The WRAP Program
The World Rhythms Arts Program (WRAP) is a multiple-discipline curriculum that incorporates drumming, singing, dance, and culture. Rooted in traditional West African music and dance, WRAP develops arts and life skills through a holistic approach to music and movement education. Students play their way through 20 developmentally progressive lessons, learning authentic drumming and dance skills, traditional rhythms, an artist's vocabulary, Susu language, culture, geography, and essential life skills.
Who Can Participate in the WRAP Program
People of all ages and abilities can participate in the WRAP curriculum. The curriculum is suitable for students from upper-elementary throurgh college levles and allows teachers to customize lessons to meet the needs of their students. In addition to being a multiple-discipline curriculum, WRAP may also be used as a stand-alone drumming program, dance program, and as a social studies, history, or language unit.
Who Can Use the WRAP Curriculum?
- General Music Teachers
- ORFF Teachers
- Percussion Teachers
- Dance Teachers
- Community Music Teachers
- Music and Dance Facilitators
- Music and Dance Therapists
- Ethnolmusicologists
- World Art and Cultures Teachers
- Music History Teachers
- Cultural Performance Organizations
The WRAP Book Tour
The WRAP curriculum consists of a 168pg Teacher's Guide, a 40pg Student Enrichment Book, a play-along CD and a full-length DVD shot in both Guinea and the U.S. Since the WRAP program is unlike any other curriculum you've used, we've put together an interactive WRAP Tour that highlights the features of the program. The WRAP Tour features an in-depth look into the curriculum with a narrated look into the Teacher's Guide and Student Enrichment Book complete with actual pages from book, streaming video from the WRAP DVD and Audio samples from the WRAP play-along CD. Watch the World Rhythms Arts Program Book Tour Now
Who Publishes the WRAP Program and Where Can I Buy It?
The West African Drum and Dance: A Yankadi-Macrou Celebration is published by Alfred Publishing, one of the largest educational music publishing companies in the world. It is available at book stores and educational retailers everwhere. If your local book store is not carrying the program, you can ask them to order direct from Alfred Publishing. A brief list of online retailers who are carrying the curriculum can be found by clicking Purchase Info
