Different Drummers Drum Circle

DRUMMING WORKSHOP
Announcing two of my drumming workshops in February. One workshop will take place on three consecutive Saturday afternoons at 2PM. February 10, 17, and 24. The other workshop will take place on three consecutive Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM. February 6, 13, and 20.
The fee for the entire, 3-part workshop is $75. paid in advance. As long as six people sign up, the workshop will take place. The maximum number of participants is 12.

The first part of the workshop is "How to hit a drum and play well with others." This first section is 90 minutes long. The second part is "Creative Drumming," where I share my approach to improvisational drumming. This section is two hours long. The third part is "Putting it all together," and is 90 minutes long.

If you should miss a class, you're welcome to take that class the next time I teach it. Experienced drummers who don't need the basics are welcome to take only the 2-hour Creative Drumming class for $35.

I'll need to know which workshop you're interested in (afternoon or evening) and whether you'll bring your own drum or if you'll need to borrow one of mine. I'll be keeping two lists: One for people who express an interest and the other for people who have paid.

For further details message me on Facebook or email me at differentdrummers@gmail.com
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NOTE: Our actual drum circle schedule is the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Meetup interprets that as "every two weeks," which is inaccurate.

Different Drummers Drum Circle is a novice-friendly drum circle that meets twice monthly in Santa Fe. It is hosted by Rick Cormier, a retired psychotherapist, and author of the book, "Freestyle Community Drum Circles."

Our Mission

"Ours is an open, freestyle community drum circle. We are a diverse group of people sharing a common experience. During the process of creating music together, we create community. Our emphasis is on intuitive, improvised, and dynamic rhythms rather than rehearsed or traditional ones. We welcome your 'voice' in our group song.

Drumming is fun. Drumming can change your mood and connect you powerfully with others. Drumming can entrance and heal. Drumming can provide a vehicle for expressing joy, frustration, and peace. Drumming can raise energies and provide relaxation. Whether we participate in the spiritual experience, the emotional experience, the musical experience, or the social experience, drumming can bring a dozen hearts and souls to a dozen destinations. Yet we journey together...as a community."

Last week, someone asked me why some people claim that drum circles are meditative. Here was my response:

"Group drumming is meditative because, to drum from your HEART, you have to turn off your HEAD: the very goal of mindfulness and being in the 'here and now.'

Depression takes place in your head. So does anxiety. So does all of that guilt, self-reproach, and self-criticism that many of us experience.

Many people "zone out" during drum circles. They get lost in the rhythm, like with chanting, freestyle dancing, and meditating, where we learn to ignore our thoughts in favor of being in the moment.

ANY activity that encourages us to take a break from that cranial chit-chat is meditative and VERY healthy." ~Rick Cormier

No experience needed.

No drum needed.

No admission cost needed.

To be added to our private email list and get reminders as well as announcements regarding cancellations or classes, please write to me at differentdrummers@gmail.com