Meet the Beat

  • Meet the Beat by Garden State Percussion Trio | Young Audiences New Jersey
  • Meet the Beat by Garden State Percussion Trio | Young Audiences New Jersey
  • Meet the Beat by Garden State Percussion Trio | Young Audiences New Jersey

Description

This trio marches in with drum loads of information about the art, acoustics, and history of percussion instruments. Students play along, joining demonstrations of the xylophone, vibraphone, timpani, and drums as they learn about different kinds of percussion and the sounds that each instrument makes. Students discover that they can create sound on household objects as well as traditional instruments, and how movie and sound effects are created with percussion.

Price & Info

Price

Assembly Price: $705

Assembly Two-in-a-Row Price: $1,035

Travel Fee: $75 per day

Information

Audience Limit: 250

Program Length: 45 min.

Appropriate For Grade(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Theme

Theme

Arts Appreciation Month

Classical Music Month

International Drum Month

Music in the Schools Month

National Arts in Education Week

Curriculum Connections

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Visual & Performing Arts

Tech

Technical Requirements

Need microphone and sound system. If audience is seated on the floor, artists prefer to be on the floor; if audience is seated in chairs, artists prefer to be on stage. Artist needs to know the number of stairs between where they unload and the performance space.