspotlights/

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  • July 29, 2011
    • Study in Ghana

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: August 22, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: Ghana, West Africa

      Description: Study in Ghana, West Africa! Learn traditional African music & dance and earn 6 academic or professional credits in just 3 weeks from UMass Amherst. Enrollment is open to members of the general public in the U.S. and Canda.

      Apply online at: http://thisworldmusic.com/ghanatours_video/

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  • July 11, 2011
    • University School of Milwaukee Study Abroad in Ghana

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 23, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: Ghana, West Africa

      Description: 12-Day study abroad program in Ghana, West Africa.

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  • July 4, 2011
    • Central Connecticut State University Summer Course

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 9, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: New Britain, CT

      Description: Level 2: five-day workshop on techniques for teaching African drumming. All Central Connecticut State Summer courses are worth 2 graduate credits.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=11193#genMus

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  • June 27, 2011
    • Central Connecticut State University Summer Course

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 2, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: New Britain, CT

      Description: Level 1: five-day workshop on techniques for teaching African drumming. All Central Connecticut State Summer courses are worth 2 graduate credits.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=11193#genMus

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  • June 13, 2011
  • May 10, 2011
    • Sankofa Ceremony

      Starts: 4:00 pm

      Ends: May 10, 2011 - 5:00 pm

      Location: Westfield State University

      Description: Performance of the Westfield State African Drumming Ensemble at the annual Sankofa Diversity Celebration and Awards Ceremony.

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  • May 7, 2011
    • Arsenal Center for the Arts

      Starts: 1:00 pm

      Ends: May 7, 2011 - 2:00 pm

      Location: Watertown, MA

      Description: Drumming workshop to kickoff and promote New England Conservatory’s new partnership with the Arsenal Center for the Arts.

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  • March 19, 2011
    • Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: March 20, 2011 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: Annual educator workshop at Boston Symphony Hall titled "Drum, Dance and Sing!" Taught in collaboration with Ghanaian master dancer Nani Agbeli and offered through the Boston Symphony Orchestra Department of Education & Community Programs.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/toc_01_gen_images.jsp?id=bcat5220083

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  • July 29, 2010
    • Study in Ghana

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: August 21, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: Ghana, West Africa

      Description: Study in Ghana, West Africa! Learn traditional African music & dance and earn 6 academic or professional credits in just 3 weeks from UMass Amherst. Enrollment is open to members of the general public in the U.S. and Canada.

      Apply online at: http://thisworldmusic.com/ghanatours_video/

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  • July 22, 2010
    • UMass Graduate Seminar: African Drumming Pedagogy (Level 2)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 25, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: Amherst, MA

      Description: 3-day graduate course titled "African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation in the School Setting - Level 2"

      Offered through the UMass Department of Music & Dance for 2 credits or 45 PDPs. For more info, go to: http://www.umass.edu/music/summer.php

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  • July 15, 2010
    • UMass Graduate Seminar: African Drumming Pedagogy (Level 1)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 18, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: Amherst, MA

      Description: 3-day graduate course titled "African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation in the School Setting - Level 1"

      Offered through the UMass Department of Music & Dance for 2 credits or 45 PDPs. For more info, go to: http://www.umass.edu/music/summer.php

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  • July 6, 2010
    • Central CT State University Summer Music Institute (Level 1)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 11, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: New Britain, CT

      Description: 5-day graduate course titled "African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation in the School Setting - Level 1"

      Offered through Central Connecticut State University's renowned Summer Music Institute for 2 credits or 45 PDPs. To enroll, or for more info: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=8622

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  • February 27, 2010
    • Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: February 28, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: Annual educator workshop at Boston Symphony Hall titled "Drum, Dance and Sing!" Taught in collaboration with Ghanaian master dancer Nani Agbeli and offered through the Boston Symphony Orchestra Department of Education & Community Programs.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/toc_01_gen_images.jsp?id=bcat5220083

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  • February 23, 2010
    • Bishop Ruocco Girls Treatment Center

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: April 15, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: Lakeville, MA

      Description: African drumming residency working with incarcerated youth. In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the Collaborative for Educational Services (formerly the Hampshire Educational Collaborative) and Unlocking the Light, a federally funded non-profit that works with students and educators in juvenile detention settings.

      To learn more: http://www.unlockingthelight.org

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  • January 14, 2010
    • Casa Isla Boys Detention Center

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: February 27, 2010 - 12:00 am

      Location: Quincy, MA

      Description: African drumming residency working with incarcerated youth. In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the Collaborative for Educational Services (formerly the Hampshire Educational Collaborative) and Unlocking the Light, a federally funded non-profit that works with students and educators in juvenile detention settings.

      To learn more: http://www.unlockingthelight.org

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  • July 30, 2009
    • UMass Summer Drum & Dance Study Abroad in Ghana

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: August 22, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Ghana, West Africa

      Description: 3-week Drum & Dance Cultural Field Study in Ghana. Offered in partnership with the UMass Amherst International Programs Office and the Department of Music & Dance for 6 credits (grad or undergrad) or 135 PDPs. Course is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://thisworldmusic.com/study-abroad-africa/summer-ghana/

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  • July 16, 2009
    • UMass Graduate Seminar: African Drumming (Level 1)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 19, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Amherst, MA

      Description: 3-day graduate course titled "African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation in the School Setting - Level 1"

      Offered through the UMass Department of Music & Dance for 2 credits or 45 PDPs. For more info, go to: http://www.umass.edu/music/summer.php

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  • July 14, 2009
    • Boys & Girls Club of Middlesex County

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 28, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Somerville, MA

      Description: African drumming artist-in-residence working with at-risk Somerville youth. Offered in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Middlesex County.

