DRUMMING IS CONTAGIOUS!

African Drumming keeps you captivated, connected and actively engaged and focused in every aspect of our program from start to finish.

Everybody simply loves it!

We create fun and natural, play based hands-on participation environments that encourage and foster a love of West African Music, Rhythm and Culture in Community Events, Drumming Classes, and Drum Circles all over Queensland, opening people to new musical ideas and life experiences.

African Drumming is a delightful way to enhance your life and achieve some of your best learning outcomes and fun life.

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE AFRICAN DRUMMING CIRCLES?

DRUMMING AND MUSICAL EXPLORATION, STORIES, CULTURE AND INSTRUMENTS FROM ALL OVER AFRICA, DANCING AND SINGING.

Drumming together is a powerful method of building confidence and self-esteem because it is so much fun beating a drum, even the most non-musical person finds it hard to resist beating on a drum with friends.

We bring all the African Drums and Percussion instruments along with stories, songs, movement, dance, and fun! EVERY person will play on their own African Djembe drum and percussion instrument and learn about the Culture, the Tribes, specific Rhythms from each Country within the African continent, and how African instruments are made, all as much as possible within our sessions. There is lots of singing, dancing, laughing and hands on playing all the drums and unique African percussion instruments as we take them on a West African musical drumming adventure.

EVERYONE WILL PLAY!

African Drumming captures and retains everyone’s undivided attention, ignites the imagination and allows you to express with your own enthusiastic energy in the most positive way. We mix in fun throughout whilst allowing freedom to explore naturally.

•All the sounds on all the drums and percussion instruments
•Body Percussion and easy African Dance moves
•Drum Circle – Music Ensemble playing
•Basic rhythms
•Counting in
•Rumbles and Drum rolls
•Conductor – be the leader helping the group to make original music together
•Call and response with easy rhythmic patterns and songs
•A range of African percussion instruments and Djembe drums
•Lots of FUN, enjoyable NOISE, MUSIC and much more.

EASY TO DO AND A PLACE TO BELONG TOGETHER

HOW AN AFRICAN DRUM CIRCLE WORKS

In a drum circle style setting, our professional musician actively creates a welcoming environment inviting everyone to join in by introducing easy-to-play rhythms for everyone to play together as a whole, thus evoking a sense of belonging and feeling connected. There are drum roll rumbles, heart-beat grooves, drum head skin ‘swish and scratches’, We sing too! The African drumming experience is not the same without some beautiful African songs and chants that are easy-to-sing or call out to each other.

One of the techniques we employ is Call and Response whereby a person plays a simple rhythm, then all their drum circle friends repeat the rhythm back to them. A very powerful tool that actively encourages all musical ideas from the group empowering them, building confidence and giving them success at the same time. It also builds listening skills and respect for everyone, making the drumming experience valid and complete as a group. We also use this technique for the singing

WHAT DO YOU ACHIEVE

• Enjoyment and fun with music
• Absorb multicultural rhymes, songs, and dances.
• Learn how to play instruments.
• Learn to express themselves freely, to create musical ideas
• Finding your own natural body rhythms.
• Learn simple rhythms, then more complex rhythms and group layered rhythms.

WHO CAN JOIN IN

Everyone can join in. Drum Circles are friends and family orientated.

HOW LONG DOES THE DRUM CIRCLE GO FOR?

Our Drum Circles run for 60 to 90 minutes depending on each groups wants or needs.

WHEN AND WHERE?

Come see us at our Facebook page for locations, dates and times.

COST?

Drum circles and classes vary in cost depending on duration. Mostly, you can expect a session to be between $20 to $27 to participate in a drum circle or class. Concessions are available for retirees or large families and you can also save money by booking in for multiple classes.

FACILITATED BY A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN

Our Drumming practitioners are tertiary trained professional musicians
who perform and conduct workshops regularly engaging with audiences of all ages from all walks of life and experiences bringing with them collaborative creative skills with expertise drawn from music platforms of composition, songwriting, performance, sound recording and educational facilitation.

