About Mark Shepard

Mark is a multi-disciplinary performing and teaching artist who uses drums, songs and stories to interactively engage, entertain and educate audiences of all ages in performance, keynote and staff development programs. In 2014 his song, “Together We Can Change The World” was honored with a Posi Award and is the theme song of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.For Mark's full bio click the link.

The Drum of the Elephant King-Full Program

August 25, 2018 by Mark Shepard

DrumSongStory - Drum of the Elephant King - Mark Shepard - Full Program In This Video: I present the full live recording of my most interactive "DrumSongStory", a teaching tale from Haiti called, "The Drum of the Elephant King" I edited out most … [Read more...] about The Drum of the Elephant King-Full Program

The Drum of The Elephant King Part 1: Setup

August 16, 2018 by Mark Shepard

I was invited recently to perform "The Drum of the Elephant King" for a summer camp program at Holmes Camp & Conference Center. It was a great group of 70 or so kids who's families are migrant farm workers in the Hudson Valley of NY … [Read more...] about The Drum of The Elephant King Part 1: Setup

Overtone Singing at Mercy College!

April 16, 2018 by Mark Shepard

Overtone Singing and Sound Healing Hypnosis for testing anxiety relief... Questions? Booking Inquiries? Contact me! It's fun and easy ;o) … [Read more...] about Overtone Singing at Mercy College!

African Drums & Stories at Milestone Day School Waltham MA

July 21, 2017 by Mark Shepard

I did a performance of my "Talking Drum" school assembly program this week at a pretty cool school in the greater Boston Massachusetts area, Milestone Day School, Waltham MA. What makes this school special is that they specialize in helping high … [Read more...] about African Drums & Stories at Milestone Day School Waltham MA

“Together We Can Change The World” Family Concert

March 21, 2017 by Mark Shepard

We just missed getting "snowed out" by a single day. So it was EXTREMELY sweet and convenient that the "Monster Storm" passed through early enough in the week for the skies to clear and the roads to be plowed. It was a wonderful group of kids, … [Read more...] about “Together We Can Change The World” Family Concert