AWỌ Presents Make Music Day - San Jose

Join AWỌ on June 21 for a community music workshop as part of Make Music Day, celebrated globally.

Workshop Details

In this all ages workshop, with all children accompanied by an adult, you will make your very own music instrument. It will be a mini- percussion. This percussion is called Shekere.

At the workshop, you will develop and learn:

- how to co- create together.

- about the origins of the Shekere.

- basic percussion making techniques.

- hands-on experiential learning and rhythm awareness.

- about the spiritual and cultural significance of the Shekere

-team work communication and a sense of community

The workshop portion is estimated to run 2 hours so arrival on time is important. This session culminates in a jam session with community music & drum circle hosted by local traditional musicians.

Materials needed for the workshop session are supplied. The base material is pre-prepped and total costs for the workshop is $35 per person.

Day of event donations are encouraged.

📍 Saturday, June 21 · 2 - 4pm PDT

About Make Music
Celebrated on June 21, Make Music San José coincides with festivities in more than one thousand cities worldwide as part of Make Music Day. The day’s idea is to share the joy of making music with everyone who wants to take part, from professional to amateur musicians and the musically curious.

Make Music San Jose

For us at AWỌ, the opportunity to be a part of a city wide experience with global appeal helps us continue to rely on the power of the arts & culture to educate, create awareness and bring together individuals, youth & families
to foster a more profound understanding, inclusion, and sense of belonging within our local communities.

As we gather together in spirit to celebrate, this bottom up, city wide event uses the focus on the music instrument Shekere, songs, storytelling and drumming to usher in the summer season. We are truly blessed. Ase!

The AWỌ team

📍 Saturday, June 21 · 4 - 6pm PDT

Baha'i Center of San Jose, 945 Willow Street San Jose, CA 95125 United States.

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