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Central Connecticut State University Summer Course (Level 1)
New Britain, CTJuly 9-13
Central Connecticut State University Summer Course (Level 2)
New Britain, CTJuly 16-20, 2012
Gordon College
Wenham, MAJuly 27-Aug 19, 2012
Study in Ghana (UMass Summer session)
Ghana, West AfricaJanuary 2-14, 2012
Study in Ghana (UMass Winter session)
Ghana, West Africa
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African Drumming Residency at University School of Milwaukee
Just got some really nice pics back from the University School of Milwauke (USM) residency I did at the beginning of the school year. This project was in collaboration with the USM Music Department and Miriam Altman, the Middle School … Continue reading
Drumming & Dancing Connects West Africa to North Philly — *UPDATE*
I posted on November 13 about Philly Public Schools teacher and Ghana tripper extraordinaire Tara Schwitzman’s project to raise money on DonorsChoose.org for an all girls 5th grade African drumming ensemble at her school in North Philly. With donations coming … Continue reading
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Drumming & Dancing Connects West Africa to North Philly
Meet Tara Schwitzman, a dedicated young teacher in the School District of Philadelphia who was one of eighteen students and educators from around the country who traveled to Ghana, West Africa, on the ThisWorldMusic/UMass Amherst Drum & Dance Summer Study … Continue reading
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UMass plays Agbekor in Ghana (video)
Got back earlier tonight from teaching Agbekor to my African Drumming class at Westfield State UNIVERSITY (all Massachusetts State Colleges were recently given the status upgrade, to much fanfare) and was feeling nostalgic for this terrific clip of my 2009 … Continue reading