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Drum Buckets: Every Kid Plays (4-8)

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Bob Bloom / Every Kid Drums

Available to Grade(s): 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8	Program Can Serve: Phy. Education Music
Art Form: Music	Curriculum Focus: English
Program Type: Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program	Integration Continuum Level: Alignment
# of Visits as a Grade Level Program: 1	Length of Visit (Grade Level Program): 45 min
# of Visits as an Arts/PE Program: 1	Length of Visit (Arts/PE Program): 45 min
Program Format: In-School Workshop	Program Format Info: In-school Performance (intended for individual classes of a grade level to experience separately)
Availability: September-November, April-June.	Location: In-School,
Cost Per Student: $10	Minimum # of Students Needed In Order to Book This Program: 0
Program Requires Prior Meeting: yes	Meeting Method: Phone
Materials Arts Provider Provides: 5-gallon buckets with two mallets; Caribbean-style hand drums. A play-along CD recording and a handout with "BB's Caribbean-style Rhythms" are given to teachers as tools to lead on-going bucket and hand-drumming activities.
Materials School Provides: Armless chairs for all participants.
Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: Can be presented in any available space. Chairs arrangement is flexible. Minimum of 45 minutes for load-in and setup; Minimum of 35 minutes for re-packing and load-out; Armless chairs for the participants.
Program Learning Objective: I CAN play great beats on bucket drums and hand drums; I CAN play drums along with my favorite songs; I CAN play music during school, and during out-of-school time with family, caregivers, friends, and the community.
Program Description (Grade Level Program): Every student plays 5-gallon bucket drums and Caribbean-style hand drums. Together, they launch Latin, Western, and African songs with high-energy rhythm patterns and contagious beats. Students experience the values of self-regulation, collaboration, empathy, and hard work. They"re inspired to play music with their families, caregivers, friends, and community.
Program Description (Arts/PE Program): Every student plays 5-gallon bucket drums and Caribbean-style hand drums. Together, they launch Latin, Western, and African songs with high-energy rhythm patterns and contagious beats. Students experience the values of self-regulation, collaboration, empathy, and hard work. They"re inspired to play music with their families, caregivers, friends, and community.
Additional Notes: DRUM BUCKETS is inclusive and accessible for students with disabilities. Adaptive accessories are available.

Core & National Art Standards:

Grade 4

Grade 4: Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4:Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

Grade 4: Music: Creating: Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work: b) Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within related tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters.

Grade 5

Grade 5: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

Grade 5: Music: Creating: Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work: b) Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within related tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters.

Grade 6

Grade 6: Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Grade 6: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: a. Generate simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases within AB and ABA forms that convey expressive intent.

Grade 7

Grade 7: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Grade 7: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: a. Generate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases and variations over harmonic accompaniments within AB, ABA, or theme and variation forms that convey expressive intent.

Grade 8

Grade 8: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Grade 8: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: a. Generate rhythmic, melodic and harmonic phrases and harmonic accompaniments within expanded forms (including introductions, transitions, and codas) that convey expressive intent.