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The new course format was successful; the school reported that " during the first semester of the new format was more than 95 percent, and the instructor tallied a 98 percent on-time submission rate for assignments. When registration for the second semester began, both 15-student sections filled up
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Rege and four instructional designers retrofitted the course to be a better match for Paco; due to
English being his second language, the new course "prioritized action over words" and encouraged students to devote the entire lesson time to ensemble practise, refining their drumming technique at
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ancestry. Based in the United States, he performs throughout the country and has been described by the
Delaware government as an "internationally acclaimed artist." Paco has performed with musicians of
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February 2023, the Oxford Arts Alliance collaborated with Paco to lead a "drumming masterclass" as well as performing as part of an ongoing exhibit series in Oxford, Pennsylvania.
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I like to give people good energy through the drums and my
African culture. Always, before a performance, I say to myself that I want to give the audience love and make them happy.
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home. At the end of the course, students were required to film themselves playing the drum to monitor their progress. This was titled the "double-flip model" (a reference to the
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in a day and a half, and several students reached out to Rege asking to get on the waitlist."
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