Our Approach
Include – Empower – Transform
The Drums for Schools collaborative approach:
Includes everyone: all age groups, abilities and backgrounds.
Empowers pupils musically, socially and emotionally and inspires and upskills teachers, enabling schools to take back control of the music syllabus.
Transforms on many levels: personal, group, school and community.
And this all happens naturally and enjoyably as a result of making music together in a group.
Include
First of all we make sure that everyone is actively engaged
It's intuitive and fun
Our World Music styles are intuitive and fun, and they're new to everyone, so everyone starts on the same level and no one feels excluded.
Empower
Next we focus on developing the personal, social and emotional skills that empower each individual
Pupils / Players
It's all about playing and learning together. The players help and support one another and the learning is not just musical; just as important are the physical, social, emotional and "life" skills that are acquired in the process of learning to play and perform a piece of music as a group.
Transform
Bringing about fundamental transformations in individuals, groups, schools and communities
Pupils / Players
Pupils who learn to make music together develop a wide range of social, emotional and life skills naturally and painlessly: listening skills, teamwork, persistence, concentration, self-confidence and empathy, to mention but a few. These are life-transforming skills and they also result in better behaviour, attitude, and class cohesion – benefits that are visible right across the curriculum.
