Quick Start Grants - Individuals
Quick Start Grants - Individuals
Present a workshop at Drum Circle Facilitators Guild annual conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina February 24-26
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.
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1 - Present a successful grant writing workshop for fellow artists in connecting the narrative to their budget; providing ideas and sources of funding; suggesting ways artists can collaborate with other agencies and venues; hands-on creation of a budget for an upcoming project or idea. 2 - Learning about the upcoming DrumBEAT training and how this protocol is effectively used with at-risk youth and adults. 3 - Learn new ways to introduce the Djembe drum to new circle participants (Cameron Tummel workshop). 4 - Learn new ways of using Boomwackers in large, diverse groups (Greg Whitt workshop). 5 - Learn new, easy grooves for participants new to drum circles (Zorina Wolf workshop). 6 - Experience the Communicative Power of Rhythm" (Jane Bentley workshop). 7 - Networking via meal discussions and breakouts with leaders from around the country to create a focus group based on the spiritual and healing aspects of drumming and rhythm. 1 - Grant workshop success: Participants fill out reflective survey at end of workshop addressing the 4 pieces of the presentation. 2 - Discover if DrumBEAT program is useful for Drum Superior and our population, if so, plan on taking the training in June, the only time in 2017 it is offered in the United States. 3 - Master 3 Djembe grooves (songs) that are suitable to introduce to beginning and intermediate drum circles. 4 - Return with at least 3 ways to use Boomwackers in Drum Superior work with senior citizens and youth and begin implementing them into our circles (we own Boomwackers). 5 - Master at least 3-4 easy grooves to use with new drum circle participants and utilize these immediately in Drum Superior circles with senior citizens. 6 - Use Bentley's workshop on the power of rhythm as a way to communicate in Drumming Through the Chakras monthly sessions. 7. - Create a focus group of Drum Circle Facilitators Guild based on the spiritual and healing aspects of drumming and rhythm. Take notes of all meetings, appoint a communications facilitator for further e-discussion and work."
1. Workshop on grant writing and collaboration with other artists/agencies was hugely successful. After the workshop 1 young man from California said it was the best workshop at the DCFG Conference. 2. Learned about DrumBEAT and experienced a DrumBeat circle and how to use the techniques with at-risk youth. 3. Cameron Tummel demonstrated and modeled how to use simple djembe rhythms in a drum circle new to drumming. Great information I have used since the conference. 4. Learned how to use Boom Wackers for team building, cooperative games and develop creative solutions as a small group. Prior to this workshop I had only used Boom Wackers in drum circles for rhythm and tones. 5. Zorina Wolf was excellent! Through her guidance, we learned a basic rhythm, which then became more and more complicated. 5. Jane Bently did not make the conference. 6. Lots and lots of networking and learning from other drum circle facilitators.
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