Professor of Music Gene Bechen uses drum circle "Bucket Bands" to teach local youngsters about teamwork, mutual respect ... and music!
From the Quad-City Times: 'Rocking to the beat of their own drum'
"The group of fourth-grade girls embraced their inner rock stars on make-shift drums created from an overturned plastic buckets.
"Sitting around a tight circle, the girls at Jackson Elementary School in Davenport and St. Ambrose University music professor Gene Bechen banged out several hip-hop beats while chanting about respect.
"In another chant, the group spelled out J-A-C-K-S-O-N, known as the "Jackson Spell."
"At the end of the chant, the group banged twice on the drums, threw their arms in the air and then let out a loud 'woo!'"
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