Last night we were invited to run a one off workshop with Special Virtuosi; a music group which was set up in December 2006 to provide music provision to people with special needs. The group of some twenty or so participants were very welcoming and excited to get into some drumming as we met at Royal Northern College of Music, a place we’ve worked many times before and where we’re always happy to return to.
The students, being of a broad age range and their individual special needs so mixed, we felt that our job was of course to run a drumming workshop for all to enjoy, and as ever to interact through music, however, here we focused particularly on building a good energy in the room so as to be inclusive of everybody, regardles of ability, and so that eveyone could get in to, feel and experience the music. We were delighted to see that with their eagerness and enthusiasm of the group it was very successful and it was also extremely fulfilling for us. Furthermore, we were grateful to receive feedback from the regular group leaders as to how well they felt the session went and of the level of engagement we all managed to achieve.
Once again, we can see and re-affirm that the humble hand drum (in this case a djembe) is a magnificent tool to allow all different kinds of people to communicate and share musical experiences though rhythm. The all too short session was full of smiles, laughter, applause and good vibes and we very much hope to get the opportunity to work with this group again. We commend all who are involved in running such a positive initiative and very we much appreciate the opportunity to work together.
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