African Drum Workshop
Monday 7 October 2024
Time
11.00AM – 12.00PM
Caregiver required for 5 – 8 years
No ticket required for caregiver
Pricing
(+ booking fee $1.50 additional per ticket)
Caregiver required for 5 – 8 years
No ticket required for caregiver
Venue: Cloister Studios
Learn to play African drums in a drum circle. You will learn a range of basic techniques to play the drum, learn some fun rhythm games, sing a song and learn how to play all together as a group. It’s so much fun, so good for the brain and working as a collective!
Tamara Smith is a renowned flautist, percussionist, composer, teacher, dancer and band leader of world-music collective Mundi. Tamara is a trained high school teacher and has taught at High Schools both in New Zealand and in London and has been a music specialist to schools within Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region. Tamara taught and worked alongside renowned children’s musical play teacher Julie Wylie here in Christchurch. Tamara loves to share the joy, humour, connection, and expression that music brings with children of all ages.
This event is part of The Arts Centre's School Holiday Fun (27 Sep - 13 Oct), a lively programme packed full with events to nurture creativity, spark imagination and entertain pre-schoolers through to teens.
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