World Music Drumming Teacher Edition

World Music Drumming Teacher Edition 
A Cross-Cultural Curriculum
By Will Schmid 
Book  
96 pages
Grades 6 - 8 (with extensions for younger or older students)

A coss-cultural curriculum to learn drumming techniques, learn songs with accompaniment and movement, connect African and Latin American cultural traditions to the music performed, and discover how music can be the perfect vehicle for teaching team building, respect, focusing, listening, problem solving, and other important life skills.

The curriculum is aimed at grades 6-8 but includes extensions for lower grades and high school. Teacher's guide provides 30 lesson plans with goals and objectives, step-by-step teaching process of new techniques and songs, review materials, sharing activities, cultural connections, ensemble work, Q & A section, assessment, and supplemental ideas.  

CONTENTS:
About World Music Drumming: The Pilot Project, National Music Standards, World Music Drumming Objectives, World Music Drumming- For Whom, What Teachers Are Saying About World Music Drumming, What Students Say About World Music Drumming.
Getting Ready to Teach- Class Setup: World Music Drumming- The Curriculum, Pacing, Oral Tradition, The World Music Drumming Video, Non-Verbal Teaching, Cross-Cultural Student Enrichment Book, Key Words, Instrument Technique, Equipment Needed, Setting Up the Room/ Equipment Needed, Playing & Singing, Assessment.

Unit 1- Beginning to Ensemble 1 (6 lessons):
Open Tone on Conga Drum, Rattles Echo 1, Question & Answer, Bass Tone on Conga Drum, Cowbell Echo 2, Ensemble 1 (partial), Question & Answer with Echo, Double Bell (Gankogui), Ensemble 1 (full), Rhythm Complements, Movement.

Unit 2- To Ensemble 2 (3 lessons):
Take Time In Life, Ensemble 2, Call & Response

Unit 3- High Life (8 lessons):
Ensemble 3 (partial), Frame Drum, Rhythm Complements- 4-Member Team Improvisation, Talking Drum, Ensemble 3- High Life, Double Bell, Banuwa, Hand Clapping, Latin American Claves, Latin American Guiro, Everybody Loves Saturday Night.

Unit 4- Latin American 2-beat (5 lessons):
Latin American Maracas, Water Come A Me Eye, Ensemble 4 (partial), Latin American Bongos or Timbales, Latin American Guitar, Ensemble 4, Ma Teodora, 3-against-2 Rhythms.

Unit 5- Ghana 3-beat/ 2-beat (4 lessons):
Ensemble 5 (partial), Question & Answer with 3:2 Hemiola, Ensemble 5.

Unit 6- Latin American 4-beat (2 lessons):
Ensemble 6, Pay Me My Money Down.

Unit 7- Island of Bequia 4-beat (2 lessons):
Ensemble 7, By the Waters of Babylon.

Helping Students with Special Needs; Working with Stakeholders- Parents, Administrators, & Staff; World Music Drumming Video Contents; World Music Drumming Cross-Cultural Student Enrichment Book Contents; World Music Drumming Pilot Project Participants.