Grantee Database
Dance & Drum in Humboldt
Grant Year
2017-18
Grant Program
Arts Education – Extension
Award Amount
$15,300.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Dance and Drum in Humboldt will provide music instruction for Humboldt County youth, ages 6-14. Our courses will operate during the summer of 2018, and through the after school programs at our partnering schools through the 2018-2019 school year. Classes will primarily focus on using melodic percussion instruments, such as Steel Pan and Marimba, as well as other percussion instruments.
Organization Summary
Our After School Program is currently developing a Steel Pan performance group at two local elementary schools and at Arcata High School. The students learn rhythmic and melodic principles on chromatic instruments, while developing musicianship, literacy, performance skills, personal confidence in group process, and cultural awareness.
We began an outreach program in 2009 to teach dance and drum classes in rural schools throughout Humboldt County, and have taught in over 20 different schools. In 2010, we started an after school music program that taught hand percussion and melodic percussion (steel pan, marimbas, xylophones). We started our Summer Drum camps in 2014, after students in our After School programs requested “something to do during the summer!” We’ve seen the camps grow each year, and students from many different schools and communities come together in common purpose.
Organization
Ink People, Inc.
Address
525 7th St.
Eureka
95501
County
Humboldt
Region
Upstate
Phone
(707) 442-8413
Congressional District
California's 2nd congressional district
State Assembly District
District 2
State Senate District
District 2
