Ayub Rhythm + Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen = Successful Older Adult Drumming and Singing
Here’s a fun way to drum with older adults in your music therapy or group drumming sessions. I particularly enjoy introducing something new by way of something old and familiar. (Granted, the Ayub rhythm is much “older” than Carmen, it will probably be “new” to most groups in the US and west.) So, get your doumbeks warmed up and play!
The YouTube link follows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv-ZjmGSuF0
Got any more group drumming mashups? Got any thoughts to share? I’d love to hear your ideas!
Loved this video. Very cute. Hope you had fun surfing afterwards.
Thanks for checking out the video, Caroline! And yes, afterwards I stood up surfing three times. Woo hoo!
Hello Kat,
I enjoyed the video. This is a wonderful example of percussion as an accompaniment instrument, which is an understanding we can (and I believe should) emphasize for music therapists and for recreational music facilitators. Hope to see you in Cleveland.
Thanks for the comment, Bill. I agree with you that we can use a percussive instrument as an accompanying instrument. (Of course, piano is a percussive instrument we already have competency standards for in music therapy.) But drums add to the experience. Thanks for watching! I appreciate the discussion.