Programs & Classes

Drumming for Wellness and Joy Workshops

Research shows drumming in community de-stresses the body, improves mood, is creative and self-expressive. Rhythms are a universal language, shared by all races throughout history. Rhythms have no language barrier and they are at the core of celebrations, rituals and healing throughout history.

Drumming for Wellness and Joy is designed to gather people together; all ages, walks of life, etc., and experience together something that is unifying, fun, and like good medicine. One does not have to be musical or know how to read music, or even have ever played a percussive instrument before. It is about play, turn-taking, sharing, improvising, exploring, breathing, stretching, laughing, vocalizing, and yes, sometimes even singing! It is not about performance, but rather, process, and it is very fun! If you have a heartbeat, you have rhythm!

"Being of sound mind, body and spirit is something we do, not just something that happens to us. Music is useful in that it helps us make all these connections of body mind and spirit (vibrations, between parts of the body i.e., hands, ears, eyes, use of instruments, including the voice in singing, parts of the psych through our thoughts, feelings, of the inner and outer world, either conscious or unconscious.) Music is a model of human harmony and it provides the necessary maps and routes to connect the various parts of our existence and experience."

— Bruscia (1998), Defining Music Therapy (2nd Ed.), p. 67

Reasons to Drum