Drumming & Drum Making
These workshops allow people to learn abou rhythm, and how that rhythm fits into the larger groups with which they work. Drumming is an excellent way to encourage people to listen to one another, to respect anothers communication style, and a tool for relieving stress. Above all drumming together is FUN!
Drum Circle Basics:
Participants always receive instruction, an instrument to play, and the skills with which to play. Any drum circle can incorporate elements of movement, song, and story, and the history and place of drumming within other cultures. The great thing about playing drums together is that No Experience Necessary-you already have rhythm in your heart.
Workshops - Frame Drum Making
- Make your own native frame drum and beater. Explore simple rhythms and experience a guided drum journey. Bring your heart and spirit together within a drum making journey. Participants will make their own frame drum and stick, also learn some basics of how to drum. The empowerment of this process brings together your inner strength and peace.
- Drum Circle
- Participants get their own drum or instrument to play. They learn the basics of how to play the instruments, and we start with simple rhythms that all can follow. From there we create our own sound-scapes. Starting with a simple beat and building upon that. Soon all are involved in an intuitive process of listening and responding.
- Celebratory Drum Circle
- Participate in a guided drum circle and receive a drrum, or other rhythm instrument to play.. Learn rhythms, and experience the magic of communication with others without using words, explore the interplay between your own rhythm and that of your group, team, or friends.. Explore the changes coming towards you, and/or mark the transition from one stage in station to the next. This can be a part of a personal journey, or an opportunity for a community to mark a special occasion.
- Drumming for Leadership Development
- Get in touch to design your own special event, to work on team building, or to assist your staff to facilitate drum circles themselves. Perhaps as part of a a conference, meeting. We have worked with both non-profits, individuals and international corporations.
- Drum Making & Rhythm Level I
- In this course you will make your own frame drum, including its beater, or an asheko drum, and learn to play them. Discussions will include the methods involved in making ashekos, djembes and other rhythm instruments. Discover how to tan the hides necessary for these drums. Understand different varieties of woods, hides, and techniques used in a variety of drum constructions. Explore the history, ceremony and cultures from which these drums come, learning rhythms and stories about the role of drums. You will also be challenged to explore your own rhythm while learning to play your drum. A performance will be created for presentation toward the end of the week.
- Drum Making & Rhythm Level II
- The level ll Drum Making & Rhythm is a continuation, and deepening of the skills learned in the level l course. It may be taken by graduates of the level l course, or by those with woodworking and/or drumming experience. Students learn specific rhythms, and may learn to facilitate a drumming circle. Students make larger drums, such as a pow-wow drum, or taiko drum, explore techniques of steam bending, make additional drums, or choose to begin the process of carving your own djembe.
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