Taiko Drumming

I completed a 5 day intensive drumming workshop with Uzume Taiko, in Vancouver, Canada. It was exhausting, but really good for me and for my musicianship. Why? Because so many…

Just Drum – Examples

MYP Year 1: Grade 6 xBlock xBlock is a new course that some schools are doing. Like Creative New Undertakings or Genius Hours, this is a course in which students…

Just Play Drums

Now, I don't want to have a race to the bottom, but I should tell you that you can buy drumsticks on Taobao for only 1RMB. That's $0.14 USD. Hey…

Musical Futures Play-along Videos

Where is the love, Spiderverse? I'm a total fan of Musical Futures. I think it fits really well with the IB framework, and it fits perfectly with my school's strategy…

About

I started this website almost ten years ago because I felt lost at sea. Being from North America, I had grown up in a national system wherein you practiced for…