SUMMER COURSE AT CENTRAL CT. STATE UNIVERSITY
Get drumming, singing and moving! Learn multiple techniques for bringing the music of Cuba and Africa into your classroom and/or ensembles. Instruction will be designed for music educators at all grade levels.
TOPICS COVERED:
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- Learn authentic drumming and songs from Cuba and Ghana
- Explore connections between Afro-Cuban and West African musical traditions
- Develop precision drum, bell and rattle technique and recitation of onomatopoeic drum “vocables”
- Differentiate instruction for your students by learning rhythms in a wide range of difficulty
- Learn strategies to recruit, equip, schedule and implement drumming classes/ensembles in a K-12 setting
50580 MUS 501A, Sec 01
2 credits, $700
July 22-26
8 am–12:30 pm & Tues. 7-9:30 pm
Instructor: Jeremy Cohen
Location: Welte Stage