Weekend Training Schedule & Curriculum
RHYTHM FOR YOUTH 3-DAY TRAINING SCHEDULE 2017
FRIDAY OPTION CIRCLE AT A LOCAL SCHOOL
5:30 – 6:00 PM: Check-in
6:00 – 9:00: INTRO TO RHYTHM CIRCLE FACILITATION
Welcome! Door prizes and manuals
Discuss RFY Philosophy, Demonstrations of DCF Essentials
Discussion: Teaching vs Facilitating
Practice Facilitation
SATURDAY
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: IMPROVISATION, FACILITATION PRACTICE
“Good Morning Jam”
Discussion: Improvisation
Activity: Improvisation
Break
Practice Session: Call & Response
Demonstrations and Practice of Facilitation Techniques
Lunch Break
1:00 – 6:00 PM: WORLD PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, FACILITATION PRACTICE
Discussion / Activity: Rock Solid Rhythm in Five Easy Steps
World Percussion: 3 & 6
Activity: Intro to Hand Drumming Techniques and Vocabulary
Game: Rhythm Stew
Break
World Percussion: Fanga
Discussion: World Percussion instruments, vocabulary, Q & A
Activity: Facilitation Practice with Feedback
Recap, Questions, Comments
SUNDAY
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: RHYTHMIC MEDITATION, SOFTER SOUNDS, WELLNESS
Guest Facilitator for Rhythmic Meditation (or Game, TBD)
Discuss and Play: Boomwhackers, body percussion, and hand percussion.
Discussion: Wellness, Teaching Vs. Facilitating
Lunch Break
12:30 – 3:00 PM: BUILDING A MEANINGFUL PROGRAM
Discussion: Resources, classroom management, sustaining enthusiasm,
Collaboration
Activity: Facilitation Practice with Feedback
Closing Circle
Vocabulary and Concepts
To Facilitate is to, “make (it) easy (for them)”
Teaching without Teaching
Mistake Free Learning Environment
Participation > Perfection
Creativity > Accuracy
Positive Feedback > Constructive Criticism
Groove > Solos
Listening > Speaking
Presence
Service
Community
Empowerment
Etiquette: Drum Circles Vs. Traditional Drumming
SIGNALS
Attention Call
Continue To Play (“Go”)
Stop Cut (“Stop”)
Volume Up / Down (“More / Less”)
Call and Response (“Emulate”)
Rumble / s
Accent Notes
Count Up To Begin / Count Down to Stop
Tempo Up / Down
FACILITATION
Intervention
Orchestration Spot
Platform
Sculpting
Showcasing
Body Language Signals
Vocal Signals
Telegraphing Vs. Succinct
“All Play”
“Make Up Your Own” (“improvise”)