Tag: drumming tips
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The Fascinating Impact of Drumming on Listeners
The Fascinating Impact of Drumming on Listeners Drumming holds a unique place in the tapestry of human emotion and collective experience. There’s a universal power that resonates when we hear the rhythmic beats of hand drums; it stirs something deep within us. Interestingly, this reaction is never neutral. The Universal Appeal of Rhythm It’s captivating… Read More »
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Holistic Drumming, Simplifying The Learning Process
Learning west african djembe and dunun compositions. Instead of watching every different Youtube video, lessons, buying every DVD and gathering and storing mass amounts of information with the intention of learning evertyhing, try and focus on one rhythm at a time. Just one. Come up with a plan of attack. All the information in the… Read More »
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Respect in the drum and dance community
We all go through changes in life. Learning to play drums and learning to dance can be a humbling experience. We have to surrender, we have to be open up. Often we are in awe of our teachers and we are vulnerable. Maybe we feel culturaley responsible for another cultures hardships. Maybe there is a… Read More »
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Leave your ego at the door please..
Don’t let your ego in the way of making you a great drummer. A great freind and teacher used to tell us before class. “Leave your ego at the door”. When we come together to drum, to learn or to play together it is important we come with respect for each other no matter what… Read More »