Rhythm & Movement - FREE Percussion Workshop! 4th October 2014.

Banging On About It! - Drum & Percussion Workshop
Facilitated by Matthew Richards

£15 Per Child

 The next drum & percussion workshop will take place on Saturday the 12th of November 2016 at 1 pm.  
Unitarian Chapel, Brunswick Square, St Pauls, Bristol, BS2 8PE. This one is aimed at children aged 6 - 10.

This is a great opportunity for children to experience drumming as part of a group! 

Structure:

Welcome and Introductions.
What is Rhythm? - Exploring the existence of internal and external rhythms as part of our daily lives.
Keeping The Beat! - An exercise in time keeping, using changes in dynamics and tempo.
Bass & Tone - Outlining the basics of playing an African djembe.
Kuku & Kono - Learning how to play two African rhythms.
Jam 1 - An opportunity to improvise as a group, using the Kuku as a starting point.
Animal Drumming - Playing the drums in the style of different animals.
Emotion Drumming - Playing the drums expressing different emotions.
Jam 2 - Like before, however this time children are encouraged to take turns soloing over the top.
Scrap Drum Orchestra -  Group composition using only junk materials.
Pow Wow - Everyone plays a big drum at the same time in a circle, a traditional Native American ritual.


I have 12 spaces for this workshop. If you would like to book a child please get in touch!

Contact Matthew - 07920407490, dfaband@live.co.uk

July 26th Percussion Workshop Success + Fundraising campaign!

Hello all,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the children and parents who came to the percussion workshop on Saturday the 26th! You were all fantastic, it was great to see everyone getting so involved with the beat!

Onward and upwards now. I am currently in the process of discovering the climate in Bristol and North Somerset for extra-curricular musical activities for children in School.

I have some radio interviews coming up soon, more details to come. I also have a meeting with the head of the Somerset Music Education Hub on the 26th August to find out more about music provisions in the local area. So it's all going on!

Lastly, I have set up a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo to raise money for resources and advertising. I want to expand these workshops and above all i want to keep them free! Please follow the link below to support the campaign my sharing and donating if you can!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/banging-on-about-it/x/4366245

You can also follow the project on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/bangingonaboutit?ref=hl

Here are some photos from the workshop!

Many thanks,

Matthew Richards