Fun-filled marimba lessons for all ages!
What type of lessons are you looking for?
School Bands
Termly or Lesson Rates Apply
🥁 Marimba Bands and Djembe Drum Classes
Our expertly trained Marimba Jam Teachers provide weekly extra-curricular marimba band classes for schools. We offer exciting song-learning and performance opportunities for learners.
We also offer once-off team-building workshops for school orientation days, special interest lessons or special occasions e.g. Grade 8 Orientation or Heritage Day Celebrations!
Private Marimba Lessons
From R325 30 minutes
🥁 Soprano Marimba, Tenor Marimba, Bass Marimba
Whether you’re a young, budding musician wanting to explore the marimba, or an adult who is keen to try out a new hobby, our friendly Marimba Jam Teachers are at your service!
We accommodate individuals, duos, trios or groups of all ages.
Workshops
From R2 135 45 minutes
🥁 Marimbas, Djembe Drums & Shakers
We offer high-energy, once-off workshops for school groups.
These workshops are a great team-building activity for special events such as orientation week.
It is also a wonderful activity for special interest classes or to celebrate an occasion like Heritage Day!
WHY CHOOSE MARIMBA?
THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING IN A MARIMBA BAND
Private Lesson Sign-Ups
Is Marimba Jam not currently teaching at your child’s school? Would you like to sign-up for adult classes?
WHAT: Weekly Individual, Pair, Trio, Quartet and Band lessons (average of 8 lessons per term)
WHEN: Mon- Saturday
WHERE: Montebello Design Center, 31 Newlands Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town
COST:
Individual: R1800 per term (1×30 minute lesson per week)
Pair: R1500 per person per term (1×30 minute lesson per week)
Trio: R1280 per person per term (1x 45 minute lesson per week)
Quartet: R1000 per person per term (1×45 minute lesson per week)
5+ people: R960 per person per term (1×60 minute lesson per week)
*Lesson times and days are based on majority preference amongst the students who sign-up
SCHOOL BANDS
Our qualified teachers are currently based in the Southern Suburbs and teach over 500 students at various schools around Cape Town on a weekly basis.
Each one of our teachers is trained in the South African Marimba and has graduated from our MARIMBA JAM Teacher’s Training course.
The South African Marimba are very popular in Cape Town and our school group option allows for great team-building opportunities as well as exposure to the gift of music. Students in these groups are not expected to read music or to have played another musical instrument before. The focus of these groups is to create energetic and passionate marimba performances that truly demonstrate the vibrant atmosphere of African Music. Each band receives one lesson a week and each school can have as many bands as needed. Schools are responsible for organizing performance opportunities for their bands, although we do invite all the bands that we teach to our annual events: MARIMBA JAM FESTIVAL and MARIMBA JAM EISTEDDFOD. Schools are expected to provide their own marimbas and our teachers travel to and from the respective schools for each lesson. (If your school does not yet have marimbas, please contact us for alternative arrangements or for our manufacturer’s details)
KIDDIES PARTIES
Looking for a fun activity to do in Cape Town/ at home for your kids birthday parties?
Our team offers fun-filled, energetic kid workshops that leave all the children and parents smiling! Kids and parents alike can enjoy an exciting musical activity in the convenience of your own home/ birthday-party venue.
Our Kiddie Workshops are each 25 minutes and can accommodate up to 8 kiddies at a time!
Our team can also provide a short 15-minute parent workshop to entertain and energise the moms and dads at your party!
“We believe that music has the power to unlock the potential within every child, as well as serve as a tool for healing and nation-building. Not only is playing the marimba a physical activity; Marimba Jam ensures the psychological benefits are also honed, such as creating a safe-space and feeling part of a bigger community. Our aim is to create an environment in which everyone feels equal, accepted and unified. We use marimba as a means to harness more empathy among the youth to ensure our students are well-rounded and ready to face the world.”
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS
The heart of Marimba Jam is captured by our motto “Finding Harmony in Community”.
We organise many events for our weekly bands (both from Schools and our Private Bands) that give them opportunities to perform and partake in community- and nation-building projects.
Annual Events:
The Marimba Jam Festival (Featuring a Mass Item with all of our students)
The Marimba Jam Eisteddfod
Examples Specialty Events:
Breaking the World Record for the “Largest Marimba Ensemble” – Women’s Day 2018 (with a total of 241 female participants)
Anthem Project 2019
Partaking in Open Streets Projects 2015-present
The Largest Marimba Ensemble
Watch Marimba Jam Break the World Record for the “Largest Marimba Ensemble” here.
Marimba Jam Breaks the World Record for the
“Largest Marimba Ensemble” with 241 Females on Women’s Day 2018!
