A Drummed Up Day, Part 2

Today was a "drumming day" for the Prichard family. First thing in the morning Prairie Creek gave a Taiko Drumming presentation. The children did a great job, complete with costuming.

In the afternoon, we headed for St. Peter and a band concert at Gustavus Adolphus College. My son is a Music Ed. major and part of the percussion section of the Vasa Band. Sean played a significant timpani part. One piece had a recording of loons in the background.

A Drummed Up Day, Part 1

This morning the Elms and Tamarack classes had a Taiko drum concert led by their music teacher, Rachel Geffers. They had been working on the rhythms and movement for this Japanese music form. Each class performed an original version of a poem set to drums and with movement. Then they each performed traditional Taiko drumming piece. A narrator mentioned that they were using traditional instruments. Translated into Prairie Creek Style, that meant small red buckets, square kitty litter buckets, and big PE equipment containers. They sat poised with one arm raised as the teacher counted off in Japanese. As always, the children did a wonderful job. They are so composed in front of their audiences. We're fortunate to have Rachel working with our children.