Title

Experience and Enjoy Therapeutic West African Drumming

Format

Individual Presentation

Presenters

Tom Harris III, Youth Villages, Inner Harbour CampusFollow

First Presenter's Institution

Youth Villages, Inner Harbour Campus

Second Presenter's Institution

N/A

Third Presenter's Institution

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Fourth Presenter's Institution

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Fifth Presenter's Institution

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Location

Harborside Center West

Strand #1

Academic Achievement & School Leadership

Relevance

N/A

Brief Program Description

This presentation is designed to introduce the benefits of a therapeutic West African drumming program to educators and mental health professionals. Participants will engage in a basic drumming class where they will experience the academic and socio-emotional benefits of drumming while practicing an African rhythm. Presenters will also demonstrate how to relate American School Counselor Association (ASCA) standards as well as Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) and Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS).

Summary

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Evidence

Presenter will provide.

Biographical Sketch

Featured Speakers: Tom Harris, MS, Founder of Therapeutic Drumming Instructor ProgramTatiana Rolles, Lead Therapeutic Drumming Instructor, Danny Daniels, M.Ed., Teacher and Certified Therapeutic Drumming Instructor, Jill Sandiford, M.Ed., Teacher and Certified Therapeutic Drumming Instructor, and Phillip Block, M.Ed., Teacher and Certified Therapeutic Drumming Instructor, Youth Villages© at Inner Harbour, Douglasville, GA

Presentation Year

2018

Start Date

3-7-2018 9:45 AM

End Date

3-7-2018 11:00 AM

Recommended Citation

Harris, Tom III, "Experience and Enjoy Therapeutic West African Drumming" (2018). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 183.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2018/2018/183