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This music assembly by a three-piece percussive-rock band features Steve Cyphers on vocals, drums, and percussion, backed by a bass player/vocalist and a guitarist/vocalist. Steve teaches students about the history, geography, and evolution of percussion instruments, from the log drum of Africa to the modern drum kit. Using shakers, hand-held instruments, clapping, stomping, and singing, students experience different musical genres, styles, and the different rhythms that accompany them. Steve demonstrates and defines all the components of the drum-kit and how they work together. Many elements of music are illustrated, including pitch, tone, tempo, and duration. Students walk away with a unique take on how fractions tie into music from a drummer’s point of view.