Welcome to 5G Soundmakers page!

 

Children in 5G participated in a Soundmakers Djembe drumming project from April - June 2022. Sessions were led by drumming specialist Tim Dunkerley from our local music hub "Create Music". Families joined us for a celebratory concert / end of project presentation on Wed. 29th June at 11.00am.

 

 

 

Wed. 4th May 2022

Our very first session, 5G you were amazing & clearly had lots of fun!! Click on the thumbnails below to share in what we did....

 

 

 

Click on the play buttons to hear our first drumming sounds too!

5G SM Project Week 1 4-5-22 (1)	5G SM Project Week 1 4-5-22 (2)
5G SM Project Week 1 4-5-22 (3)	5G SM Project Week 1 4-5-22 (4)

 

 

 

 

Wed. 11th May 2022

Our second session - we reviewed the skills we learnt last week & learnt to play some call & response patterns, some of us even got to lead the calls! Click on the thumbnails to see us in action:

 

 

Click the play buttons to hear 5G's great playing in week 2!

5G SM Project Week 2 11-5-22 (1)	5G SM Project Week 2 11-5-22 (2)	5G SM Project Week 2 11-5-22 (3)
5G SM Project Week 2 11-5-22 (4)	5G SM Project Week 2 11-5-22 (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wed. 18th May 2022

Today we practised our call & response patterns & started to learn a new drumming pattern in a samba style - "Samba Reggae".

Click on the thumbnails to see us working hard!

 

 

........and listen to our new patterns too!

5G SM Project Wk 3 18-5-22 (1)	5G SM Project Wk 3 18-5-22 (2)
5G SM Project Wk 3 18-5-22 (3)	5G SM Project Wk 3 18-5-22 (4)

 

 

 

 

Wed. 25th May 2022

Click the thumbnails & play buttons to share today's session - we learnt to take the lead in our samba reggae pattern & played maintaining a steady pulse, not easy to do!

 

 

 

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Wed. 15th June 2022

5G - you are making fabulous progress, your playing this week was incredible - well done!!

Click the thumbnails to see us enjoying this week's session & click the play buttons below to hear us playing rhythms in 3 - yes 3, parts! 

Also be sure to watch & listen to the other 2 videos & compare our playing to our first session in week 1 to see & hear our amazing progress!!

 

 

 

5G SM Project Week 5 15-6-22 (1)	5G SM Project Week 5 15-6-22 (2)
5G SM Project Week 5 15-6-22 (3)

 

 

 

 

Wed. 22nd June 2022

Our final session before our concert for family & friends! Click the thumbnails to see us reviewing everything we have learnt since April & practising hard for our performance.

 

 

Click the play buttons to see & hear us rehearsing & see some of us leading the group in our final session:

5G SM Djembe Wk 6 22-6-22 (2)	5G SM Djembe Wk 6 22-6-22 (3)
5G SM Djembe Wk 6 22-6-22 (6)	5G SM Djembe Wk 6 22-6-22 (8)

 

 

Wed. 29th June 2022 - Concert day!!

Click the thumbnails to see 5G giving a fabulous performance to friends & family in their end of project concert!

 

 

...and a few videos to share of 5G's performance too!

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Click the play button below to view a photo presentation of 5G's djembe Soundmakers Project:

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to fabulous 5G!!!

 

What a great project - well done everyone!!