In Harmony - A music education blog from Heritage Music Press
Friday, March 11, 2016
A Bucket and Some Boomwhackers
In this video, Mark Shelton plays an excerpt of "Strange Asparagus" from his popular collection, Give Me a Bucket. Enjoy!
Grades 4–8 • Music education meets the vibrant energy of street
musicians in this accessible collection for bucket ensemble. Mark
Shelton brings you a dozen arrangements utilizing buckets, pails, and
drumsticks. In addition to guiding you through the process of setting up
your bucket ensemble, this collection includes teaching and performance
tips, some simple choreography, and performance tracks.
Mark Shelton has presented hundreds of arts-in-education
performances as a percussion soloist and as leader of the world music ensemble,
Tin Roof Tango. From the early days of his career as Visiting Artist at Coastal
Carolina Community College to his current work as a soloist, clinician,
sideman, and entrepreneur, Mark has created programs, products, and educational
services for a variety of ages. The author of Give Me a Groove from Heritage Music Press, Mark has also published
articles in Percussive Notes, Activate!, Dulcimer Players News, and Worship
Musician.
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