They play West African drums (djembes, ashikos, and dun-duns). There were seven of us there, all with drums or shakers, repeating drumming patterns after the instructor and singing (last night it was that Michael Franti song- Say Hey...it seems that everywhere I go, the more I see, the less I know. But I know, one thing, that I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you).
Okay, so this is what I liked about it (a lot)- I looked around and saw that most of the kids there were pretty shy. This class gives a safe enviroment to practice living out loud and to having a voice in front of others. My little girl, who is not a shy girl at home, is a little shy at school. I was surprised to see that she is one of the *quiet* ones. Last night I as I watched her drum, I saw she had a hard time singing at first. I understood, cuz I did too- I'm one of those quiet in a crowd types too. But it was really fun for both of us to just let go, drum, and sing. What a fun way to build self-confidence in a kid!
So, when it's time for her to go live on the beach in Mexico, be a beach hippie and play drums all day, I think maybe I will jump on board.
Wow, didn't sleep last night. Derrick needs to come home, if for no other reason than so I can sleep. I laid there all night, hearing every single sound. I feel such strong impulses to send out texts to friends and family, if for no other reason than to say "It is 2:30 in the morning. Hope you were sleeping well. Love, the Bitterly Disappointed in Sleep". Or something like that.
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you can text me anytime. I was awake at 4:30 this morning.Could not get back to sleep so i Got up at 5 and studied for meeting.
You are GOOD. I should have done that- at least it would have accomplished something instead of staring in to space thinkthinkthinkin'.
I will take you up on that night texting offer sometime my friend...~:)
Love the drumming session! And love the confidence-building aspect of it. What a cool mommy you are! :) As for being up in the middle of the night, well, I was FAST asleep (sorry!), but you can text or email me anytime. I will feel special in the morning knowing that you were thinking of me during the night. :)
XOXO
:) I will Tiagirl. Same to you!!! Anytime!
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