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Skeleton Woman

October 30, 2009 by Mark Shepard

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

Filed Under: College programming, Folk Tales, Inuit - Eskimo, Sea - Ocean - Coastal, Uncategorized Tagged With: college shows, CT, drumsongstory, folktales, halloween stories, k-12 schools, MA, mark shepard, NJ, NY, PA, RI, school assemblies, skeleton woman, storyteller, storytelling, VT, women who run with the wolves

Beyond The Borders at Church St. School

May 16, 2009 by Mark Shepard

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

Filed Under: Articles, Uncategorized Tagged With: abi yo yo, church st school, CT, cultural enrichment, drums, drumsongstory, family concerts, folk music, folktales, MA, mark shepard, ME, NH, NJ, NY, pete seeger, pta, pto, RI, school assemblies, school programs, songs, stories, storyteller, storytelling, VT, white plains

Monkey & Leopard

March 2, 2009 by Mark Shepard

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

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: African folktale, arts in education, CT, drummer, drumsongstory, humorous, k-12 programs, keynote, language arts, leopard, MA, mark shepard, ME, monkey, musician, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, school assemblies, songwriter, storyteller, storytelling, teaching tales, theater, trickster tales, VT

How To Make Cool Sound Effects Instruments – Part 2

March 2, 2009 by Mark Shepard

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

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Overtone Singing

March 1, 2009 by Mark Shepard

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

Filed Under: Asia, Folk Tales, General, Multi-Cultural, Program Themes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Central Asia, CT, drumsongstory, MA, mark shepard, Mongolia, Multicultural, NH, NJ, NY, overtone singing, programs, RI, school assemblies, schools, storytelling, Throat Singing, throat whistling, Tuva, vocal technique, VT

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