Get Block Booking Discounts even for just a single school! For those of you in the MA area, I will be coming to Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island on the following dates in 2010 and am offering you my block booking discounts. You'll save your … [Read more...] about MA School Assemblies
School Shows – Overtone Singing
Mark Shepard begins his k-12 DrumSongStory school assemblies with Central Asian Overtone Singing, African yodeling and Throat Whistling accompanied by a huge frame drum and a standing drum he carved from a sycamore tree... This live performance was … [Read more...] about School Shows – Overtone Singing
Interactive School Show: Coyote & Cicada
Commentary: This is a Traditional Native American Folktale featuring the hapless trickster Coyote. I've added a bit of a modern twist to the story and included a bunch of "cool sound FX instruments" played by audience members. Enjoy! This is part of … [Read more...] about Interactive School Show: Coyote & Cicada
Multicultural School Shows: Funga Alafia
Commentary: This is literally the first rhythm I learned from African Master Drummer Kazi Oliver. Watch as I create a multi-part rhythm with the entire audience and 3 volunteers. . This traditional West African song & rhythm is part of my … [Read more...] about Multicultural School Shows: Funga Alafia
Multicultural School Shows-Curiosity
Commentary: Curiosity is an old African folktale that I've turned into a song and accompanied with the Irish Bodhran. I usually lead off with this "DrumSongStory" in my "Beyond The Borders" Program because it is truly multicultural as well as … [Read more...] about Multicultural School Shows-Curiosity