Joel has done a great job working on his melodies. He has a number of tunes under his belt now: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Happy Birthday, Pop Goes the Weasel and even The Roll Call Song. From what his parents tell me, he is diligent when it comes to practicing. Apparently Joel spends a great deal of time practicing either on his bells or his keyboard. He is wonderful example to all students that hard work and practice is what it takes to improve as a musician.
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Today’s post is about a Little Lady (here’s a song I wrote about this Little Lady) having a blast while playing percussion. The featured musician is a young lady who thoroughly enjoys music, percussion, singing and dancing. You will hear her laughing, yelling and singing quite a bit throughout this brief podcast. This recording is the third and final recording project from those summer sessions. Thanks for visiting the site and I hope you enjoy today’s podcast!
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Come explore your rhythm with this exciting and interactive group drumming class. You will smile, tap, laugh and shake like you never have before! This rhythmic adventure will carry you to exciting locations around the world. You will visit parts of Africa, Ireland, Cuba, South America and maybe even a few Middle Eastern countries as you explore a multitude of percussion instruments and rhythms from all over this amazing planet. Mon., 7-8pm, 7 weeks, Oct. 4-Nov. 15, tuition $32, To register call David Hughes at 378-5747. This course will be held at Daphne Methodist Church.
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This post includes all of the sheet music and audio files for the introductory percussion piece, “Time to Read a Bit”. This is a short sixteen measure piece of music that uses seven different percussion instruments. The goal of the piece is to expose your child to music reading and group performance, which are fundamental to the study of music.
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