World Rhythms Arts Program Presents:
West African Drum & Dance: A Yankadi-Macrou Celebration
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The rhythms and dances of Guinea, West Africa spring to life in this ground-breaking multimedia collection. More than just a drumming book, this easy-to-use method immerses teachers and students in traditional West African music, dance and culture through a step-by-step curriculum that maintains cultural authenticity. The West African Drum and Dance: A Yankadi-Macrou Celebration is a multiple-discipline curriculum that incorporates drumming, singing, dance, and culture. Students play their way through 20 developmentally progressive lessons, learning authentic drumming and dance skills, traditional rhythms, an artist's vocabulary, Susu language, culture, geography, and essential life skills.
What is the WRAP program
WRAP stands for, "World Rhythms Arts Program" and was created by the authors of the West African Drum and Dance: A Yankadi-Macrou Celebration curriculum to be an authentic, traditional, high-quality resource for those in music, movement, and wellness fields. WRAP offers trainings for the West African Drum and Dance curriculum as well as a number of other courses. Check www.drum2dance.com for more information.
Who Can Participate in the WRAP Program
People of all ages and abilities can participate in the WRAP curriculum. The curriculum is suitable for students from upper-elementary throurgh college levles and allows teachers to customize lessons to meet the needs of their students. In addition to being a multiple-discipline curriculum, WRAP may also be used as a stand-alone drumming program, dance program, and as a social studies, history, or language unit.
Who Can Use the WRAP Curriculum?
- General Music Teachers
- ORFF Teachers
- Percussion Teachers
- Dance Teachers
- Community Music Teachers
- Music and Dance Facilitators
- Music and Dance Therapists
- Ethnolmusicologists
- World Art and Cultures Teachers
- Music History Teachers
- Cultural Performance Organizations
The WRAP Tour
The WRAP curriculum consists of a 168pg Teacher's Guide, a 40pg Student Enrichment Book, a play-along CD and a full-length DVD shot in both Guinea and the U.S. Since the WRAP program is unlike any other curriculum you've used, we've put together an interactive WRAP Tour that highlights the features of the program. The WRAP Tour features an in-depth look into the curriculum with a narrated look into the Teacher's Guide and Student Enrichment Book complete with actual pages from book, streaming video from the WRAP DVD and Audio samples from the WRAP play-along CD. Watch the WRAP Tour Now!
Who Publishes the WRAP Program and Where Can I Buy It?
The West African Drum and Dance: A Yankadi-Macrou Celebration is published by Alfred Publishing, one of the largest educational music publishing companies in the world. It is available at book stores and educational retailers everwhere. If your local book store is not carrying the program, you can ask them to order direct from Alfred Publishing. A brief list of online retailers who are carrying the curriculum can be found on the WRAP website at: www.drum2dance.com/purchase.html
