All Ages

Read a recent article in the Meath Daily Chronicle about St Oliver Plunkett National School's Intercultural Festival and our Drumming Around the World workshops.

'Educational, informative and great fun! Held the children's interest throughout – a huge achievement!!'
– D. O'Reilly, Scoil Thomáis, Castleknock

'A variety of instruments were named, shown and played in an interesting and instructive manner, with humour and enthusiasm, and with full, controlled participation of the pupils.'
– S. Breheny, Bishop Galvin National School, Templeogue

'Created an interest in percussion and taught a lot to the pupils about percussion and Latin music – thank you very much!'
– L. Bertram, St. Andrew's National School, Bray

'The two leaders of the workshop were excellent with the children. The children had a fantastic time but were kept under control at all times. All the pupils got a turn to play an instrument.'
– E. Deery, Sacred Heart B.N.S, Ballygall, Dublin 11

'Comments from the children afterwards included – Cool! Deadly! Brill!'
– G. Nolan, Kilmacanogue National School

Team-taught to two facilitators, Drumming Around the World combines dynamic live demonstrations with a variety of fun and fascinating activities, offering participants an enjoyable and positive introduction to music and rhythm in a multicultural context, as well as ‘hands-on’ experience with a wide range of percussion instruments. The instruments used and introduced in this workshop can include bodhráns, congas, bongos, djembes, tambourines, cymbals, agogos, cowbells, triangles, woodblocks, claves, shakers and sleighbells.

Come and join us on this multicultural musical adventure, exploring drums, drumming and rhythms from around the world! We’ll make a whistle stop tour of the globe, starting here with Ireland’s very own bodhrán, the heartbeat of Irish traditional music, and will go on to explore rhythms and percussion instruments from such diverse cultures as West Africa, the Caribbean, South America, the USA, Japan and China. So bring your ears, eyes and lots of energy – and we’ll see what fascinating experiences lie ahead!

Teachers, who are asked to participate, will be provided afterwards with suggested follow-up activities for classroom use.

Options

4 X 1-HOUR WORKSHOPS

Overall length 4 ½ hours (with 30-minute break)
Participants Up to 35 per workshop (140 in total)
Fee €650 (additional fees apply to workshops outside the Dublin area)
Discounted fee €585 (for schools classed as DEIS by the Department of Education)

3 X 1-HOUR WORKSHOPS

Overall length 3 ½ hours (with 30-minute break)
Participants Up to 35 per workshop (105 in total)
Fee €540 (additional fees apply to workshops outside the Dublin area)
Discounted fee €486 (for schools classed as DEIS by the Department of Education)

2 X 1-HOUR WORKSHOPS

Overall length 2 hours
Participants Up to 35 per workshop (70 in total)
Fee €380 (additional fees apply to workshops outside the Dublin area)
Discounted fee €342 (for schools classed as DEIS by the Department of Education)

Details

Day Subject to facilitator availability (please contact us)
Facilities needed Large classroom or hall, CD player, whiteboard/markers or blackboard/chalk
Booking Booking of workshops requires a deposit, payable no less than seven days before the scheduled date of the workshop, and a signed workshop contract (outlining our requirements and the workshop format). Please contact us for more information.
Facilitators Solomon Ijigade and Ian McTigue

Solomon Ijigade learned his drumming and singing from relations and family friends when growing up in Nigeria. Since he moved to Ireland in 2000, he has been performing with the award-winning African musical group Adun Oyin. With them he has also given workshops and performances to schools, colleges and community groups around Dublin. In 2003, Solomon played St. Patrick in ‘Mixing It on the Mountain’ – a musical co-produced by Calypso and Tower of Babel – at the Samuel Beckett Centre. He also played a leading role in ‘The Gods Are Not to Blame’, an Arambe/Project co-production at the Project Theatre as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival. Solomon is a soloist with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir and has performed on RTE radio on ‘Rattlebag’ and ‘Tonight with Vincent Browne’ as well as on RTE Television, on the ‘Late Late Show’, ‘Mono’ and ‘Would You Believe?’. He is also co-facilitator of the New School's Sounds African workshop and teaches African Music & Dance in our In-School Music Programme.

A former student at the New School, Ian McTigue has worked as a professional musician and teacher, specializing in bodhrán, drum kit and percussion, for over fourteen years. He has shared a stage and recorded for television and radio with artists as diverse as Carlos Nuñez, Donal Lunny, Mairtín O’Connor, Michael McGoldrick and Camille O’Sullivan. For six years he toured the United States, Canada and Mexico with Riverdance, as percussionist and bodhrán soloist. Ian is also co-facilitator of the New School's Sounds Irish workshop, teaches bodhrán and drum kit at the New School and bodhrán in our In-School Music Programme.

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