Drumātrix
This instruction package is based on an approach to Rhythm and Drumming which I have developed from my Rhythm, Percussion and Drumming workshops.
The purpose is:
1) to enable you to understand the basic principles of Rhythm; 2) to give you the means of understanding Rhythms you listen to; 3) to create your own Rhythms, individually or in a group, using hand drums or other percussion. |
Approach
This approach to drumming has several different aspects:
a) developing equal control in both hands; b) exercises useful for individual or group work; c) working as a group; d) time cycles which are unusual in Western music; e) devising your own rhythms; f) developing interesting cross-rhythms; g) developing a balance between intuitive and mental faculties while playing; h) sustaining rhythms for long periods of time. |
