Contact Information

Beverly Botsford
(919) 824-3821
[email protected]
https://beverlybotsford.com/

Space Requirements

Classroom or appropriate workshop space, large enough for students, drums, and 2 tables of percussion

Tech Requirements

A secure space in which instruments can be set up and left overnight and to which students can come to work with the artist; 2 medium tables and 12 folding chairs; help with load-in and space prep

Availability

Year round

Fee Structure

In-person
$400-$700 per day depending on number of classes and activities
Usually 3 to 5 days with 3 to 5 classes per day
5 day w/ assemblies- $2500-$3500
NEGOTIABLE

Virtual
$350- 1 workshop for Virtual mix of prerecorded and live
$200 per workshop for multiple-same site/same day
$150 -per workshop when added to a virtual performance for a 1 day residency
NEGOTIABLE

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Roots and Rhythm: Music Residency

Beverly Botsford

Roots and Rhythm: Music Residency

Weaving words and rhythms, students build literacy and learn essential music skills playing drums of Africa and Latin America and percussion colors from around the globe. Spiced with song, stories, movement and spoken word, classes develop skills of teamwork, listening, creativity, and self-expression, as they create a multi-layered rhythm ensemble. Students and teachers learn about instruments they can make from recycled materials, connecting to the environment, science and math. They will understand music and drumming in relation global cultures and history. Roots and Rhythm Residencies integrate music with culture, character and grade specific curriculum and can be co-designed with a particular theme or focus, for example: Social Studies- Africa, Latin America/Spanish language, USA- jazz, global cultures, ELA – integrates text from poems, stories, and other content as students explore rhythm, repetition, accent, and inflection, to enhance language fluency. Science of Sound- Vibration Celebration integrates music, wild percussion and science exploring vibration, wavelength, frequency, volume, pitch and other scientific sound phenomenon.

Both in-person and virtual (live and pre-recorded) options are available for this program.

Artist Background

Beverly Botsford is a cross-cultural percussionist, blending music, movement, and spoken word in solo and ensemble presentations. Embracing drumming traditions of Africa, Cuba, South America and her native North Carolina, Beverly weaves colorful rhythmic tapestries with her infinite array of collected and homemade instruments. Her decades of experience include work with the African American Dance Ensemble, American Dance Festival, as well as sharing passion for rhythm and culture in hundreds of school and community residencies, performances and workshops. The language of rhythm is universal and Beverly brings decades of global experience, touring with Grammy nominated, jazz vocalist, Nnenna Freelon in major venues around the world.

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