Percussion
Before you watch any videos, take a moment to get set up and ready to play. Create the most comfortable set up you can with your instrument and take a moment to check it’s working ok by playing a few notes that you know.
Djembe, shaker and untuned percussion
Here are Julian, Emma, Andre and Seyhogue playing the percussion groove that runs through the piece. Try starting from Julian’s drum rhythm which you can play on anything if you don’t have drums - hand claps or table tops are great! Then build in your shakers. The marimba or xylophone part can be added last to make full sound.
Agogo
Here is Andre playing the percussion break on the agogo. If you don’t have an agogo get creative with what you have or use body percussion or hand claps.
Task One:
Practice your individual part, always count yourself in, start slowly and focus your attention on where you make any errors.
Task Two:
Practice moving from Section A to Section B and alternating between them.
Task Three:
Practice playing your part with someone else on the same part. You can either alternate between Sections A and B, as the song does – or you can take it in turns to ‘call’ when to change between sections.
Task Four:
Practice playing your part with someone on a different part.
National Orchestra for All percussion players
