Path To Rhythm offers programs for:
Schools
We work with schools, PTA’s and community groups to bring drumming into the lives of children. Through our Teaching Artist Residencies, Assembly Programs and Cultural Arts Initiatives, Path To Rhythm offers multiple options to get kids drumming and making authentic connections through rhythm.
Summer Camp Programs
We have built our reputation on working with the most respected summer camps in the industry while helping them to bring remarkable drumming programs to their campers. Our programs focus on fostering camp spirit and celebrating community. We offer the best in Camper drum circles, staff trainings and special events.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
What size groups do you work with?
We work with groups of 25-40 participants per session. The benefit of working with this sized group is that campers receive individual attention during a program, and therefore the experience is memorable for each participant. We are able to accommodate smaller or larger sized groups depending on your camp’s needs and the way that you chose to schedule your groups and divisions of campers.
How long is a program, what is the duration?
Most sessions are 45-50 minutes. From our experience, this tends to be the the most effective length of time for scheduling purposes. Many options are available for program durations. We want to collaborate with you to provide the best program for your needs.
What do you require? How much space is needed?
We require a space large enough to accommodate all participants, and chairs for each participant. An indoor space is most ideal. We love to takeover and transform the camp rec hall into a room full of rhythm and excitement.
More About Path To Rhythm Programs for Schools:
School Programs, Teaching Artist Residencies, Cultural Arts Assemblies and Grade Specific Cultural Arts Programs
It will come as no surprise that today more than ever, Music and Arts are the most needed programs for our children, and yet more and more schools are experiencing difficulty in providing these programs.
Studies have proven again and again the benefits of music making. A few of the benefits are:
- Increases capacity for learning.
- Relieves stress.
- Creates joy.
We help school administrators, PTA’s and teachers to bring excellent music programs to students. We do this through our Assemblies, Teaching Artist Residencies and Group - - Drumming Programs
- Path To Rhythm Cultural Arts Programs
- A Day of Group Drumming: “Everybody Drums!”(appropriate for all Grade Levels)
We bring hand drums to your location and lead interactive, 30-minute sessions of drumming for groups of 25-70 participants including students, teachers and administrators. Path To Rhythm is suited for all age groups and grade levels of children and young adults. A full day of drumming in your school is educational and filled with community building opportunities. This program will create a buzz and excitement that will be the talk of the school for days following our visit. Students will be inspired and feel a new sense of community and school spirit.
Path To Rhythm provides educational and interactive group drumming programs for schools. We bring authentic African hand drums called Djembes to your location and lead interactive, 40-minute sessions of drumming for groups of 25-90 participants including students, teachers and administrators. Each session is led by two teaching artist facilitators. Half of the group of students drum while the other half learns a short dance, after the dance is performed the groups switch parts. Each student learns the benefit of drumming and being of service to the dancers. The group works together and has high energy fun in the process! Path To Rhythm is suited for all age groups and grade levels of children and young adults. A day of drumming & dance in your school is educational and filled with community building opportunities. This program will create a buzz and excitement that will be the talk of the school for days following our visit. Students will be inspired and feel a new sense of community and school spirit, all while learning about Rhythm.
We are educators and professional performers, we commit to provide excellent management to ensure that each group reaches its fullest potential.
Path To Rhythm will provide full size Djembe (hand) drums for all participants. Each student will have their own drum to play, all of the drums are alike, all drums are sanitized before and after each session.
In this highly interactive assembly, students will learn about the rhythms of Brazil. Percussion instruments used in traditional Brazilian Samba will be demonstrated. Students will learn about call and echo, and call and response techniques commonly used to teach rhythm. This assembly features use of many percussion instruments, among those including the Amadinda (large marimba) that enables eight students at a time to play. The performance culminates with an instructional movement piece where students learn the Samba and participate in a group dance while listening to the rhythms performed by the musicians.
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More About Path To Rhythm Programs for Camps:
Group Drumming Programs for Summer Camps
Do you want your campers to have so much fun that they want to return to camp summer after summer?
Would you enjoy having an easy to host, interactive, and educational music making activity in camp that your campers and staff will love participating in?
Camp directors are feeling the pressure from parents to have music activities in camp. Maybe you have tried to incorporate music into your programming, and it was unsuccessful because you did not have an experienced professional running it. Or, maybe you already have a music program in place, but it needs a serious dose of energy and inspiration.
The answer to having an outstanding music making experience for your camp is simple… Drumming!
Path To Rhythm Group Drumming Programs offer the perfect solution for having a music activity in camp. We will bring drums and percussion instruments for all of your participants and enable them to create in the moment music together as a group. Each program includes an introduction to drumming technique, a movement activity, an ice breaker rhythm game, a call & echo activity, a group drum jam, and a beat box demonstration that teaches participants how to express rhythm. Our programs consist of age appropriate activities. We have experience facilitating all age groups, from the youngest campers to the oldest seniors and CIT’s. We work with the themes of unity and camp spirit in our programs.
Our commitment: to provide excellent management of your groups to help them reach their fullest potential and maintain full engagement throughout our program.
The benefits that campers will receive from this program are:
- Drumming is a low impact, yet physical, activity. After drumming, campers will feel inspired, confident, and empowered.
- Our programs create unity among the participants, and the sound of the drums creates an excitement that can be felt all over camp. After drumming together, campers and staff will feel a sense of connection.
- Drumming is an organic, fundamental, and intrinsic activity that offers a refresher in a typical camp schedule.
- FUN!
The benefits to Camp Directors and Owners
- Campers love it and the staff does too. Happy campers translate to higher enrollment and retention rates.
- Camp owners will have peace of mind, in knowing that they have an experienced professional running a program.
- Having a music activity fulfills the expectations from parents to have educational activities for their children in camp.
- Camp directors are able to leverage all of these benefits and utilize them in their marketing and advertising.
Because we bring all of the drums, you save on the cost of having to purchase your own drums. We save you both the time and money that it would take to hire someone new or train a staff person in-house to run an activity like this.
More and more camps are bringing Path To Rhythm Group Drumming Programs to their campers. Path To Rhythm has worked with some of the most respected camps in the Tri-State area and each summer we drum with over 4000 campers and staff. Just ask other camp directors, and chances are that they have heard about Path To Rhythm.
