Posts Tagged ‘k-12’

Family Concert Reactions – Church St. School

Reactions from Kids, Parents, PTA Volunteers and Administrators at Church Street School, White Plains, NY to Mark Shepard’s DrumSongStory Family Concert.

Featured Theme for Multicultural Family Night Program: “Beyond The Borders – Drums, Songs & Stories Celebrating Cultural Collaboration”

Learn more about my programs suitable for: K-12 Assemblies & Family Concerts Concerts

Teacher Reactions

Teacher Reactions from Halliwell Memorial and Smithfield Schools, Smithfield, RI, after Mark Shepard’s DrumSongStory performances Winter of 2009

DrumSongStory Is…

DrumSongStory at CT Storytelling Festival w/ young audience volunteer

DrumSongStory at CT Storytelling Festival w/ young audience volunteer

An eclectic, ever-changing, shape-shifting, globe-circling, archetype-exploring, bridge-building, boundary-breaking, mind/heart/ear opening, combination of Drums, Songs & Stories.

This is a totally flexible format where I mix a little of everything I do to create a performance custom tailored to each audience.

Depending upon what I pull out of my DrumSongStory bag, this program can be a celebration of Creativity, Language Arts, Multi-Culturalism, Nature, Tolerance, Character Education, etc. Or, it can be adapted to whatever theme you might be working with.

Featuring -

  • Songs: From a repertoire of over 300, a lifetime of subjects. Example: Porcupine Ice Cream

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  • Stories: From all over the world featuring drums and cool sound effects instruments as well as audience participation. Example: Coyote & Cicada

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  • Drums: African Djembe & Djun-Djun, Irish Bodhran, Siberian Shaman Drum and more. Example: Funga Alafia – Western African Welcoming Song & Rhythm

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  • “DrumSongStories”: Silkie (Ireland/Eskimo), Curiosity (Africa/Ireland), Jack ‘N The Beanstalk (Europe/N.America), Pool Rap (suburbia), and more. Example: Curiosity

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  • Overtone Singing & Throat Whistling: You just have to hear it…

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Program Length: 45-60 minutes (or longer if appropriate) Appropriate ages: K through 12 and on up to Adults Can be Combined with: Drumming, Songwriting, Storytelling, or Instrument Making Workshops

To book this program now call 1-800-378-4971 or e-mail mark[at]markshepard.com

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