The benefits of a drumming program and classroom percussion instruments in schools can help with social, communication, academic, emotional, cognitive and even fine and gross motor impairments.
For students with communication disabilities, whether from disorders like autism or ADD, emotional or language problems, drumming gives a voice to those who struggle with one of the most important life skills. The action of drumming and the rhythms that are played can easily be translated into a style of communication through facilitated drumming or "call and response" methods geared to the age and abilities of the children.
Building social skills is an important part of school's unwritten curriculum. Children often learn through modeling skills and behaviors, from sharing toys or crayons to accepting and appreciating the differences in other students. Drumming provides a hand-on demonstration of how to work as a group, interact on an equal level and become a full part of the cooperative illustration that the myriad of drums can provide as students each add a unique voice to a collective song. Furthermore, these social skills help build self-confidence as well as a feeling of belonging among peers.
Students will use African and Latin drums to tell a story. In English Language Arts classes, students will use to narrate story elements, during readers theater, and to show emphasis with fluency expression. Social Studies classes will use various drums to develop an understanding of culture and history of the Djembe, Conga and Bongo drums and the Cabasa ; how it is an integral part of African and Latin history. Students will play Djembe drum patterns to represent different dances for harvest and rain. All drums types and Cabasa will be used in Math classes to show patterns, counting, and precision as well.
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The benefits of a drumming program and classroom percussion instruments in schools can help with social, communication, academic, emotional, cognitive and even fine and gross motor impairments.
For students with communication disabilities, whether from disorders like autism or ADD, emotional or language problems, drumming gives a voice to those who struggle with one of the most important life skills. The action of drumming and the rhythms that are played can easily be translated into a style of communication through facilitated drumming or "call and response" methods geared to the age and abilities of the children.
Building social skills is an important part of school's unwritten curriculum. Children often learn through modeling skills and behaviors, from sharing toys or crayons to accepting and appreciating the differences in other students. Drumming provides a hand-on demonstration of how to work as a group, interact on an equal level and become a full part of the cooperative illustration that the myriad of drums can provide as students each add a unique voice to a collective song. Furthermore, these social skills help build self-confidence as well as a feeling of belonging among peers.
Students will use African and Latin drums to tell a story. In English Language Arts classes, students will use to narrate story elements, during readers theater, and to show emphasis with fluency expression. Social Studies classes will use various drums to develop an understanding of culture and history of the Djembe, Conga and Bongo drums and the Cabasa ; how it is an integral part of African and Latin history. Students will play Djembe drum patterns to represent different dances for harvest and rain. All drums types and Cabasa will be used in Math classes to show patterns, counting, and precision as well.
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