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Rhythms of Healing for the Nervous System

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…

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Djembe Rhythms to Reduce Stress

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…

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Drum lessons to Build Musicality

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…

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Super Charge Your Wellbeing: 3 Healing Rhythms

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…

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Learn These Drum Circle Rhythms to Increase Musicality

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…

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Learn Energising 6/8 Djembe Drum Rhythms 

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…

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Simple Hand Drum Rhythms for Coordination

Drumming the therapeutic tool for personal wellbeing

One of the best things about hand drumming or any kind of drumming when I think of it, is how beneficial it is to our personal wellbeing. 

Personal wellbeing is a huge factor…

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Hand Drumming Ensemble With One Rhythm

Drum lesson to enhance musicality

Djembe drumming and conga drumming is a wonderful way to explore rhythms from around the world. All that’s needed are a few basic techniques of how to play drums and away you go with creating

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Conga & Djembe Drumming for Deep Relaxation

Healing rhythms to deepen meditation 

As we gradually begin to move into the recovery from COVID, now more than ever we need creative ways to alleviate stress, anxiety and build resilience. 

Drumming meditation increases healing rhythms within us, it's a…

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Hand Drumming Rhythm Flow

Djembe drumming Flow to deepen intuition and connect to rhythm 

The intention of Energise Your life hand drumming affirmation Flow is to tune inward and connect to the energy within us. Everyone has their own Flow, so to speak. Their…

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6/8 Djembe Drumming Rhythm Change

There are so many energising djembe rhythms to learn and be explored. 

Here we look 6/8 djembe drumming rhythm called Change from my special addition Drumming Affirmation cards. Plus a few solos I came up with to break up…

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Djembe Drumming Joy Rhythm

Grow your rhythmical skills with meditative djembe drumming joy rhythm…plus djembe solos to enhance your musical skills. 

I’m celebrating my 7th year at Positive Music and to get into the party mode I’ve updated and enhanced Energise Your Life Drumming…

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Djembe Rhythms To Build Drumming Skills

Now is the best time to awaken your rhythm and enhance djembe drumming skills. 

There are so many djembe drumming rhythms to explore, learn and have fun with. No matter whether you’re a school teacher or training to be a

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Beginner Drum Lessons 6/8 Short Bell Clave

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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Fun 6 8 Djembe Rhythms for Beginners

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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Fun Drum Circle Rhythms for Kids Drumming Classes

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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3 Tips for Beginner Hand Drum Solos

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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6 Popular Drum Circle Rhythms to Learn

 

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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Learn How to Drum Series Cool Drum Beats for Beginners

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…
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