Teaching the Universal Language of Rhythm

Teaching the Universal Language of Rhythm

When you’re going abroad it’s useful to know some basic sentences in the common language of the region. Hello. How are you? I’m well, thank you. May I have some water? Can you direct me to a restroom? Where is the hospital? But when we make a...
Reflections from the 2021 Earth Folk Drum Clinic Fire Circles

Reflections from the 2021 Earth Folk Drum Clinic Fire Circles

 I just got back from an amazing weekend of sharing rhythm and instrumental technique and knowledge with people who love rhythm and drumming. These kinds of experiences are among those I cherish most. More people making more shared rhythm experiences will always make...

Taking Up the Practice … and Practicing

In “Interior and Exterior Experiences of Music,” I discuss the importance of development on both technical/theoretical and experiential/expressive domains. Clearly, the most important aspect of this is practice, the question is how. Our approach to...

Why do we call it a Drum and Dance “Circle”?

m and dance circles are often not the shape of a circle.  I’ve been to hundreds of drum and dance circles. Very Lifew of them were actually the shape of a circle. Those that that were often presented phasing problems due to difficulty in people hearing one...