Level I Sample Schedule

Level One Sample Schedule

Day 1

• 5:00-6:30 PM – Registration
• 6:30-7:40 – Music Therapy Drumming – Perspective on the Therapeutic Experience
• 7:40-8:00 – break
• 8:00-9:00 – KPAS Percussion Skills and Rhythmic Grounds: A Hands-On Experiential

Day 2

• 8:30-8:45 – Warm up: KPAS, Rhythmic Grounds: Bass Drums, Body Percussion and 
Movement
• 8:45-9:00 – Rhythmic Acuity: Personal Development and Clinical Perspectives
• 9:00-10:10 Hand Drum Sounds/Techniques and Introductory Bass-Tone Rhythms
• 10:10-10:30 – break
• 10:30-11:50 – Frame Drum Sounds/Techniques and Introductory Rhythms
• 11:50-1:00- Lunch
• 1:00-1:30 – Warm up: Rhythmic Grounds: Bass Drums, auxiliary percussion, body 
percussion, moving, speaking, and singing
• 1:30-2:40 – Hand Drum Sounds/Techniques, bass/tone/slap rhythms and introduction to 
ensemble play
• 2:40-3:00 break
• 3:00-3:20 The Traditions of the tambourine: a demonstrated overview
• 3:20-4:40 Frame Drum Sounds/Techniques and Middle Eastern ensemble play
• 4:40-5:00 break
• 5:00-5:30 Musical knowledge to music experiences: the creation of strategies
• 5:30-7:00 dinner
• 7:00-8:00 – Small group breakout: musical skill, leadership skill, and introduction to 
Grounding/improvisation tasks
• 8:00-8:30 – Large Group: Questions and Cool Down

Day 3

• 8:30-9:00 – Warm up: Grounds, instruments, movement, and songs
• 9:00-10:00 – Ensemble experiences with all instrumentation
• 10:00-10:10 – Demonstration – beginning/intermediate (level II) hand drum technique on conga / djembe
• 10:20-10:40 break
• 10:40-11:40 – Ensemble experiences with all instrumentation
• 11:40-11:50 – Demonstration – beginning/intermediate (Level II) frame drum technique
• 11:50-1:00 – Lunch
• 1:00-2:40 – Developing your skill sets: Peer/Trainer support, peer evaluation, and trainer feedback
• 2:40-3:00 – Ensemble and Improvisational Experiences: Clinical Application
• 3:00-3:20 – break, CBMT event evaluations
• 3:20-4:00 – Closing Session: Questions, CBMT Evaluations

Note: This an example schedule.  Actual courses may vary.  Check with your MTD Trainers for details.