Dave from Jabba Jabba Jembe came in last week to give us a percussion workshop. It was great! The workshop lasted for most of the day. We learnt about different rhythms and the names of different percussion instruments. We learnt how to play a jembe and other instruments. We were given different helpful rhymes to say while playing in order to help keep the beat. We watched a programme about how a jembe is made in Africa also. It was very interesting because you can see the tree it is made from and the process all the way until it becomes a jembe. We also saw about African culture and the music, dance and music. We might be getting Dave back in again towards the end of the year so we can refresh our skills and play for Ty night:)
Karen x
