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Argentinian Drumming Finds a Home in Australia 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
A group of women have taken to Argentinian drumming and love it. The Illawarra Older’s Women Network (OWN) in Australia provides space and activities for women over age 50. In Illawara, Argentinian dr...
Drumming Shares Gifts with Autism Caregivers 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 am
A new type of event looks to serve parents and care-givers of autistic children in Illawarra, New South Wales. The Care and Share Autism Event offered a day of child-free pampering and drumming for th...
Special Needs Children Benefit from Drumming 24 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Waverly Community House in Scranton, Pennsylvania, offers a drumming program for special needs children. The Times-Tribune shares that Cheryl Mozdian leads the program, aiming to help children with se...
Native American Frame Drumming 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Since the beginning of time, drumming has been an important aspect of Native American life. In fact, drums have always been sacred in the cultures and drums are considered living entities. Frame drums...
Hand Drumming Shows Health Benefits 23 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
More and more studies are confirming what ancient wisdom has told us all along: drumming is healing. An article in India Times reports that hand drumming helps reduce stress and anxiety by engaging th...
Importance of Drumming Warm Up Routines 22 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
Drumming can be great exercise. Anyone who has drummed a gig for a few hours or just practices for a few hours a day can tell you that you can get a great workout by drumming a certain way. But, just ...
Healing Lives Through Repurposed Music 22 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Music Heals is a non-profit organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and it is helping bring music to people in hospitals. The organization refurbishes old, donated MP3 players and donates...
When Even Kids Can't Slow Your Beat 22 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Never again can a drummer say that parenthood got in the way of her or his practice time. A dad who loves to drum and also loves his toddlers uploaded a video of himself drumming with his two year old...
Women Djembefolas in Modern Times 21 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
If we talk to djembefolas, or musicians who specialize in playing the djembe drum, we may find that the djembe has traditionally been played by men. In fact, that seems to be the case with most drummi...
In Philly, Drums are Success for Kids 21 Aug 2013 | 06:43 am
Starting early, a community of drummers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has taken to the idea that the youth in the area can benefit from a wealth of percussive experience. Newsworks reports that Ryan ...
