Join professional LA-based percussionist Andrew Grueschow on Sunday, December 20 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm at Kidseum to participate in a family drumming circle with an emphasis on African drumming! Recommended for ages 2-8. Andrew will teach children the basics of drumming and music. The drumming circle and the art studio are complimentary with admission.

Andrew has an interest in music from all over the world. He has traveled to Ghana, West Africa several times, studying the music of the Ewe and the Dagombas and recording traditional drumming for Zadonu Records. In addition to the Hands On'Semble, an award-winning percussion ensemble, Andrew is a member of the Zadonu African Music and Dance Company, featured on the “ALI” soundtrack. He has also performed with Adam Rudolph’s “Go: Organic Orchestra,” Lian Ensemble, and Vinny Golia’s “Large Ensemble.” Andrew also teaches with the Music Center - Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Philharmonic, CalArts, and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. He is currently involved with work in the LSSN Network (Music-In-Education National Consortium), affiliated with the New England Conservatory. Andrew has performed in Germany, Brazil, Ghana, Taiwan, and throughout the US.

Did you know that music activates different parts of the brain, including areas that control language skills? Studies also show that music can elevate our emotional state, increase our ability to focus, and strengthen math skills!