Bucketeers: Percussion for Kids [S25]
Description
Bucketeers was founded ten years ago in the Bay Area and has recently expanded to the Austin, TX area. We provide music education to children PreK through 6th grade and have now had partnerships with several school districts including San Jose, Moreland, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Scotts Valley, Los Gatos, Milpitas, and Cambrian.

Bucketeers uses an innovative color-coded system applied to five-gallon buckets to allow children to learn & experience the art of percussion. Special multi-rod drumsticks help keep the volume down. Benefits include forging a foundation in rhythm, playing with a steady pulse, learning a variety of patterns, participating in collaborative movement activities, and developing hand-eye coordination. Students play along with a diverse set of music: children’s, pop, rock, jazz, and multi-genre songs in several languages incorporating beats and patterns from around the world. Each class doubles as a rehearsal often building towards an end-of-session performance in front of friends and family.

The children will be introduced to several music skills and concepts throughout the session:

Stick Technique | Dynamics | Song Structure | Improvisation | Call & Response | Tempo | Melody | Timbre

Our goal is to engage the children in the material to expand their musical horizons.

Instructor: Ashwin Suseendran
Meeting Dates: (15 classes) Jan. 13; Feb. 3, 10, 24; Mar. 3 , 17, 24, 31; Apr. 7, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; Jun. 2.
Location:
CAIS K - 8th
Dates:
1/13/2025 - 6/2/2025
Time:
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Ages:
Grades Kindergarten - 5th
Cost:
$450.00
Availability:
This session has openings
Registration will end on 1/29/2025.