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A little gift for you as you continue to enhance your drumming

Drumming for healing with a purpose 

This is the final Meditation In Rhythm video in this series

What would it mean to you to have a daily practice of playing healing rhythms with music that’s been created for the purpose…

How can drumming help strengthen our mental and emotional state? 

Welcome back to my Meditation in Rhythm series (segment five) 

Do you play a musical instrument such as the shamanic drum to help ease stress? Maybe you listen to medicine…

Drumming strengthens connection, sense of belong and creative expression 

Welcome back to my Meditation in Rhythm series.

Wow… this is the fourth drumming meditation video on Positive Music blog. I wanted to continue to share the positive vibe with you…

Welcome back to my sound healing drumming meditation series of Meditation in Rhythm 

FREE drumming meditation video series - three

This is video three in the series and today we’re going to learn another simple djembe rhythm playing bass and…

What is it about healing sounds that can take us on a journey of self-discovery, spiritually and transformation? 

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For centuries sound, music, rhythm have been used as a tool for…

Research tells us that drumming can uplift our mood and reduce stress… 

The arts have the ability to take us out of the loop from overthinking, into the power of creativity such as creating drumming music and rhythms. The…

Learn to play drums with Positive Music and let your creativity flow 

The djembe originated in West Africa and featured in African drumming music, a drum now played around the world for wellbeing programs, performance and community drum circles…

Empower yourself and build rhythmical knowledge and skills

I’ve been meaning to create an online drumming and percussion workshop for the past 4 years. Finally, I have the required audio and video equipment to achieve high quality online workshops. My…

Rhythm and drumming are the backbone of percussion music, each rhythm has a relationship with each other 

Build rhythm repertoire to increase confidence

Imagine every rhythm within the drum circle or percussion music is important to the song. Understanding how…

Build confidence to solo on your drum 

The solo spot is to feature an instrument or instruments with in the song, which anyone can learn drum circle facilitation to showcase this musical expression. In this video I showcase a short…

Feel confident to express what’s in your heart rhythmically 

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When we focus building our rhythm skills it can overlap into many parts of our music making. Our djembe solos and xylophone melodies begin to increase…

Tap into the art of sound, rhythm and creative inspiration! 

Never before has music been so accessible. Whether it be Spotify, YouTube and many other social media platforms. Many big music companies understand that if they stick to a formular…

Music and creativity inspires community wellbeing

As we get back into the swing of things after the world pandemic, once again working with people and facilitating Positive Music wellness activities I am reminded by the power of music and people…

There are so many benefits to drumming in a group, it can take us on a journey of deep peace and calm. 

I’ve been very fortunate and grateful to be back facilitating Positive Music drum circles in Melbourne. Each…

Is there more rhythm bliss at our fingertips than we realise?  

I came back from riding my bike the other day and had taken out my water bottle and just started tapping my fingers. What I found was a fun…

Together rhythm, harmony and melody enhance emotional expression and deeper connection 

I thought I’d feature these three healing elements of music in my video of Colours of Autumn. 

I often here many new drum students say at the start of…

The bridge to musicality is through the heart 

I remember when I fell in love with the beautiful marimba. I was in Tasmania rehearsing for a performance with DJs Drum, featuring master percussionist/composer David Jones, Tom O’Kelly and Tanya…

Embrace harmonious sound healing meditation with soothing rhythms of Remo buffalo drum 

I felt so much at home getting in tune with the lovely new heart chakra Remo buffalo drum. I was introduced to this beautiful 14-inch Remo drum during…

Sound healing a therapeutic tool for wellness

Are you wanting more calm? Many of us want to change old habits and seeking ways to embrace calmness and learn how to meditate to bring more balance, peace, and harmony into our…

Do you play drums for fun and joy? Maybe to increase wellbeing, connection and self-care? 

Something special ignites within us when we drum. Sparks of rhythmical vibrations that energise and soothe our nervous system. Drumming naturally takes us to a…

Why are more mental health professionals looking towards sound and music as a complementary therapy to help ease stress and anxiety? 

2008 survey showed one quarter of Australians will experience an anxiety condition in their lifetime. This is equivalent to…

Therapeutic sounds can elevate individual energies 

Therapeutic drumming, sound therapy and meditation are moving toward being creative and holistic approach to challenging thoughts, feelings and beliefs. More professionals who work in the field of mental health are turning to drumming…

Create rhythmical dialog and connection with group drumming rhythms

Did you know by just adding a small variety of different pitched drums within the drum circle you can create huge opportunity for meaningful dialog and deeper connection with others? 

Put…