Kent, WA (Seattle-Tacoma area)
Date: July 20-24, 2026
Location: Kent Lab Academy
Workshop Schedule: 9:00-5:00pm Monday-Thursday; 9:00-@12:30pm Friday
Minimum participant numbers must be attained by June 20 in order to help this workshop occur. Please see our cancellation policy in the FAQ’s.
World Music Drumming - Level 1
Faculty: Patty Bourne
For teachers, counselors, community recreation leaders, church musicians, and players who would like to learn the basics of West African and Caribbean drumming, singing, and moving through the World Music Drumming Curriculum, written by Dr. Will Schmid. Participants will learn how to implement and apply the curriculum within a classroom and/or community setting. The Level 1 class assumes no prior experience with drumming and serves as an excellent introduction for including drumming within a sequentially based set of lessons and units. Level 1 can be repeated. Workshop Text: World Music Drumming 20th Anniversary Teacher Edition. If purchasing from West Music, use PROMO code WMDCURR26 at check out.
Festival Brazil!
Faculty: Fabian Galli, Estevao Marques
“Festas Brasileiras” is a place where Brazilian popular culture meets the world of children through its music: It’s also the title of an exciting new work by Estevao Marques and Fabian Galli. Songs, dances and rhythms played in folk festivals are reinvented and rearranged to be taught in the classroom. The teaching methodology of this workshop includes interactive, creative and fun activities, with body percussion, musical games and alternative instruments, all proven to be highly effective with students 6-14 years old (but is also popular with adults!). Included in Festas Brasileiras are 11 ensembles that combine choir, xylophones, percussion ensembles, and lots of dancing.
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BE SURE TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION PROFILE: Full-time student means high school or college student; Retired means currently retired; In-district means participating in a district that is hosting a workshop. The In-District discount works exclusively in the participant’s district; Other means all other participants. Note the savings by registering BEFORE May 15.
Location:
Kent Lab Academy
10515 SE 208th St.
Kent, WA 98031
Selecting payment: “Full-Time Student” = secondary level student, undergraduate or full-time graduate (year-round). “In District” = a staff member in the host district; “Retired Educators” = Must be officially retired by the start date of the workshop. “All Others” = select regular registration.