Note from Jim Greiner: This article first appeared in the March, 2018 issue of the Percussive Arts Society’s periodical, “Percussive Notes”. The Percussive Arts Society is a wonderful resource for drummers and percussionists worldwide for information...
One of the participants in a recent corporate team building rhythm session that I conducted in San Diego remarked that he was moved to re-read the book, Flow, because i included that concept in the session. That inspired me to re-read parts of it again, myself! I...
Drumming affects us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually in profoundly uplifting ways. This is why people all over the earth have drummed in some manner throughout history. In the past few years, studies conducted in hospitals and universities (some...
Practice is both a verb, to practice a skill (a musical instrument, for example), and a noun, a life-practice (such as Yoga, Meditation, Music, etc.) that reinforces positive Life Rhythms… beneficial patterns of Attitude and Action. We reinforce both through...
“I was excited to have the large drum (Djembe) to play, and I thought that I’d have a fun time banging away on it to blow off steam… to release stress!” “But, as soon as I started to play, I realized that, since I had such a large,...
A recent Canadian study documented in The Journal of Neuroscience reports, “Musical activities are an engaging form of cognitive brain training.” The study concluded, ” Researchers found that musicians’ brains were able to process speech better...
