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Professor of Percussion Specializes in: Hands-on-drumming-assemblies, classroom and drum workshops for students of all ages.
Programs: Thirty years experience in the classroom, assemblies and drum workshops with children of all ages. Drum performance (solo or ensemble); lecture on various types of drums and their origin. The students will learn drumming techniques and percussion from Africa, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Native America. The objective is to raise the level of cultural awareness and self-esteem of the students by focusing on positive attitudes and teamwork, using the power of the drum to breakdown barriers. The beat and rhythms make impressions of life through music. The knowledge of the drum brings new experiences, overall skills, and potential to children within our community. He calls this "Music Therapy Through Drumming, hence Saving Children Through Drumming."
Background: Dwight "The Professor" Baldwin earned his professor title from years of demonstrating his knowledge of Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms while performing his clinics worldwide. The "Professor" uses a variety of percussion instruments, with an effective and entertaining approach. He served as an instructor at the Montreal Association for the Blind in Canada. He has directed several hands-on drum workshops at the L.A. Kids Day at the Natural History Museum, the Quincy Jones' International Drum Workshops for children at the California Afro-American Museum, and the Los Angeles Unified School District and parochial schools all over Los Angeles, and neighboring counties in California. He served as Music Director/Performer for the California Museum of Science and Industry and “Science Comes Alive!” - a theatrical production.
Fees:
Workshop fee start at $500
Residency: $1200/week
Contact:
Dwight Baldwin, 123 Jefferson Avenue, New London, CT 06320-5137
Tel/Fax: (860) 447-9397,
Email: profofpercussions@att.net
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