Westminster School 2002-2003

"I feel that drumming has helped me. I feel that other people should do drumming. The rhythms help me to remember stuff, help me to read faster, to remember stories and focus. It has helped me with vocabulary, math and reading. It helps me to have confidence in myself. When I am mad it helps me to release anger. I really think that other people should do it. If it helps me it could help other people." Ashley R. "Drumming is great because it helps me a lot. It helps me in reading and on our vocabulary. The rhythms are very loud and sometimes they are soft. I think that the rhythms are trustful, helpful and relaxing too. I have improved a lot. I feel very thankful to Miss Coleman, Miss Soo and Steven. The rhythms help me to remember th story so I could do the test the teacher gives us. I feel proud of myself and about my grades. I am very proud of myself. I love drumming" Wendy L. Diane E. (link to 72k jpg) Gabriel (link to 36k jpg) "Drumming has really helped me. It has helped me on tests, quizzes and in many other things. When I first started drumming I really didn't like it but when I started getting serious about it and started doing the rhythm, I realized that I was more focused and I was getting higher grades. I also started enjoying it because it was getting more interesting and because we started doing new rhythms it got more challenging. I like drumming and I know that I will always use it." Marlene P. "Before, some people got Twos and Ones, and now they’re getting better grades. It’s fun, exciting and useful. It helped me with my reading. I didn’t used to like to read out loud but now I do. I get better grades now on my writing too. It helps us with our work. When we’re reading a question, we read it slowly and in tempo so we can focus and understand what it means. It’s easier to memorize things because it stays in our minds. I use it to calm myself down. At first, I used to get mad easily, and now it doesn’t matter anymore. We drum every day and it stays with me even after class. I sometimes use it at home. I taught it to my Mom and now she helps me with syllables. I would think it would be good for all classes because it would help them work together and get better grades." Dionte