Bellperc Drum Circles

Key Stage 1  |  Key Stage 2  |  Key Stage 3  |  Key Stage 4

We have one of the most comprehensive collections of drums and percussion in the world. Our warehouse if full of exciting instruments from around the world – from very large to very small, from very loud to very soft, from very weird and wacky to the ordinarily wonderful. If you know of a specific drum or percussion instrument you would like at a workshop, let us know. Otherwise, we will bring a selection of all or some of the following, depending on age, ability and size of group:

Sound Shapes
Boomwhackers
Desk Bells
Djembes
Bahia Bass Drums
Djun Djuns
Ashikos
Tubanos
Talking Drums
Frame Drums
Bongos
Agogo Bells
Claves
Whistles
Gankoguis
Tambourines
Wood Blocks
Guiros
Shakers
Cowbells
And much more!

COMMUNITY: average session time 60min
Warm-up and ice-breaker: feeling relaxed and comfortable
Getting started: facilitator-led rhythms and improvisation
Follow the leader: participants take it in turn to lead the group
Drumming games: a series of fun and challenging group games
Q&A discussion: drumming questions and music in the community
Finale: ending the session on a high with some wild rhythms!

EDUCATIONAL: average session time 45min
Warm-up and ice-breaker: stretches, body-drumming and laughter!
Getting started: rolls, rumbles and repeating rhythms
Follow the leader: participants take it in turn to lead the group
Drumming games: a series of fun and challenging group games
About the drums: names, technique and cultural significance
Finale: a dynamic and exciting way to end the session

CORPORATE: average session time 2 x 45min
SESSION 1
Warm-up and ice-breaker: feeling relaxed and comfortable
Getting started: listening to others and improvising in a group context
Follow the leader: participants take it in turn to lead the group
Team drumming games: a series of fun and challenging team games
SESSION 2
Team drumming games: some more team-building drumming games
Q&A drumming: requires group to listen and respond to each other
Q&A discussion: the importance of communication and teamwork
Finale: ending the session on a high with some group rhythms!

HEALTH: average session time 45min
Warming up: some easy stretches and basic drumming exercises
Rhythms: facilitator leads group in group rhythms
Tunes: playing some recognizable tunes together
Putting it all together: a performance of musical patterns learned