Primary School Incursions
With EVERY BEAT, young people build a sense of connection, success, empowerment, & wellbeing!
African Drumming in Schools
Having FUN is a powerful aspect of effective learning, developing social skills, confidence, and promoting creativity for children and young people alike.
Afrobeat captures the imagination of its audiences while inspiring cultural awareness, diversity, team spirit, and connection through African Drumming and Dance.
Specially tailored to suit Primary aged students, AFROBEAT’S inspiring school workshops and interactive shows are FUN, engaging, educational, inclusive and entertaining, and allow for ALL abilities to experience success!
Drumming together is simple, FUN, accessible and effective - Everyone can do it!
Students learn the art of working together without words, building dynamic sounds, and polyrhythmic compositions traditional to West African music. They will learn about the meanings and cultural contexts of the rhythms and how this translates to their own life story while imparting core community values and life metaphors that Afrobeat masterfully weave throughout. This is teaching without Teaching!
For quality Educational Workshops, Interactive School Shows, or Term Courses that can be tailored to suit your desired outcome, theme, social issue, and curriculum focus, or fortify your School’s core values – Afrobeat’s Interactive Drumming and Dance delivers unbeatable value!
The Experience in a drum shell!
Within minutes! Afrobeat will have your students transformed from a cacophony of noise into a lively orchestra resembling a percussive locomotive filled with power, enthusiasm and joy. With every beat, their excitement builds as they begin to sense the power of their rhythmic contributions and realise the musical support of their peers.
Through a series of dynamic non-verbal gestures and dramatic mime (much like an animated orchestra conductor!) Afrobeat weave their magic, introducing the ever popular African Djembe drum through thunderous drum rolls and infectious beats, call and response chanting, hand clapping, and movement that focus on maximum participation.
Before they know it, the unsuspecting audience have become performers rather than spectators, and the group dynamic and team spirit begin to emerge. This is an in-the-moment; music-making experience that concludes by beating out rhythms of unity, creating musical harmony, and an outstanding theatrical performance that is TRULY INSPIRATIONAL!
**Covid Notice**
Afrobeat's School Incursions are planned to resume in Spring.
We welcome your bookings now.
As social restrictions ease, we continue to prioritise your peace of mind and the health & safety of our community.
Moving forward, it will be a requirement that hand sanitiser be applied prior to the handling of drums and equipment.
Our drums are also sprayed with disinfectant after every group use.