Drumming gives result

Students' grades have gone up since a Swedish school began banging on drums. 

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  Drumming—who knew it would lead to better study results? That’s exactly what happened with the students at Segevångsskolan in Malmö.

• Segevångsskolan is shaking! The entire school is rehearsing for a drum concert to be held at Folkets parks big stage in Malmö. The project, titled “Vi slår på trummor” (We bang on drums), has had a wonderful side effect: All the students’ grades have gone up! “A great calm came over the school when we began drumming,” says project leader Anna-Carin Fogelqvist from Musik i Syd. “The grades have improved and the students have an easier time focusing.

• Ahmed Kendakji, 14, already plays drums and guitar is his spare time. But since he and his class began playing the drums once a week, he notices he feels better and has been more successful in school. “I feel more alert, and I study better. I have more energy to study, and get better results,” he says. Lena Abdulrahman, 15, looks forward to the concert at Folkets park. “I’m a bit nervous,” she says, “but it’s going to be fun. It’s nice to play, you get anger and energy out when you drum.”