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Teaching Drums provide African educational workshops for schools, colleges, universities and youth groups in the UK. The overall aims of our drumming workshops are to have fun and to experience the thrill of making music together in a group. The drum circle is a very powerful method of building children’s confidence and self-esteem. Children love banging the drums and learning rhythm and traditional African songs and chants to accompany the drumming.
Teaching Drums also provide African Art and Craft Workshops. Children have the opportunity to make their own African mask, batik picture, Adinkra print, Kente cloth, African jewellery, Ashanti gold weight etc. Our workshops are interactive, fun and educational. Children will learn about daily life in Ghana and about African culture. The workshops also include display items, information sheets, PowerPoint presentations and follow-up worksheets for teachers. For further information please email info@teachingdrums.com
"I’ve never felt so much joy in the halls. The whole school was buzzing!” says Marnie Hurst, International School of Prague
Our Services:
Why teach African drumming?
● Fun and energising
● Encourages creativity
● Improves co-ordination
● Promotes diversity
● Enhance Recall
Teaching Drums provide educational materials for schools to promote cultural awareness, diversity and global citizenship. Schools can hire our Resource Box for one or two weeks. The resource box contains a huge variety of African crafts, masks, clothing, hats, leather bags, African jewellery, musical instruments, photographs, books, lesson plans and other educational materials for the West African country of Ghana. The Resource Box is an excellent opportunity for children to get a real taste of Africa.
NEWS & EVENTS
OUR NEW BOOK LAUNCH
After telling his childhood African stories to thousands of school children around the UK and further afield, Chief Chebe has launched his first children's novel "Kasimo Goes to Boarding School." This book is now available to buy (more info).
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 22 February - 7 March 2010
Special Fair trade workshops are now available for booking throughout February and March 2010. Celebrate Fairtrade fortnight with African drumming workshops, African Arts & Crafts workshops and other cultural activities (more info).
Pre-MOBO event, The Hub Glasgow 29 September 2009
Teaching Drums presented a stall and drumming workshop at the Pre-MOBO event organised by Scottish Enterprise at The Hub, Glasgow to celebrate music of black origin.
Kirkintilloch Canal Festival 30 August 2009
We would like to thank everyone who visited our stall for our charity Lasajang Community Project (www.supportghana.co.uk) in Peel Park, Kirkintilloch on the 30 August and a special thank you to those who bought our Sheanut Butter.
African Arts for Scotland, 80 Stirling Road, Kilsyth, Glasgow, G65 0PT
For further information or to book a workshop please phone or email:
Tel: 01236 823869
Email: info@teachingdrums.com
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