What brings you to learning the African djembe drum? Is it the energising rhythms? Maybe the versatility of this wonderful drum? Or how it makes you feel?
6/8 djembe rhythms are so energising and simply… make you feel happy. It’s a wonderful time signature to explore drum rhythms.
Develop listening and coordination skills
As an educational consultant and mentor my passion is to help others find their voice, express themselves in a fun and creative way through drumming, music and rhythm.
As you may know, drumming helps develop listening skills and coordination. It gives students a sense of competence that raise self-esteem and confidence.
I am so happy to announce my new student and teacher resource called Sacred Earth. A 20-page workbook with original audio 7-minute composition play- along, plus 5 bonus tracks of individual hand drum rhythms. Sacred Earth is an energising rhythmical and uplifting original composition and is sure to please players and audiences alike.
Exploring world percussion instruments
The instruments I played on Sacred Earth are world percussion instruments and not culturally specific. I love the opportunity to create a musical story with combining instruments from around the world.
When I recorded these tracks, I ended up with a total of 90 tracks. That’s a lot of composing and mixing in the box.
Let’s take a look at the instruments I played on Sacred Earth.
Percussion (hand held percussion)
- African shekere
- Australian Aboriginal clap sticks
- Brazilian go-go bell
- Rain stick
- Chakra chimes
- Wah, wahs
- Cymbals
Drums
- African dun, sanban and kenkeni
- African djembe
- Congas
Melody instruments
- Kalimba
- Xylophone
- Native American flute
- Voice
Harmonic
- Didgeridoo
This suits all kinds of students from classroom to community and presents a wonderful learning tool for beginners right through to advanced players.
This musical package is designed to develop time, feel and rhythmic confidence and Positive Music Members receive the package free. You don't need to be a musician to understand the rhythms in the workbook. All djembe, low drums and hand-held percussion parts are written in easy-to-read box form notation.
Learn 5 ensemble djembe rhythms plus bass drum line & accompaniment hand held percussion
Learn rhythms that belong in 6/8 family of rhythms. Great for an entire classroom ensemble.
BONUS 5 individual recording tracks of each hand drum rhythm.
A wonderful learning tool for drum students, shamanic drumming and classroom percussion.
This educational package is deigned to make learning fun and rewarding.
Included in this beautiful original energising rhythmical track, a stimulating combination of drums and percussion from Africa and Cuba, with earthy tones from the didgeridoo and melodic instruments such as kalimba, xylophone, native American flute.
Make learning to drum fun
To accompany you on this drumming journey is an easy-to-read rhythms and tips from a beautifully designed 20-page workbook (quick pdf download) of FUN hand drum rhythms and exciting solos that use bass, tones and slaps.
Many music compositions from myself are environmentally inspired and dedicated to help bring awareness to the importance of our precious Mother Earth.
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