Nick, "It was fun playing different African instruments. It was a great experience to drum with a professional drummer. I now have learned some things about playing African music. I learned there are over 2000 different drums."
Jordan, "It was exciting to watch and listen to all the different rhythms that Kevin could play. I have never played African drums before. It's a lot different then the school drums. It's more personal using your hands than sticks. My hands tingled even after I finished playing. I even told my parents about drumming and they were very pleased I had this opportunity."
Julie, can you feel the beat?
It's an old drumming rhythm. Can you guess the dance? Kayla can!
Tim, "It was cool drumming with Kevin Collins. we learned what it real means to be a percussionist and that there are over 2000 different kinds of drums. He gave us new rhythms we can play on the Snare drums." Todd, "Kevin Collins was so energetic in his playing. It was very interesting to try out so many different drums. They are more fun then our bands drums." |
 Tom Meoak, "Drumming with Kevin Collins was an awesome learning experience."
Joey M., "Kevin Collins is awesome. I learned names of many different drums. I didn't know you could beat a drum so hard that you could break the blood vessels in your hand."
Carrie. "It was fun drumming with Kevin Collins. I learned a lot about the African culture and African music. It was very relaxing for me to drum with Kevin."
Tyler, "I enjoyed playing on the xylophone because that's what I play in band. I liked learning the African names of the drums. I felt privileged to play on such a Master drummers drums."
John, "Kevin Collins taught us that drumming is language. The base is the most important drum because it keeps the beat and you should feel the rhythm in your body. The way Kevin played was very cool. he has inspired me to save my money to buy a conga drum. The African music was very spiritual. it made me feel good. I have never experienced African music before." |
