Jazz artist leads 鈥楳usic and Migration鈥� workshops in 野狼社区 schools
Grammy award-winning jazz percussionist and Simon Industrial Fellow Carlos Maldonado recently ran workshops for year 6 classes in two local primary schools.
Pupils from Stanley Grove Primary Academy and Abraham Moss Community School had the opportunity to learn about the origins and traditions of jazz, including an introduction to jazz instruments and how to recognise styles and music from Latin America. The workshops also saw the children experience jazz first-hand, with a live performance from Carlos and the chance for pupils to perform and improvise using traditional instruments such as Maracas, Guido, Claves, Cowbell as well as different drums such as the Bongo drums and Caj贸n.
The pupils asked great questions about Carlos鈥� awards, being a professional musician and his favourite instruments and percussion sounds. They described the workshop as 鈥楢mazing,鈥� 鈥楩un鈥� and 鈥楿nique,鈥� with teachers commenting on how well the session aligned with their music curriculum and how it engaged and inspired pupils who would typically not engage.
Watch the video below to see highlights of Carlos鈥� visit to Abraham Moss Community School:
Carlos has also performed with The University of 野狼社区鈥檚 jazz ensemble. Watch the video here: