Andy Gleadhill’s West African Drumming Book 2
£35.00 exc VAT
£35.00 inc VAT
In this new book Andy Gleadhill takes pupil and teachers to the next level of progressive West African Drumming, exploring new West African instruments and rhythms, and enabling pupils to discover their full musical potential and creativity.
The book introduces new instruments such as the Talking Drums and Dun Duns and shows you how to incorporate West African melodies in to your drumming with tunes played on the Balafon or African Xylophone.
Each of the six new tunes is graduated in difficulty to allow for musical progression but they also contain differentiated parts, so that all pupils can play in the ensembles, regardless of ability. Although the book introduces new West African instruments, all the tunes can be played on any drums available to the players.
Like all of Andy’s books, ‘Andy Gleadhill’s West African Drumming Book 2’ is suitable for both music teachers and for non-specialists and no prior experience is assumed – not even the ability to read music. It includes advice on basic playing techniques as well as warm-up exercises, lesson plans and repertoire. There are also very useful supporting audio and video resources online.
Please note that this book is now printed in a perfect bound format, not spiral bound. The ISBN number is:
- ISBN-10 : 0957011555
- ISBN-13 : 978-0957011557
A download link will be provided when you purchase the book which will grant you access to all the relevant audio files.
Product Information
What's included
Chapters include;
- Introduction
- The Instruments
- Basic Playing Techniques
- The Music
- Warm-up Exercises
- Call and Response
- Lesson Plans and 10 Weekly Lessons
- Creating a Performance
- Six Tunes with Teaching and Learning Notes
Delivery
We work with a small number of specialist logistic companies to deliver your order quickly and economically. The delivery method varies, depending on your location and the size of the order, as follows:
UK Locations
Orders up to 5kg – Courier 2 to 3 working day delivery. This would typically include books, smaller instruments, percussion baskets and djembes up to 40cm.
Orders over 5kg – Courier, next working day delivery. Most orders are sent this way.
Large orders – Pallet service, 3 to 5 working day delivery. Used for large orders and those with more fragile contents.
Please note:
- Above timings are from dispatch date. Time from placing your order will usually be one or two days longer, depending on the order and destination.
- Delivery to offshore or Highland addresses may take longer and may cost more than to UK mainland addresses and we’ll quote and agree the costs with you in advance. Please note that in these cases it’s fine to go ahead and place your order, and there’s no obligation on your part until the delivery costs have been quoted and accepted by you.
- For some destinations, where a courier service isn’t available, we may send by Royal Mail instead.
International Locations
Orders weighing less than 1kg and not too bulky – Post Office Airmail. This would include books and smaller percussion instruments.
Orders weighing more than about 1kg and large orders – international courier or pallet service. We’ll obtain competitive quotes and agree these with you in advance.
Please note that it’s fine to go ahead and place your international order prior to confirming shipping costs, and that there’s no obligation on your part until the delivery costs have been quoted and accepted by you. Payment for international orders, including shipping costs, is required before dispatch of the goods.
Returns
Please let us know straight away if anything arrives damaged or otherwise in a substandard condition and we’ll be happy to replace it, refund the cost or provide you with an alternative product to your satisfaction. Speed is of the essence here as most courier companies will only accept responsibility for damage in transit if the damage is reported within 24 hours of delivery.
In the event of damage, please take photographs, including any damage to the packaging, and email these to us ASAP.
Similarly, if an instrument develops a fault within 12 months of purchase in the course of normal use (though excluding fair wear and tear), please let us know, and we’ll replace it or refund the cost. It’s also very helpful for us to see photos of the issue as this gives us solid information for changing the design, the production method or the packing materials.
But please do contact us before returning any damaged or substandard items. Once we’ve approved their return, please send to: Drums for Schools Limited, 21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Burton Joyce NG14 5GL
We really appreciate your feedback in the case of faults (or if you think an instrument could be improved in any way) and we take all such feedback very seriously indeed.