Catherine Dwinal

I had one of those wonderful moments today while sitting in on a dress rehearsal for one of our grade levels. There is an identified boy in one of the classes who was just sitting around and looking at the drums that were on the side of the room. Well I thought I would have a little fun and decided to go over and play with him. After a few minutes we eventually ended up adding percussion accompaniment to the songs the classes were singing! He has not responded to rhythm since I have been here but he was so engrossed into watching what I was doing and copying every single movement. We sat at one djembe and he mirrored every movement I made. It was a great way to get him involved with the rehearsal, he had fun doing it, and he learned a little rhythm while we were at it! I am currently reading a book by drum circle facilitator Kalani and this is one of the techniques I developed from it. It was just one of those precious little teaching moments!