This is a percussion workshop that utilizes found objects like paint buckets and plastic tubs to provide the simple drum rudiments needed to create music, using the elements and principle of tempo, dynamics, rhythm, and pattern.

Joseph Dixon is a professional drummer and teaching artist from Young Audiences of Houston. He designed this workshop for the Fort Bend County Probation Department to teach the youth traditional African rhythms while engaged in a community drum circle. The workshop is designed to teach the value of creative self-expression, while building necessary social skills supporting team work.

This was an ARTreach project made possible thanks to Fort Bend Partnership for Youth and Young Audiences of Houston.