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We are thrilled to announce that Dancing Drum's new, Interactive Online School, Drumming Up Character, is live, fully functional, and ready to go!
This web-based curriculum provides a music-focused framework for character education and SEL in K-6 schools. Featuring more than 80 interactive lessons, Drumming Up Character is designed to build student understanding of ten character traits through rhythms, raps, language arts, social studies, and visual art activities. To learn more, visit https://www.drummingupcharacter.com. Programs start at $50.
Virtual Drum Workshops (VDW) are now online! Bring the Dancing Drum experience to students with an in-person session with our Musical Director, Mr. Steve, streamed live over the internet. Or, choose customized, pre-recorded sessions with Mr. Steve that students can experience at their own pace, on their own schedule.
Every Dancing Drum VDW includes a "Dancing Drum Fundamentals & Found Sounds" preview video ...
View full article →Peeking through the door of the music classroom, drumming may appear to be a fun diversion, like recess or free play, however, while we're drumming, we're working across multiple levels of intelligence. The "fun" layer is the part that engages students and gets them to embrace the experience with enthusiasm. The deeper layers are about creating connections, not only to academic areas, but to each other and to our community of peers. Drumming can help fulfill a basic human need: community and connection. That's why we say that drumming creates happy students, and happy students create...
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