Orff Beats

Great for Djembe, Conga, Bongo, Tubano or any Hand Drum!


An Orff way to explore drumming and rhythm activities by internationally renowned Orff practitioners Christoph Maubach and Star Sherret.


This engaging step-by-step music journey takes children and teachers on a hands-on drumming tour of Africa .

Videos - step-by-step drumming lessons
Audio tracks -  examples of songs
Pages of instructions and illustrations.
5 classroom-drumming pieces in the African style
3 different rhythms for each drum piece
5 chants/songs in the African style
Simple, clear and sequential lesson developments
Bonus speech rhythm and percussion games



Each drum piece is taught using videos via a sequential approach, beginning with rhythmical speech, moving to body percussion and leading to drums or percussion .


(Say -> Body -> Play).