Berea, KY—On April, 13 Zig Wajler of “Hands on with Zig” performed for all the students at Berea Community Elementary School.

Zig Wajler has been a professional musician, composer and arranger for over 25 years and is the author of 'World Beat Fun'. Zig plays Drums, Percussion, and Keyboards. As an educator for K-12 Schools, “Hands On with Zig” has been presented throughout the nation to over 1 MILLION attendees. Students of all ages in K-12 school systems, universities, teachers and parents have participated in these programs.

“Hands On with Zig” is a very interactive program where students are able to perform on various types of percussion instruments and to learn about rhythms and music from Ghana, Nigeria and the Dominican Republic to name a few.

In order for the students to “qualify” to participate in the performance they must answer certain musical questions that will be included on the CATS assessment.

The students at BCES thoroughly enjoyed ‘Hands On with Zig” and became better prepared for the CATS assessment which begins this week.

“Hands on with Zig” was sponsored by the Berea College GEAR UP Partnership.