Mark Shepard's
DrumSongStory
Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Cultural,
Interactive, K-12 School Assemblies and Family Programs

"The show and your talents far exceeded what I thought I had booked for the presentation."
-Peggy Sheehan, PTO, Cultural Arts Committee, Bethlehem Elementary School."

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Mark offers an ever growing catalog of multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary programs for Elementary, Middle and High School Audiences. 

The programs support a wide variety of themes and curriculum areas. Most can be easily combined with workshops and artist residencies...In general all the programs support such curriculum areas as Performing Arts, Music, Theater, Folktales, Storytelling, Creativity, Multi-Cultural Awareness etc.

  If you don't see what you need here, please call us. That's how most of these programs came about in the first place! 1-800-378-4971. Print this out for handy reference. 
Scroll down and follow the Links for full program descriptions, study guides etc.
Subject Area/Theme Program Name Age Range
General, Creativity, Language Arts, etc. DrumSongStory: Drums, Songs & Stories about pretty much anything - study guide available online! K-12
The Natural World
Sea Life, Water, Coastal Cultures Breathing Underwater: Drums, Songs & Stories Above, Beneath and Beyond the Sea K-12
Animals & Food Funky Monkey! Pumpkin Pie!: Drums, Songs & Stories about Animals and Food 
- study guide available on line!		 K-6
Birds Birds Drums, Songs & Stories about Birds  K-adult
Multi-Culturalism "This is the second time you came to Castleton Elementary School. We really liked seeing you the second time because we think you were even better!" 
- Mrs. Leggieri's Class
Diverse Cultural Influences
drumbanner.jpg (74007 bytes)		 Beyond The Borders:  Drums, Songs & Stories Celebrating Cultural Collaboration and Global Awareness. This program can also support peace and tolerance themes. K-12
Shared Cultural Archetypes Trickster Tales: Drums, Songs & Stories Celebrating the Trickster Archetype Around The World - Study Guide available on line. K-12
Northern Cultures Beneath The Northern Star: Drums, Songs & Stories of the Peoples of the Far North K-6
Ireland/Celtic Culture Mysts & Magick:  
Drums, Songs & Stories from Ireland 		 K-6
Africa/Afro-Caribbean Culture
The Drum of the Elephant King: An Epic Tale from Haiti - my most popular program.

The Talking Drum:  (formerly Monkey & Leopard)
Drums, Songs & Stories from Africa & the African Diaspora. Study Guide available on line.

 K-12
Native America. Also French, English & U.S. History Captured By The Iroquois: The True Story of David Ogden during the American Revolution. He was my direct ancestor. If he had not survived, I wouldn't be here...think about it.  3-12
Character & Community
Peace & 
Tolerance		 Abi Yo Yo: An Annoyingly Dysfunctional Family Saves a  Town From a Giant and discover a few lessons about character in the process! K-12
Peace & 
Tolerance		 Brothers of the Drum: Mark Shepard & Kazi Oliver in Concert K-12
Personal 
Transformation 
& Coming of Age		 Shifting Shape: Drums, Songs & Stories of Transformation 6-12

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