Our budding young musicians have been drumming up a storm in Drumchapel, with one aim – to Go for Gold!For the fourth year running, we’ve teamed up with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to deliver after-school musical mayhem in the form of percussion project ‘All Drummed Up!’ Participants have had the chance to make new pals, dance to some beats and have a bash on a range of instruments, exploring African and South American drumming traditions.Thanks to support from Glasgow City Council’s Community Planning Partnership Fund, the usual weekly sessions (held at Stonedyke Neighbourhood Centre from January to March) offered access to fun and games for free. The dynamic drummers were never shy of self-expression or short of team spirit!The great news is it’s 2014: the project is bigger and
So, it's definitely time for a catch up on what we've been getting up to over the past few weeks! Owen & Olly have had a blast with helping you to create fabulous funky instruments from everyday junk and jamming with you all in their Garbage Band! The lovely people of Glenrothes and Killin had the chance to join in first, but don't worry we're coming to Stirling on 27th April with Junk Trunk! There's a pre-concert workshop, so grab your gear and get going with your very own instruments then! We've also taken concerts to Pitlochry, Elgin and Glenrothes where we had some great audiences who were up for lots of participation! As ever, the guys were a hit with their cheeky charm and friendly banter! Ever the professionals
We're thrilled to be hosting a concert in celebration of the Commonwealth Games and very excited to be collaborating with some amazing talent across the country. For full details, please see below!Going For Gold is our contribution to Culture 2014!
Check out the latest instalment of our Junk Trunk extravaganza!Click on the worksheet below and you're ready to agogo!!Agogo Bell Worksheet
Stuck for ideas on a rainy day? Look no further! Be inspired by the weather and get creative! [Warning: Play your instrument in moderation - we don't want it to rain forever!] Rainstick Worksheet
Grab our version of this instrument below!Groovy guiro!
Grab your tickets for Glasgow's concert now (Dundee will go live shortly!) and let's all Go For Gold!Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office: 0141 353 8000To book online, click here
Hi everyone!We gave you a hint for this a few weeks ago, but here's the official worksheet to download to make your very own glass xylophone!Glass Xylophone WorksheetLet's see how many different tunes you can get out of it!
We were thrilled to see everyone on Monday having a bash and enjoying the beats! Stay tuned for the latest photos of all the drumming action. See you next time! (Monday 3rd)Here are the other dates you need to know:There's no workshop on Mon 10th as it's the school holiday - have a night off!We're jammin' on: 17th Feb24th Feb3rd March8th March is concert day! We'll be performing at Shake Rattle & Roll!10th March17th March24th Marchafter that?
Take a look at our downloadable instruction sheet below for our version of a sensational Samba shaker! (It's been given the CCC sparkle!)Samba shaker worksheetSo let's get stuck in and make some super fun sounds!