Workshop Description: In our last workshop of the year, James leads us in an exploration of the ancient
frame drum. Learn exciting ideas for incorporating frame drum into your elementary music classroom! Use rhythmic building bricks to create new musical ideas! What better way to end our year than moving, drumming and creating together!
frame drum. Learn exciting ideas for incorporating frame drum into your elementary music classroom! Use rhythmic building bricks to create new musical ideas! What better way to end our year than moving, drumming and creating together!
Clinician Biography: James Allen is a K-5 level 3 Orff certified music specialist. James was a featured presenter at the AOSA National conference (2021), and will be the featured elementary general presenter at the upcoming New York State Summer Music Conference. James presents workshops to Orff chapters nationwide, school districts and state conferences, created a frame drum unit and presented a webinar for Musicplay.com and recently wrote an article for "Reverberations" on frame drums in the Orff classroom. James toured for Broadway and performs with jazz, Sephardic and folk groups. He received a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase, a Masters in music performance from Yale and a teaching certificate from Central Connecticut State University.
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