The group is a community non-profit organization funded by donations, performance revenue and album sales. The students come from 48 schools in the Louisville area and practice after school.
Founder Diane Downs uses a modular approach, teaching each student a specific part of a song.
The Louisville Leopard Percussionists first went viral in 2015 and when Ozzy caught wind of this,he donated $10,000 to the Kentucky children’s percussion group after watching a video of the students performing his signature hit, “Crazy Train.”
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The Courier-Journal reported back in 2015 the rock star saw a YouTube video of the Louisville Leopard Percussionists, a group comprised of more than 60 students, aged 7-14 and was impressed and donated the funds.
