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Drums of one form or another are found in every culture and are used in spiritual traditions for a variety of purposes. No matter whether they are played in an indigenous ceremony, a rock band, or a parade, they bring our consciousness together with a common pulse.

Introduction

Drumatic Innovation – Drum teachers in Olympia – Drumcircles – Rhythmcircles Drum circles can be extremely effective for corporations, companies, and small businesses that want to enhance the generation of new ideas and better team work.

Benefits

The benefits of hand drumming include enhanced skills in communication, cooperation, creativity, confidence, inclusion and unity. Music is a universal language, and drumming is one of the most accessible ways for diverse groups of people to make music together. Drumming encourages teamwork and builds skills in listening, participating, and leadership.

Why Drumming

Music is a universal language, and drumming is one of the most accessible ways for diverse groups of people to make music together. Drumming encourages teamwork and builds skills in listening, communication, and leadership.

Drumming Reduces Stress

Beginners having a great, stress-free time playing drums at community drum circle.
What makes hand drumming so inviting is that it is quite easy for inexperienced players to pick up without the frustration of learning technical skills.

Drumming for Seniors

We provide an inspirational, highly recommended and successful drum circle program for seniors at all functioning levels. Drumatic Innovation drum circles are the perfect program to get everyone interacting and involved. Our experienced staff will inspire and guide your residents to a whole new level of confidence and self expression.

Drumming for Schools

Your rhythm event will give your children valuable experience in communication, cooperation and creativity. Within a few minutes of our starting the program we will have all the children playing together, following verbal and non-verbal instructions, working as a team, and all while exploring the musical concepts of rhythm and timbre.

Drumming for Children

Providing your child with alternative activities will keep them away from the television set, the computer and the video games. Children today are just waiting for things to take the place of these electronic babysitters and music is one terrific source. Drummers find that they are more in tune to things around them and find pleasure in things that they can hear and appreciate. Being able to make their own music can do nothing less than teach them to be self-efficient, confident and mature.

Drumming for Community Events

What makes drum circles unique is the fact that the results are immediate and organic. There are no lectures, and no formal lessons. All of the learning and understanding is discovered by the participants effortlessly. Guaranteed to add an amazing energy and fun to any event.

Drumming in the Corporate Environment

Our corporate drum program is designed to help your business and employees. It is a way to reduce stress, build your team, improve communication, and increase productivity. Drumming is able to break down barriers and improve communication efficiently and effectively. It is based on people working together to achieve a common objective each in their own way.

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Drumming for Conference Openers

Start your small or large conference, regional or national meeting, or open public event with a Drumatic Innovation facilitated drum circle to unite everyone into one group rhythm. From the beginning we will create connections between participants which will last throughout your event.

Drumming as a Team Building Event

Successful corporations know that good team building improves the success rate, not only of the team, but of the corporation.
But, knowing how to create truly effective teams is a distinct set of skills that is rarely taught to the employees who would be in a position to implement them.

Health Benefits of Drumming

Documented Medical Benefits!

Some of the Many Venues We have Experienced

There are many benefits to creating music in a group, and it is widely accepted by teachers, youth workers, music therapists, and health practitioners as being an effective way to encourage life skills and develop confidence and self-esteem.

What is a Drum Circle?

A drum circle is a fun, exciting and powerful way to bring individuals together through music. Drumming encourages teamwork and builds skills in listening, participating, and leadership. Our goal is to help people build stronger communities through making music together in the classroom, at team-building events, and at community gatherings.

Drum Classes / Events

Students are not bound to any specific tradition and learn how to create their own rhythms as well.
Although the class is primarily taught on djembe drums (provided), the goal of the class is to teach people to play any hand drum with confidence and flare in any situation (drum circle, on stage, alone, etc.).
Most of all, the goal is to get people to truly enjoy the art of drumming! – Links to ongoing Olympia area drum and dance classes.

Friday Community Drum Circle and Dance Class

We will start the evening with a fun warm up for both the musicians and dancers then we will open it up to a free form of community expression of a combination of some really hot live music and dance unlike anything that you may have experience before.

Host your own Drum Circle

Have you ever thought about hosting your own drum circle? We supply all of the instruments and guide your group into musical harmony. Up to 500 Participants. Organizing the drumming is hassle-free and it’s designed to take place wherever you are holding your event. We come to you with drums for everyone and can set up where it’s convenient. All you need to provide is chairs.

Private Lessons

How would you like to have private drum lessons at the location of your choosing?

Class Book

What makes this book unique compared to others is that this is a ‘workbook’ with room for you to enter your personal notes and become a co-creator of your own final product. It contains literally hundreds of hand drum rhythms and a picture reminder of how to tune your drum.

