Programs available for all ages and events, from schools and kindergartens through programs for the elderly and for the disabled.

Appropriate also for cultural events such as museums and community happenings, barmitzvahs, batmitzvahs, drum circles for social bonding and stress release, in‐house training for staff, conferences, etc.

Interactive percussion workshops:

Listen!
Our world is pulsating to a great beat.
Every moment is filled with rhythm.
Hearts are beating, Feet are stamping.
The forests and fields provide us
with musical instruments (free of charge!)

Various cultures have turned their work tools and kitchen utensils into musical instruments.

Just listen and enjoy the beat!

My program demonstrates this and actively involves the audience in the experience.

More photos and examples here:
http://kishkishkarya.weebly.com/1502149315081506-15111493150014931514-15021492149614891506.html
Click on the photos at the bottom of the page for explanations.

Drum  Circles:

The audience becomes the performers.

• Drumming combines physical   release with personal expression.
• The participants become a united group as each individual adds to the overall beat.
• This is combined with my explanations and musical performance, so that those who choose to sit and watch the show on the sideline will also enjoy the experience.
  

English Days:

I am a native English speaker. I have  frequently integrated my program into the English Days held in many schools throughout the country.
Music is such a universal language that it holds the attention of the students. This allows me to speak freely in English without "losing the kids." Any explanation I give is accompanied by aural and visual demonstrations, for example, creating the sounds of various animals on instruments to illustrate a story.
At the end of the session, the students are surprised that they sat through an entire program in English without realizing it. They not only understood it, they even enjoyed it!

Ongoing program in schools:

David teaches drums and percussion at the music and arts center on Kibbutz Tzora, and also in the regional primary school where he teaches an innovative new program on rhythm.

This is what he wrote recently about his work developing and teaching this program:

    As I write this the education system is faced with three challenges:

1. The Israeli school system’s educational theme for the current school year is environmental awareness. 
2.  Like the rest of the world, Israel is tightening its belt and is strapped for cash for buying equipment for schools.
3. We have just experienced yet another war and are trying to find ways within the school system to offer the students stress release, positive creative input, and constructive channels to express themselves.

How I address these three issues – a new program:
            Restorative rhythm – every week the students have an hour's lesson with me in rhythm. This is done entirely without instruments even when instruments are available. This is not a drumming lesson; I deliberately employ the most simple of rhythms which require no physical technique whatsoever. We use our bodies, movement, dance, and any artifacts available to us in our environment whether pencil boxes in the classroom or pine cones that the children have brought in from recess. We cover a wide range of musical styles and approaches from the sunny Caribbean to cold Northern Europe.

While this offers a great deal of freedom and latitude, the lesson is not a free for all. It is my role as a professional drummer and experienced educator to work all of these raw materials into genuine musical expression. The main goal is to develop this within each child, but as our work progresses it becomes so dynamic that outside audiences come to observe our lessons, as if coming to observe sensational performance pieces. The lessons also provide a solid foundation for future music studies on conventional instruments, as attested  by the teachers in the conservatory that receives many of the students who have been through this program. In addition, the classes and performances have proven to be exceptionally therapeutic for children under stress.