Atlanta, GA

Date: June 16-20, 2025

Location: Woodruff Arts Center / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Classes offered in Atlanta:

World Music Drumming Level 1
Drumming Up the Fun

Workshop Schedule: 9:00-5:00pm Monday-Thursday; 9:00-@12:30pm Friday

Please read our cancellation policy. REGISTER BY JUNE 2 TO ASSURE ADEQUATE PARTICIPATION NUMBERS!

World Music Drumming Level 1

Faculty: Hong Le

For teachers, counselors, community recreation leaders, church musicians, and players who would like to learn the basics of West African and Caribbean drumming, singing, and moving through the World Music Drumming Curriculum, written by Dr. Will Schmid. Participants will learn how to implement and apply the curriculum within a classroom and/or community setting. The Level 1 class assumes no prior experience with drumming and serves as an excellent introduction for including drumming within a sequentially based set of lessons and units. Level 1 can be repeated.
Workshop Text: World Music Drumming 20th Anniversary Teacher Edition. If purchasing from West Music, use PROMO code WMDCURR25 at check out.

Drumming Up the Fun

Faculty: Melissa Blum

This workshop is intended for early childhood and early elementary classroom and music educators, introducing modifications to the World Music Drumming curriculum. The workshop provides participants with ready-to-use drumming activities for preK-grade 2 and the skills and practice to create even more activities for your classroom. It explores a variety of World Music Drumming ensembles in their original versions, then modifies them for children ages 3-8 combining familiar songs and chants. Taught by Melissa Blum, this class also focuses on sound stories — a medium for introducing young children to playing techniques, improvisation skills, and respect for drums, world percussion, and other small percussion instruments. No text required.

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