With over 20 years of program development and experience, our workshops are delivered with a fun and natural style approach paying particular attention to building skills using traditional, contemporary and original music.
Our workshops have been developed into inspirational music programs, incorporating interactive musical games, body percussion, drum circles, improvisation techniques and exploration of a brought spectrum of untuned and tuned instruments.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“For the first time in my life I can play a musical instrument” Ron C

““I loved power of the drums, it just goes through your whole body especially when we all played as one. I am so happy, I have been wanting to learn African Drumming for such a long time” Cathy S

African Drumming For Everyone

DRUMMING IS CONTAGIOUS!

African Drumming keeps you captivated, connected and actively engaged and focused in every aspect of our program from start to finish.

Everybody simply loves it!

We create fun and natural, play based hands-on participation environments that encourage and foster a love of West African Music, Rhythm and Culture in Community Events, Drumming Classes, and Drum Circles all over Queensland, opening people to new musical ideas and life experiences.

African Drumming is a delightful way to enhance your life and achieve some of your best learning outcomes and fun life.

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE AFRICAN DRUMMING CIRCLES?

EVERYONE WILL PLAY!

EASY TO DO AND A PLACE TO BELONG TOGETHER

HOW AN AFRICAN DRUM CIRCLE WORKS

Watch the video footage at the end to see demonstrative examples of the formats, styles and techniques our performers utilise to give you a sample overview of our Music & Arts Performance Workshop Drum Circles and Classes

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS

WHAT DO YOU ACHIEVE

WHO CAN JOIN IN

HOW LONG DOES THE DRUM CIRCLE GO FOR?

WHEN AND WHERE?

COST?

FACILITATED BY A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN

The following youtube footage are demonstrative examples of the formats, styles and techniques our performers utilise to give you a sample overview of our Music & Arts Performance Workshop African Drum Circles and Classes.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“For the first time in my life I can play a musical instrument” Ron C

““I loved power of the drums, it just goes through your whole body especially when we all played as one. I am so happy, I have been wanting to learn African Drumming for such a long time” Cathy S

“My new favourite toy” Georgia L

“I’ll be back” Dan K

“How invigorating, I can still feel the sound waves” Lee M

“There is nothing like it – is there” Graeme B

African Drumming For Everyone

DRUMMING IS CONTAGIOUS!

African Drumming keeps you captivated, connected and actively engaged and focused in every aspect of our program from start to finish.

Everybody simply loves it!

We create fun and natural, play based hands-on participation environments that encourage and foster a love of West African Music, Rhythm and Culture in Community Events, Drumming Classes, and Drum Circles all over Queensland, opening people to new musical ideas and life experiences.

African Drumming is a delightful way to enhance your life and achieve some of your best learning outcomes and fun life.

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE AFRICAN DRUMMING CIRCLES?

EVERYONE WILL PLAY!

EASY TO DO AND A PLACE TO BELONG TOGETHER

HOW AN AFRICAN DRUM CIRCLE WORKS

Watch the video footage at the end to see demonstrative examples of the formats, styles and techniques our performers utilise to give you a sample overview of our Music & Arts Performance Workshop Drum Circles and Classes

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS

WHAT DO YOU ACHIEVE

WHO CAN JOIN IN

HOW LONG DOES THE DRUM CIRCLE GO FOR?

WHEN AND WHERE?

COST?

FACILITATED BY A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN

The following youtube footage are demonstrative examples of the formats, styles and techniques our performers utilise to give you a sample overview of our Music & Arts Performance Workshop African Drum Circles and Classes.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“For the first time in my life I can play a musical instrument” Ron C

““I loved power of the drums, it just goes through your whole body especially when we all played as one. I am so happy, I have been wanting to learn African Drumming for such a long time” Cathy S

“My new favourite toy” Georgia L

“I’ll be back” Dan K

“How invigorating, I can still feel the sound waves” Lee M

“There is nothing like it – is there” Graeme B

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