New faces

This.week was great. The Jovert mentors did such a great job this week. The kids really welcomed them in. It really is adding yet one more element to Cub club Samba. It has been our vision from the.beginning to get to work with others in the community. This also shows and teaches the samba kids to work with other musicians in the community.

With all the fun exciting things going on we have 3 weeks to prepare for our first gig. We have some staple samba songs with some new flare added as well as some new beats that will make your hearts dance.

We hope to see you all on October 15th at Tucson Meet Yourself/festival of schools @ 1:50 on the TUSD stage!

We Challenge

It's been a good week of Samba. Having shorter schools, has allowed us to have more Samba time with the kids. The time has been spent presenting new things, working on music and challenging the kids.

This week both groups received a music folder. Something that we are doing differently this time, is we are using a similar ranking system. With this system the students are learning how to read music. So they now have the tools to learn music both by listening to it but also by being able to read notes on a paper. Of course they each got a different song with different rhythms.
They all looked pretty excited.

We have also challenged our students to show more respect, responsiblilty and caring then usual. The challenge that was given to them was that when they get picked up or dropped off they will greet that person with a smile, a thank you and a hug. Show apprecitiation and gratitude for their loved ones.

WorkingWith others

Many times you have heard us we love to work withthose in the community. It is in honor for all of us at cubclubsamba to have members of the steel drum group Jovert from Tucson High School come and mentor our samba kids. This will be great learning experience for everyone. LetsWelcome these high school students with open arms . :-)

Thank you

first and foremost we would like to thank our dedicated Samba parents for all of their support . For believing in our program and investing your time. Today we held our first ever parenting and gave a lot of information. If you look to the bottom left of our page you will find a list of performances. We have had the honor to have been invited to all of the different events through out Tucson. Keep checking back for more up dates. :) Today, we felt our drums beat as one . It was such and amazing feeling to feel and hear all the alfias hit one note at once .they are currently learning how to.playlist Maracatu and it sounds powerful and amazing .

Let the fun begin!

This Tuesday, September 6th at 6:30pm we will be holding a parent information meeting! All interested in learning more about Samba are in invited. We have a lot of great things to share with everyone! 

With two weeks of Samba under our belt we are really looking forward to this year. Our main performance group being our 3rd -5th grade group has many returning faces but is also filled with new ones. We have so many kids this year we are looking into getting more drums. It's really a blessing to see how music reaches children of all ethnic backgrounds. 

Our younger group made up of kinder-2nd graders, has been such a joy to teach. This group does 1 hour of dance and 45 mins of drums. It surprises me every time at how fast they pick up what they are taught. It blows our minds! 

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