About this Artist

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Christina Cook is a Baltimore-born and -based artist and musician and a Maryland Wolf Trap-Trained Early Childhood teaching artist. As a special needs parent seeking rhythm and movement-based social activities for her child living with autism, she founded Rhythm Key in 2014. Christina, known affectionately in her community as “Mama Chris,” has since been able to expand her knowledge of dance and African/Afro Caribbean percussion to continue to connect with youth and families both locally and nationwide.

Christina is a Maryland Wolf Trap Early Childhood teaching artist. Learn more about our Early Childhood programs.

“Using percussion as the foundation for creating expression and empathy through music, movement, and imagination, my goal is to give each child the opportunity to express and share their most authentic self with the world in a learning environment that is safe, fun, and accepting of everyone.”