Adam Issadore’s Path To Rhythm — Drummer * Educator * Facilitator *

Are children starting to drum at a younger age?

October 29, 2009

At the music school where I teach, there is a pre-school program. There is an art class for five year olds that meets in the afternoon. Every week I have the pleasure of seeing young faces peer through the window and smile as they watch and listen to me and my students playing the drums.
Rhythm [...]

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Harlem Children’s Zone

August 24, 2009

The end of the summer brought Path To Rhythm to Harlem to work with the campers of the Booker T. Washington Beacon Program held at MS 54. The day was a day of celebrating community. First in the morning, the school yard was transformed into a street fair with many activities for the children including [...]

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Camp Ballibay

August 13, 2009

Back from camp
I just returned from a stay at Camp Ballibay, a performing arts camp for children. If you go to their web site you can read all about what an amazing place Ballibay is. I can now say first hand, that it truly is an amazing place.
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Ballibay is a place where people get [...]

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Fieldston Outdoors Summer Day Camp

July 11, 2009

This past week Path To Rhythm traveled to the Riverdale section of the Bronx to bring the “Beat the Drum!” program to the Fieldston Outdoors Summer Day Camp. I had a great time working with the campers and staff. Check out the video below to see us in action!

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drumSTRONG

May 17, 2009

drumSTRONG is an event organized by Scott Swimmer. I had the pleasure of spending time with Scott at the DCF Convention in Myrtle Beach in 2008. His story is amazing, read more about drumSTRONG here.
This year they are doing a live webcast….

The website has info about sending donations for this great cause. I encourage you [...]

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CSI High School Community Drum Circle

April 23, 2009

CSI High School Part II
Today I returned to the College of Staten Island High School for International Studies as part of a Teaching Artist in Residence that I was awarded this year.
The music teacher, Mrs. Packowski had me work with three of her music classes. The students had already been working on hand drumming and [...]

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Short video

April 19, 2009

I filmed this short video of a student drum circle class last Spring. This was a great class and a diverse group of students. Be sure to read the text at the end of the video.
Note: I did not tell the students what to say, and I find it flattering, and a bit humorous [...]

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Adam’s camp story (of the century)

March 30, 2009

PART I
Camp is in my soul…
My parents, Mark and Fran, were married for six years when they took the job working at Camp Akiba in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in the summer of 1976. Working at a camp was ideal for them because my father was a school teacher with the summer off. They [...]

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2009 ACA Tri-State Camp Conference

March 22, 2009

Held in Atlantic City, NJ, by the American Camp Association, this conference is the place to be for the latest in all things camp. Exhibitors, presenters, and industry people are all there to share, learn, and network from one another.
I had the opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet new people, and attend presentations. A [...]

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Teaching Artist in Residence

March 2, 2009

C.S.I. part 1…

College of Staten Island High School for International Studies recently awarded me a Teaching Artist Residency. What does this mean? It means that I have the privilege of going to work with some amazing students at a brand new High School in Staten Island, NYC.
I have worked with the music teacher and [...]

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New Visitor’s Guide- Start Here!

March 2, 2009

“You need not leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You need not even listen, simply wait. You need not even wait, just learn to become quiet, and still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice; it will roll in ecstasy at [...]

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