Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Rhythms of the World Workshop
Key Info
In this hands-on workshop, students have the fantastic opportunity to play and familiarise themselves with the names, sounds and cultural context of a wide selection of traditional world instruments: from tabla and sitar to dunduns, balafon, zither and doumbek.
The workshop begins with a short talk about instruments from three main regions: North India, West Africa and the Middle East/Eastern Mediterranean. Discover how and when these instruments are used; how they create different elements of traditional music (including texture, structure and melody); and why they are so culturally significant.
Students will spend the rest of the workshop exploring and playing instruments from the three world regions in groups. There will be opportunity for students to perform in their groups at the end of the workshop and they may record their work for use in composition coursework or revision (unfortunately equipment cannot be provided for this).
This workshop (and instruments) can be tailored to suit your group’s needs.
About Horniman Museum and Gardens
Thousands of school, HE and home educated learners visit the Horniman each year, to explore and learn from their incredible collections and beautiful gardens.
A visit to the Horniman is a wonderful way to enrich your learners’ education, and to apply classroom learning in a new environment.
You can explore our free Galleries, Gardens and Animal Walk with your classes, or book to visit our Aquarium, Temporary Exhibition and Butterfly House at a reduced educational rate.
Please note that our Natural History Gallery is now closed for redevelopment, and will reopen in 2026. The rest of the Museum and Gardens is open as usual.
Enhance your group’s learning by booking one of our popular, curriculum-linked object handling workshops, or book an outdoor workshop exploring our beautiful Gardens and pond.
University and PGCE students, and teachers can discover more about our learning programmes, object-based learning, and how to enhance learning through Museum visits with our Learning at the Horniman sessions.
Not able to visit us? Our Learning Officers can bring our workshops and amazing objects live into your classroom with our virtual sessions and events.
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