Based on over 20 years specialised teaching experience, Andy Gleadhill’s new African Drumming book has been specially written to help teachers and workshop leaders teach African drumming and rhythms to class-sized groups.

 

The book is clear and practical and no previous drumming or music teaching experience is assumed. It begins with an introduction to basic playing techniques,  followed by warm-up exercises and proceeds to introduce 10 African rhythms, each with teaching and learning notes and examples of how to develop them into complete pieces of music ready for performance.

 

The accompanying CD has professionally produced performances of all the African tunes and contains examples of the Call and Response patterns along with suggested arrangements.

 

 

	Introduction
1	Basic Playing Techniques
2	Group Playing
3	Musical Notation
4	Warm-ups
5	Call and Response
6	Lesson Planning
	10 Weekly Lessons
7	Creating a Performance
8	The Music

 

Andy has worked for over 20 years as a teacher for LEA Music Services, Universities and Music Colleges both in the UK and abroad.  He delivers specialist training to Drum and Percussion instrumental teachers both as INSET training and as bespoke professional development and is the author of Drum Kit and Percussion teaching publications for Private, School and Higher Educational use. Andy also provides training to NQTs, Primary School Music Co-ordinators, and Secondary Music Teachers as well as training for Wider Opportunities project providers and lectures on the specialist Music PGCE at Bath Spa University, UK. 

 

As an Ethnomusicologist Andy has travelled widely around the World learning about the music of other cultures, especially in Africa, Latin America, India and South East Asiaand has written publications on African Drumming, Brazilian Samba, Indian Music and Indonesian Gamelan. He regularly lectures on diverse aspects of World Music and has recently delivered lectures and workshops to conferences of The Music Masters and Mistresses Association, The Federation of Music Services and The National Association of Music Educators.