And The Beat Goes On - @ Hazel McCallion Public School, Mississauga, Greater Toronto Area, Canada

From May 2016:
This video was shot during the final session of a set of 8-workshop on hand drumming by Nader Khan, delivered to Grade 8 students at Hazel McCallion Senior Public School in spring/summer of 2016.

Using various drumming techniques, practice, and storytelling, the workshops go beyond just building a drumming ensemble with the attendees. They tackle issues such as becoming comfortable with hyphenated identities (one's own and that of others); anti-bullying, normalising multiculturalism, and appreciating, learning from, and being inspired by music from around the world.

Thanks go to:
Mrs. Jennifer Fonseca; Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario,; the administration and students at Hazel McCallion Sr PS; and Sulayma Hassan Photography.

Music: TAKE MY HAND - NADER KHAN (from the album TAKE MY HAND [rel. 2008]).

To book Nader Khan for your school or home schooling collective, email info@naderkhan .com.

First Spring Arts was founded to deliver a wide range of cultural and devotional arts programming from the Islamic tradition, for students of all ages. With a focus on technical skill and practice, paired with in-depth cultural, historical and spiritual context, our various workshops invite participation on a multitude of levels and are presented with care for even the most timid of practitioners.

Other ongoing workshops include illustrative arts, poetry and songwriting, youth and adult classes in the biography of The Prophet (ﷺ), boys' and girls' personal development sessions, and more!