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  • July 7, 2009
    • New England Conservatory Kodály Institute

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 8, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: Featured presenter at New England Conservatory's Kodály Institute.

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  • June 29, 2009
    • Central CT State University Summer Music Institute (Level 1)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 4, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: New Britain, CT

      Description: 5-day graduate course titled "African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation in the School Setting - Level 1"

      Offered through Central Connecticut State University's renowned Summer Music Institute for 2 credits or 45 PDPs. To enroll, or for more info: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=8622

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  • June 17, 2009
  • May 27, 2009
    • Boston Arts Academy Gala Benefit Concert

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: May 28, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: Boston Arts Academy (BAA) performing arts high school's annual gala benefit concert at historic Trinity Church in downtown Boston. Featuring the BAA African Drumming Ensemble under the direction of ThisWorldMusic Founder/Director and BAA Instructor Jeremy Cohen.

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  • May 7, 2009
    • Dedham Public Schools

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: May 8, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Dedham, MA

      Description: 5th in a series of 5 African drumming professional development workshops for Dedham music teachers. Offered in partnership with the Dedham Public Schools.

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  • April 3, 2009
    • NFI Middleton Boys Detention Center

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: June 27, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Middleton, MA

      Description: 10-session African drumming residency working with incarcerated youth. In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the Collaborative for Educational Services (formerly the Hampshire Educational Collaborative) and Unlocking the Light, a federally funded non-profit that works with students and educators in juvenile detention settings.

      To learn more: http://www.unlockingthelight.org

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  • March 5, 2009
    • Dedham Public Schools

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: March 6, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Dedham, MA

      Description: 4th in a series of 5 African drumming professional development workshops for Dedham music teachers. Offered in partnership with the Dedham Public Schools.

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  • February 18, 2009
  • February 9, 2009
    • Longmeadow Public Schools

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: February 10, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Longmeadow, MA

      Description: African drumming professional development workshop for Longmeadow music teachers. Offered in partnership with the Longmeadow Public Schools.

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  • February 4, 2009
    • Rotenberg Girls Treatment Center

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: June 26, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Westborough, MA

      Description: 15-session African drumming residency working with incarcerated youth. In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the Collaborative for Educational Services (formerly the Hampshire Educational Collaborative) and Unlocking the Light, a federally funded non-profit that works with students and educators in juvenile detention settings.

      To learn more: http://www.unlockingthelight.org

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  • January 28, 2009
    • Peabody School

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: June 13, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Cambridge, MA

      Description: Kickoff session for a semester-long African drumming artist residency at the Peabody School. Emphasis on job-embedded professional development for teachers working with 5th grade students.

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  • January 26, 2009
    • Maria L. Baldwin School

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: June 13, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Cambridge, MA

      Description: Kickoff session for a semester-long African drumming artist residency at the Baldwin School. Emphasis on job-embedded professional development for teachers working with 6th-8th students.

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  • January 13, 2009
    • Dedham Public Schools

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: January 14, 2009 - 12:00 am

      Location: Dedham, MA

      Description: 3rd in a series of 5 African drumming professional development workshops for Dedham music teachers. Offered in partnership with the Dedham Public Schools.

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  • December 18, 2008
    • Boston Arts Academy Winterfest

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: December 19, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: Boston Arts Academy (BAA) Performing Arts High School Winterfest concert at Mass. College of Art. Featuring the BAA African Drumming Ensemble under the direction of ThisWorldMusic Founder/Director and BAA Instructor Jeremy Cohen.

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  • November 24, 2008
    • New England Conservatory Intercultural Institute

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: November 25, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: African drum-and-dance workshop and performance in collaboration with Ghanaian master dancer Nani Agbeli and the Agbekor Drum & Dance Society led by David Locke of Tufts University.

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  • November 22, 2008
    • Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: November 23, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Boston, MA

      Description: Annual educator workshop at Boston Symphony Hall titled "Drum, Dance and Sing!" Taught in collaboration with Ghanaian master dancer Nani Agbeli and offered through the Boston Symphony Orchestra Department of Education & Community Programs.

      To enroll, or for more info: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/toc_01_gen_images.jsp?id=bcat5220083

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  • November 19, 2008
    • Milford Public Schools

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: November 20, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Milford, MA

      Description: African drumming professional development workshop for Milford music teachers. Offered in partnership with the Milford Public Schools.

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  • November 4, 2008
    • Dedham Public Schools

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: November 5, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Dedham, MA

      Description: 1st in a series of 5 African drumming professional development workshops for Dedham music teachers. Offered in partnership with the Dedham Public Schools.

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  • October 25, 2008
    • Providence Public School District

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: October 26, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Providence, RI

      Description: 2nd in a series of 2 all-day African drumming professional development workshops for Providence music and fine arts specialists. Offered in partnership with the Providence Public School District.

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  • September 3, 2008
    • Oakland Unified School District

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: September 4, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Oakland, CA

      Description: African drumming professional development workshop for Oakland music and fine arts specialists. Offered in partnership with the Oakland Unified School District.

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  • August 14, 2008
    • Providence Public School District

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: August 15, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: Providence, RI

      Description: 1st in a series of 2 all-day African drumming professional development workshops for Providence music and fine arts specialists. Offered in partnership with the Providence Public School District.

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  • July 10, 2008
    • UMass Graduate Seminar: African Drumming Pedagogy (Level 1)

      Starts: 12:00 am

      Ends: July 13, 2008 - 12:00 am

      Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

      Description: 3-day graduate course titled "African Drumming: Technique, Pedagogy and Program Implementation in the School Setting - Level 1"

      Offered through the UMass Department of Music & Dance for 2 credits or 45 PDPs. For more info, go to: http://www.umass.edu/music/summer.php

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