Dubuque Residency, Day 10

Schools hit:
Eisenhower Elementary in Dubuque, IA
Bernard School in Bernard, IA
Hoover Elementary in Dubuque, IA

Miles driven:
44

Number of students entertained:
900

Best part of the day:
Before my final performance of the Residency I had a chance to sit and talk with some Kindergarteners. They watched me set up, and then asked a lot of questions about the instruments and what I was doing. Then they began to beg me to let them come up and play during the assembly (which I did). The funniest part, however, was the one confident boy who was telling me that each instrument was easy to play, and that he could do it too.

Additional info:
My final day wasn’t filled with any surprises, but it was fun nonetheless. Each school was excited about the program and really responded well.

The day was a great microcosm for the two weeks. I performed first for a school of 570. The school was also a special needs school, which is always a blast when teaching them how to play hand drums. (I’m being serious!) The second was maybe 50 students, and out in a little tiny town south of Dubuque. And, the final school was more in the middle, about 280 students.

Tomorrow I’ll post a recap of the entire experience.