Master percussionist, Vincent Ector visited The Boys & Girls Club of West Orange (Gregory and Washington After School Programs). I sat in on the percussion workshop at Gregory School. He introduced himself as Mr. Vince and then taught the kids the proper way to play a conga (I think it was a conga) using three specific techniques. He then asked each student to introduce themselves to the beat of the conga. The kids were so excited to get up and play the drum! The best part of the workshop was when Mr. Vince asked the kids if they would like to write a percussion song and put it on iTunes!
He pulled out flat round drums and gave one to each of the students with a mallet. Then Mr. Vince created a rhythm on his Conga and a rhythm for the high percussion section and the low percussion section. The children really enjoyed playing with Mr. Vince and we look forward to him returning and maybe, just maybe, next time we'll record it and put it up on our after-school podcast on iTunes. Stay Tuned for more great things happening at the Boys & Girls Club of West Orange and our after school programs.
