Couldn't let Halloween go by without some kind of story...haven't recorded some of my favorite scary stories but this one will work. Don't really think of it as scary but it does involve shape shifters and a skeleton woman. Ultimately it's really … [Read more...] about Skeleton Woman
Beyond The Borders at Church St. School
Pictures from a recent family concert performance of Mark Shepard's DrumSongStory at Church Street School in White Plains, NY. Program Theme: "Beyond The Borders: Drums, Songs and Stories Celebrating Cultural Collaboration" Introducing the Frame … [Read more...] about Beyond The Borders at Church St. School
Monkey & Leopard
A Traditional African Folktale That Explains How Drums Came To Be Why Leopards Aren't Vegetarians Why Monkeys Live In Trees AND... Why You Never Mess With A Drummer's Drum Without First Asking Permission... … [Read more...] about Monkey & Leopard
How To Make Cool Sound Effects Instruments – Part 2
This is a series teaching how to make many of the cool sound effects instruments I use in my DrumSongStory programs. I will be updating these posts with video as well. I welcome your photos and videos, links and suggestions. These very simple … [Read more...] about How To Make Cool Sound Effects Instruments – Part 2
Overtone Singing
As the students begin to file in to the auditorium. I begin to do Overtone Singing, African Yodeling and Throat Whistling accompanied by a large frame drum. As you listen notice how naturally they begin to join in and quiet down. By the end of the … [Read more...] about Overtone Singing