Workshop leader and third-year music student Laura Carse spent two months in Brazil doing music workshops with children there and decided to set up similar sessions with the help of lecturer Adrian Patterson when she returned to Perth. 'I realised how little music children do here,' she said. 'I felt they were really missing out.'
The children have specially-designed junior drums that are easy to play and to carry. Laura starts by introducing each drum by name and asks the children to respect the instruments. Another important lesson is that of playing within a group. 'We demonstrate that by working as a team, many separate parts can be joined together to make up one large intricate rhythm,' said Laura.
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