Willie Koenig
Percussionist, Ethnomusicologist, Educational Consultant
Background:
Willie Koenig is an innovative musician who has traveled, studied, and performed extensively in Latin America. He received a degree in Spanish and music from Southern Nazarene University, where he also studied ethnomusicology. He currently serves as an Artist-in-Residence for the Oklahoma Arts Council, in addition to playing with several bands.
Main Focus:
Through hands-on arts activities, Willie Koenig teaches percussion, music, and dance, showing the ties between these art forms and their cultures. He has used Latin American, African and Stomp-style percussion as the musical base for exploration. By learning an instrument and playing together, the students develop confidence and healthy group interaction skills.
Offerings:
? Latin American or African residence: (K – adult) students engage in hands-on percussion instruction, while learning about the ties between music and culture.
? Stomp residence: (4th-adult) students create instruments from everyday items, explore ways to play them, and learn to work together through music.
? Teacher instruction: teachers learn how to motivate kids by combining hands-on music with their curriculum.
Availability:
Central Oklahoma, year-round
Fee:
Negotiable
Willie Koenig
2415 NW 20th
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
WillieKoenig@cox.net
http://www.state.ok.us/~arts/Pages/rosters/airroster2003/music/williekoening.html
(405) 728-5726 home
(405) 249-5993 cell
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