The students are learning what it means to maintain beat, rhythm, how to create different sounds on their drums, how to hold the drum sticks, and various call and responses.
One interesting aspect of brazilian drumming and any type of percussion is the math that is involved. You have to be able to pace yourself and keep up with the beat by being attentive to the different patterns that make up whatever type of song you are learning.
Another interesting thing about brazilian drumming is that you have to LISTEN to what the leader is drumming in order to know what sound you should be making on your own drum. When it comes to call and responses (in brazilian drumming) and thinking about communication in other cultures, music is a big part of how people can be aware of what is going on in their surroundings. Perfect example of the types of things our students are learning in the brazilian drumming program!
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