Omanye African Drumming Workshops
Primary, Secondary & Special Needs
Omanye school workshops are lively, inclusive and rewarding, and leave the children and their teachers smiling. Omanye school workshops enhance cultural and arts studies, support specific projects and celebrations, and enrich curriculum studies in art/drama/geography/history/music/citizenship. Omanye workshops are delivered through African drumming, dance, story telling & song.
Reception & Primary Children
Primary children enjoy listening to and copying the sounds of the big Djembe drum. Using clapping, bells, shakers and drum they learn to keep a pulse . The children are taught the basic sounds and begin to play a simple rhythm as a group. They absorb new words and language ,Djembe, Caxixe, Gankogui, Rhythm. The workshop helps develop co-ordination, concentration and gives the children a foundation from which to create their own rhythms
Secondary Children
Secondary age students derive all the benefits drumming offers Primary children. Particular benefits for 11 to 16 year olds are within the areas of self-esteem and self-confidence. Students of all abilities and backgrounds participate as part of a group expressing themselves creatively in a non-competitive way. Omanye African Drum & Dance workshops bring cultural diversity in an exciting way to the classroom, energising and inspiring the students
Special Needs
Omanye are responsive to the needs of individual Schools and pupil groups and aim to provide a positive, stimulating and memorable workshop.
BSL student (hearing), is joining Omanye throughout 2010 on work experience. Please enquire if you would like her to attend your school workshop.