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Tony Vacca is an internationally renowned percussionist and composer whose live performances are visually stunning and musically simply astounding. He has performed and/or recorded with pop icon Stin... Read more

Tony Vacca is an internationally renowned percussionist and composer whose live performances are visually stunning and musically simply astounding. He has performed and/or recorded with pop icon Sting, with Afro Pop giant Baaba Maal, and with Jazz legends Yusef Lateef and Don Cherry. His music has taken him to festivals and to schools throughout America, as well as to Africa and Europe. Tony's Math of Rhythm is all about the mathematics involved when we create rhythmic patterns in our music. Tony's definition of Math? "Mathematics is a system of patterns from which we can create and discover other unforeseeable patterns." He will use large graph paper charts to illustrate what the students learn from their hands-on instruction. With each grade level Tony goes into greater detail on how the patterns students play their increasingly complex patterns. At the end of this one hour session students can perform the parts they have learned in an elaborate song.

In-School Performance (intended for the entire grade level to experience together) I'd like to plan a day that has me coming to your school to do either 3 or 4 workshops in my ... Read more

In-School Performance (intended for the entire grade level to experience together)



I'd like to plan a day that has me coming to your school to do either 3 or 4 workshops in my one-day visit.Each workshop can be a different grade level. I can easily handle up to about 40 students, so you can arrange to have each workshop be either one or two classrooms.

I prefer two classes in each workshop because it builds a great energy and connection between the students. But if one classroom per workshop is how you envision this, I can do that too.

Either way, I want to do a minimum of 3 workshop sessions in my one-day visit.

Tony will provide all professional musical instruments (Music instruments include: djembes, gongs, drums, bells, balafon, bongos, dun-dun drums, rattles, etc.) and a sound system.Electroni... Read more

Tony will provide all professional musical instruments (Music instruments include: djembes, gongs, drums, bells, balafon, bongos, dun-dun drums, rattles, etc.) and a sound system.

Electronic Study Guide and Resources List.

School will provide a clean performance space approximately 16'x20' with access to electricity.Tony's assembly MUST be in the same location as the mini residency in Math or Science if the ... Read more

School will provide a clean performance space approximately 16'x20' with access to electricity.

Tony's assembly MUST be in the same location as the mini residency in Math or Science if the school has scheduled Tony for those programs.

Please allow a 2 hour set up time and at least a 1 hour take down.

I CAN identify different instruments based on geographic locations in Africa.I CAN participate in a call and response as an audience member.I CAN respond to a performance and explain how m... Read more

I CAN identify different instruments based on geographic locations in Africa.
I CAN participate in a call and response as an audience member.
I CAN respond to a performance and explain how meaning is conveyed through context, structure and elements.