Yellow Ducklings African Drumming

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We loved our African drumming workshop today. We learned all about djembe drums. Ask the children to tell you the three different materials that thay are made from. We found out that the first djembe drums were made over 900 years ago!

We were taught how to play the drums using different dynamics (volume - loud and quiet) and tempo (speed - fast and slow).

Some children had a go at conducting our djembe orchestra, using their arms raised or lowered to show how loud or quiet to play.

We learned how to tap rhythms on the drums, how to play the drums to represent different African animals and performed a song together.

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