Tradition’s Community Drum Circle

Experience playing music together in an ensemble. Facilitated improvisation/freestyle drumming and percussion. If you’ve been thinking about something new and different then this amazing event is for you. Discover your natural sense of rhythm (even if you don’t think you have any).

Hoodsport Community Drum Circle

Hoodsport Drum-For-Fun! Community Based, Family Friendly and Free! At the Hoodsport Timberland Library.

Advice For Beginning Drummers

I have some advice for beginning beginners who are joining a drum circle event for the first time. Enjoy the journey. In all the excitement don’t forget to have fun.

Drum Circle Etiquette

An excellent article written by my friend and mentor Arthur Hull.

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More Drum and Dance Opportunities in Olympia

Here are links to some of the best drum and dance opportunities around the Olympia area.

Class Handout 4/4

Notation and MP3 sound files for the Drumatic drum class in Olympia. See what the 4/4 notation looks like and hear what the individual rhythms sound like when played on the drum. This is from the free handout that goes with the drum class at Yenney’s in Olympia

Class Handout 6/8

Notation and MP3 sound files for the Drumatic drum class in Olympia. See what the 6/8 (3/4) notation looks like and hear what the individual rhythms sound like when played on the drum. This is from the free handout that goes with the drum class at Yenney’s in Olympia

Calendar of Local Olympia Drum Events

Here is a calendar listing many of the Olympia Drum Classes and events.

All About Drums

Here you will find links to some of the most interesting and informative information that I could find about drums. Stay tuned there is more to come!

How to Choose Your Drum

What to look for when buying a drum. What should the drum sound like? What about fiberglass or plastic drums?

What Size Drum Do I Need?

There are two dimensions to consider when purchasing your first drum; the drum head size and the height.

How Much Does A Good Drum Cost?

If you know you will be playing for many years, get a good drum right off the bat. If you are not sure if this is for you, don’t buy a top end instrument right away.

Drum Tuning

Here is some information about tuning your hand drum including pictures of how to “Pull Diamonds”

What Do I Need To Know About Goat Skin Drum Heads?

Purchasing a goat skin for your Djembe may appear to be a complicated process. But the bottom line is, unless you are a professional player searching for a specific feel and sound, your selection is not that critical. Select a head based on color and thickness. Choose a thin head for high bright sound and thicker head for a lower, earthier tone.

Where Can I Get My Drum Repaired?

We also work with drum repair including talking drums, djembes, ashikos, doundoun, peg drums, bata, doumbek and many other types of world percussion instruments. If you have a drum with a broken skin head we will be happy to give you a quote on fixing it.

How Do I Care For My Drum?

Now that you have made an investment in a fine musical instrument we suggest these simple steps to insure that your drum will last a lifetime.

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Drum Construction and A Bit About Wood Types

Drums can be made of many different materials. All the materials have different sound characteristic. I think the craftsmanship of the drum has as much to do with the sound quality as the type of wood.

Links To A Lot Of Drum Related Information

Here are some links to other drum related websites. More links will be added soon so keep checking.

About / Contact Drumatic Innovation

I have extensive training and experience in rhythmcircle facilitation in numerous environments including Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival, Coventry’s Godiva Music Festival, Seattle’s World Rhythm Festival, Community Youth Programs, Leadership Programs, Event Organizing, and Emotional Intelligence Development Programs.

About Michael Clark

I have recently returned from a 3 year adventure touring in England where I had the privilege to provide rhythmcircles for over 70,000 students in over 350 primary, secondary
schools as well as colleges, festivals, local adult classes
and guide groups. I am the founder of the African style drum and dance troupe EarthBeat and co-founder of Phoenix Rising, another African style drum and dance troupe.

How it Began

I am often asked how I got started with drumming. Well the short of it is that the drums magically found me! I wrote up the details on this page.

About Molly Smith

Dance, a life-long passion, is integral to her sense of fun and athleticism, as it is an outer expression of her inner joy for life. (See Friday Community drum and dance at Fusion)

About Bill Moore

Bills unique style combined with his unlimited patience and understanding makes him an indispensable asset to the Drumatic team. View a few of his Drumatic, inspirational original paintings. Check out his website Outlaw Drummers

FAQ

Here is where you may be able to find answers to the question that you may have about drums and drumming that have not yet been covered.

Drum Circle Set Up

The set up of a drum circle is obviously determined by the space available. Ideally for more that 20-25 participants arranging the seating in concentric circles with access lanes for safety and easy access for both the participants and the facilitator.