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This 15 djembe Group African Drumming Package is perfect for lunchtime, after school groups or for smaller class groups for KS1 and KS2 pupils. With the free Percussion Box included, there are enough instruments here for 23 pupils to make music together.
Also included are 15 free protective drum hats and Andy Gleadhillï¾’s brilliant Teacherï¾’s Guide to African Drumming (for non-specialist teachers) plus accompanying CD.
The package contains:
- 7 of our 40cm djembes (each with its own strong, padded, waterproof hat)
- 5 of our 50cm djembes (each with its own strong, padded, waterproof hat)
- 3 of our 60cm djembes (each with its own strong, padded, waterproof hat)
- Percussion basket with 8 selected pieces of hand percussion
- Teacher's guide and CD
- Tuning wedges for the djembes
Playing head diameters are as follows:
- 40cm - 8-9"
- 50cm - 9-10"
- 60cm - 10.5-11.5"
For added tonal range and to make it possible to involve more players, the 8 piece percussion basket contains3 genitri shakers, 3 sets of coconut clapsticks and 2 natural agogos.  There's also a packet of wooden wedges - see "Maintenance" below for instructions.
Andy Gleadhill's brilliant African Drumming Guide is also included so that there's everything the group needs to get up and drumming quickly. After discount schools save approx 36% off RRP.
Delivery to UK mainland addresses is approx ï¾£30. |
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| The drums are fantastic! High quality and a great price! I have used them nearly every day with all year groups and some pupils are in the music room every break and lunch to play on them! The djembes have been particulary useful in teaching African music to whole classes.Teacher, St Ambrose Barlow School |
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Andy Gleadhill's African Drumming Book, which is included in the package, will tell you everything you need to know to set up the group, get started and develop to performance standard through staged lesson plans. The CD contains recordings by a primary school group of all the exercises included in the Book. No musical training or knowledge of musical notation is required - just some enthusiasm! |
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Music is an important part of life in Africa and fulfils many roles. Music is used in religious rituals, at ceremonies such weddings, funerals and the birth of a child as well as an accompaniment to day-to-day activities. There is music for working in the fields, tending cattle and collecting water as well as vastly contrasting music used for anything from lullabies to war songs. Everyone participates in music making but there are also professional musicians and master drummers who are highly valued. The use of music gives a cultural perspective to everyday life in Africa. The prolific use of drums in African music demonstrates the importance of rhythm as the main ingredient in music making. African drumming is a language that can send messages, tell stories and communicate emotions. Drums in Africa come in many shapes and sizes and have many different playing styles. The drum has a high cultural status in Africa and there are many rituals that surround making, teaching and playing drums. When we play the African drums and rhythms we are immersing ourselves in thousands of years of cultural and social history and share the universal joy of music making. Extract from Andy Gleadhill's African Drumming Guide - see Other /Teaching Resources for more info. |
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If you ever need to use the drums in SEN settings or wish to set them up so that they don't need to be held between the knees traditional style, have a look at our djembe stands (under "drum accessories"). They're very good value and they take all the weight of the drum and allow you to angle it for comfort. There's one size for 40cm and 50cm djembes, one for 60cm djembes and one for 65cm.
Other accessories are available from the website, including a wide range of drum carry bags.
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All our drums and drum accessories (and in fact all of our instruments) are made in Bali. The drums are made from a single piece of mahogany, which is first of all shaped and hollowed using a lathe. From that point on the entire process is carried out by hand - fine-tuning the internal shape for best tonal quality, skinning and stringing, fine-tuning, quality control and packing for the journey a third of the way around the world. |
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No real maintenance is required but don't let the drum skins get damp (or they'll go very flat-sounding) and don't keep the drums close to radiators or heat sources as these can cause the wood to dry out and crack. Keep the drum hats on the djembes when they're not in use and this will guard against most accidents.
If you find the pitch of any of the drums is lower than you'd like (and this can happen over time or in humid or cold conditions), then there are two quick ways of adjusting the pitch:
1. Try warming the skin gently, either with the hands or with a convection heater (or hair dryer) set on "low". Be careful not to over do it. Warming the skin causes it to contract and this increases its tension and therefore its pitch.
2. Use several of the small wooden wedges that are included in the pack, inserting them between the wood of the drum and the strings as far down the body of the drum as you can. The further you push them in, the more you'll increase the tension of the strings, and the more tension there is in the strings, the higher the pitch of the skin. |
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