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Bishop Mayfield started working with children and music in the early 1990’s. He first started in the school enrichment programs with African drum and dance. Later he added vocals in a choir form, mixing drumming, choir, and dance. He enjoys teaching children to sing, drum and use movement and then bringing them to the stage or the studio. The children thrive on it!

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Osprey School

Redway School

Kids Come First

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In 1995 Bishop started the Osprey School Children’s Choir and Drum Group through the Southern Humboldt Unified School District’s Enrichment Program. (grades K-3)

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Part of the choir practicing for a School Performance.

Drummers at an after

school practice.

After seeing what the Osprey kids had accomplished, Bishop was asked to come to Redway School and start a choir and drum group. (Grades K-6)

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Bishop has a great knack for showing children how to sing and dance, and to enjoy the music. The kids love drumming with him and respect the discipline he gives them. They have the most fun when they are at the performances or the recording studio with him.

Redway’s Choir and Dancers

Redway’s Drum CrewRedway Choir sharing a show with the Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir.

African Dance Show

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To hear a clip of these kids on a live radio show click the sound icon!

Each year Bishop arranges for the kids to record live at the local radio station.

Thanks to Redwood Community Radio, (KMUD), and Bishops efforts these kids get the opportunity to experience live radio.

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Kids Come First is an after school activity of music and theater founded by Bishop Mayfield in 2001. It gives the kids a place to be after school, and teaches them discipline through the arts.

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This Old Man

I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

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For more information on Bishop Mayfield and the work he is doing with children and music contact him via his website at

http://www.bishopmayfield.com

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File Name File Type File Size File Source

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Bishlogo .gif 5.17 KB Rebecca Sheranian

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rw_choir1 .jpg 31.1 KB Redway School

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bishsons .gif 46 KB Maya Mayfield

rw_drum2 .jpg 35 KB Bishop Mayfield

Dance .jpg 31.0 KB Becka Sheranian

Redwaychoir .jpg 29.1 KB Bishop Mayfield

Theater3 .jpg 18.1 KB Karen Dumont

Re_choir2 .jpg 13.9 KB Bishop Mayfield

Bishndrums .jpg 29.4 KB Becka Sheranian

Theater , theater 3, 4 .jpgs 16.5, 18.1, 19 Karen Dumont

Bish_photo1 .gif 28.6 Kem Salaway

Mathilda .wav 2.42 MB Music For Little People

Everyday .wav 8 MB Music For Little People

Ekonkon .wav.. Bishop Mayfield

Oldman .wav Music for Little People

Railroad .wav Music for Little People

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Bishop Mayfield, http://www.bishopmayfield.com/

•Photos, Music Clips, and Information

Ospery School, http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/osprey/

Redway School, http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/redway/

Kids Come First, Thanks to all the kids and parents!

•Photos, and lots of

Kmud Radio, http://www.kmud.org/

•Live radio sound clip of Everyday People by Sly Stone

Music for Little People, http://mflp.com/

•Recordings of; This Old Man, I’ve Been Working on the Railroad, Mathilda.

•Kim Salaway

•Photos of Bishop (slide 1 & 9)

•Becka Sheranian

• Photoshop on Salaway photos, PowerPoint presentation, Sound editing for presentation