Hello All,

I hope you are well. We started regular drumming training with Abdul who is originally from Gambia. Learning to play the drums with Abdul is a breeze and such a great fun. If you haven't managed to attend to one of our session, you can join us this Sunday evening. Further details at

http://www.meetup.com/LondonDrumCircle/events/219006659/

Abdul is starting a new 8 week course from January teaching West African rhythms.

I would like to share recent research on drumming and it's impact on the brain, it's all quite remarkable.

1- Drummers brains are different than other people's brains, find out why here:

http://mic.com/articles/89363/science-shows-how-drummers-brains-are-actually-different-from-everybody-elses

2- Find out what drumming does to your brain:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/11/20/365461587/musicians-brains-really-do-work-differently-in-a-good-way

3- Here is some body percussion ideas to keep your rhythms going

http://www.bodypercussionclassroom.com/rock-rhythm.html

4- Here is a very interesting talk on the maths behind the rhythms, surprisingly or not they are very mathematical:

http://youtu.be/bkY-o07h7T4

5: Here is an article about the healing effects of drumming

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/article_e5a9e4df-6cd1-50a9-a81c-e4bb25894b64.html

6: Social and emotional learning through rhythm:

http://www.x8interactivedrumming.com/social-and-emotional-learning-through-rhythm/

7: Young people and drumming: “It’s an immediate form of self-expression,” he said. “It’s a way to talk, to release energy — to jump from one frame of mind to a more positive frame of mind.”

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/17/beating-the-bland.html

8: Research on drumming and it's calming effect on adults with autism

https://www.stronginstitute.com/blog/adult-autism-case-study-for-sleep-anxiety-aggression-self-stim.html

9: Are you rhythm or tone deaf? Not according to this research

http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2014/11/beat-deaf-individuals-still-have-rhythm

10: Creative music making, drumming and percussions help with dementia prevention

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/29/musical-therapy-helps-dementia-patients-harmony

Looking forward to catching in one of our workshops.

Best wishes

Nihat