{"id":16667,"date":"2020-05-21T18:43:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/?p=16667"},"modified":"2020-05-21T19:49:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:49:21","slug":"indigenous-drum-and-rattle-making-with-the-with-divita-marsden-and-brandon-peters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/2020\/05\/21\/indigenous-drum-and-rattle-making-with-the-with-divita-marsden-and-brandon-peters\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Drum and Rattle making with the with Divita Marsden and Brandon Peters!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year (2018\/9) I set up an initiative to make a class set of Indigenous drums, and a few Rattles, for our most excellent JO Music students.\u00a0 I worked with Divita Marsden, Brandon Peters and a bunch of JO kids.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to get money from various sources, Damian, Gabriella Lapano and PAC (I hope I am not forgetting anyone!).<\/p>\n

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From cutting the skins into various sized circles,<\/p>\n

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softening the hides in water overnight<\/p>\n

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to the actual stretching and tieing the drums to the wooden frames<\/p>\n

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The day was like a meditation on the Kwakiutl saying “…now we press our working hands together<\/strong><\/em>“.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you again to everyone who was involved!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If interested in using the drums in your class I am sure that the remarkable Mr Jason Decuto would be happy to share them with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year (2018\/9) I set up an initiative to make a class set of Indigenous drums, and a few Rattles, for our most excellent JO Music students.\u00a0 I worked with Divita Marsden, Brandon Peters and a bunch of JO kids.\u00a0…<\/p>\n

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