The music program here is funded by donations received from the parents and supporters of The Gillen Brewer School. Over the years, those funds have helped purchase enough drums so that every student can have their own individual instrument to play at the same time with their peers. Here you see the Dragons participating in a drumming activity in which each student gets a turn to play every drum in the room and to be the leader of the group. The leader is in charge of alternating between tapping rhythms and drum rolls - or a"rumble" that may suddenly stop - as signified by the leader placing hands on their head. This helps build and evaluate musical skills that you may read about in your child's mid-year report, such as: following a conductor, awareness of dynamics, volume, timbre, rhythm duplication, sense of beat, and eye hand coordination. Also, activities like these support the basic tenets of our program: "Be ready, responsible, respectful, and safe." Thanks everybody for your continued support. (Please excuse the quality of some of the photos, as they reflect the fast movement when attempting to capture the moment). Comments are closed.
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