Deepen rhythmical knowledge - learn to drum 6/8 clave rhythm

There are so many great drum beat rhythms to learn in 6/8 time signature and one of the most important rhythms is the clave. 

But let’s not get too technical…

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Easy to learn djembe rhythms for beginners in 6/8 time signature to empower creativity 

You don’t need to be a musician to play music that’s in 6/8 time signature, actually if you’ve been playing drums for a period of time,…

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Learn simple drum rhythm for relaxation

One way to bring more silence into our day is through sound…yes sound. A steady, slow rhythmical beat on the Remo Bahia Buffalo drum can sooth, ease and quiet the mind. Research shows drumming…

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Learn Djembe Drumming to Empower Positivity

Are you a beginner wanting to learn how to drum or someone who’s been to drumming classes for a long time but are unable to get together with others to drum? Don’t worry, don’t…

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Sacred time for meditation with rhythm

Setting up a regular drumming meditation practise will improve your health and well-being. Many people struggle to silence the mind and may be frustrated and anxious at the thought of trying and trying to…

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Peta Minter Aria © 2019

I’m always on the lookout for those specially hand crafted sound healing instruments to play in my Positive Music sound bath. I was so excited to receive my new healing Mantra gong the other…

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Drum circle rhythms that play a supportive role for your group

Are you a community leader, drum teacher or drum circle facilitator looking for rhythms to help support your drum circle? I wanted to help you learn a few drum…

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Are you looking for more mindfulness? Are you curious about how drumming can bring more calmness into your life?

Drumming meditation for well-being

Today I wanted to share with you drumming for meditation. There are all kinds of ways to…

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I facilitated a drum circle facilitator training in Melbourne last weekend and was overwhelmed with all the positive feedback I received from who attended the day training.

Huge part of the facilitation training was musicality, so when it came to…

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For centuries drumming has been used for celebrating community, meditation and self-healing

No matter what kind of drumming circle I'm facilitating, I always bring a low pitch drum for the music-making. The low pitch drum is the heart of the…

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Bring more relaxation and calm into your life with short meditation on Compassion

Put your headphones on sit back, relax and loosen all the muscles in your body. Listen to this meditation on Compassion, be aware of what thoughts or…

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Group drumming rhythms for the classroom

Are you looking for new and inspiring way's to engage students? Do you teach drum lessons for kids and struggling to find simple drum circle rhythms for all to play and enjoy?

In this…

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Drums and percussion bringing more depth to group drumming

I created this video to show just a few percussion instrument ideas you can have fun with in your circles. Notice the dialog between percussion. Facilitating dialog is key when facilitating…

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Drum circle instruments that are therapeutic and FUN

In this video I talk about the kind of wonderful instruments that I'm bringing to my upcoming Rhythm Wellness Facilitator Training, Sunday 23 June in Melbourne.

Vegan friendly drums

Most of…

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Himalayan singing bowls for self-care and healing

I have had the great privilege to study with Tibetan monk and master of sacred Buddhist art, Tibetan Tantric Healing and chant master.

I wanted to introduce you to one of the instruments…

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Drumming for Stress Relief with Earth Day Song

Drumming can be a great stress reliever! I just bought a Remo Buffalo drum and having lots of fun. So I decided to put the two together - Earth Day meditation track…

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Music is a Powerful tool for Well-being!

Music can help rewire our brain by building new neural pathways to help people with brain injuries and alzheimer patients with speech and motor skills.

By playing music you're giving yourself a full…

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Learn How to Drum Series: 6/8 Rhythms for Drummers

This is our last video from this series. If you missed previous videos check out Learn How to Drum Series. 

In this video we're on an adventure into the world…

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Learn How to Drum Series: 3 Awesome Tips for Beginner Hand Drum Solos

We’ve covered a lot in this series, hopefully you’ve caught all 4 of the previous videos. 

One important element to drumming is soloing, improvisation or adlibbing. 

If…

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Learn How to Drum Series: 6 Popular Drum Circle Rhythms

In today’s video we’re going to look at improving timing and build musical ear by piecing together a few hand drum, bass drum and hand held percussion rhythms. 

We talked…

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Welcome back to our series Learn How to Drum

We’ve already covered some simple hand drum rhythms, the different pitch drums, the bass line of a drum circle and drumming ensemble and how to tune your drums. 

In today’s…

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Learn low pitch drums and increase your rhythm awareness

In the last video we talked about simple hand drum rhythms to develop dialog and why it’s important to have different pitched drums. 

Over the years I have heard people say…

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Today I’m starting a multi series of Lean How To Play Drums

What I’m going to do over the next 6 videos is show how

• Simple rhythms can help to get you playing music straight away. 
• How combination of rhythms…

Are you looking for more djembe rhythms to learn?

I was rummaging through my video archives and found my African drumming video I created for my djembe students. So I thought I’ll send it out to the wider world…

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