Beat, Bang, Bong!

Earlier this month students participated in a drumming workshop with Bym at Beat Bang Bong. Bym provides energising drumming sessions.

Pictured: Bym pictured with the group of enthusiastic drummers

For this visit he introduced students to upcycled plastic drums - a selection of old drums, canisters and buckets - destined for landfill that now have purpose in an upcycled plastic band. It just goes to show you don't need fancy equipment to create sound, just imagination.

Apart from the environmental benefits, drumming itself creates significant neurological benefits. Learning rhythms and patterns helps build concentration and memory, it helps develop motor skills, and is a great physical activity. But most of all it was a lot of fun!