Kalani discusses the role of the Guardian within the context of the Art of Facilitation in part 8 of this 8-part series. Topics included in this episode are: The main purpose of the guardian, keeping people physically safe, keeping the instruments safe, providing structure and expectations to keep people emotionally safe, providing gateways to moving […]

The Art of Facilitation, Part 8: Guardian

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Kalani teaches a special rhythm used in Afro-Cuban music. It’s called the Afro-Cuban 12/8 bell pattern and it might pose a challenge for you if you’re not at least a little experienced in drumming and work music. After listening to the podcast, make sure to visit the WORLD DRUM CLUB YouTube channel and subscribe. Then […]

Afro-Cuban Bell Pattern

This episode features two lessons from the WORLD DRUM CLUB YouTube Channel: How to Choose a Djembe and Macrou-Three Rhythms for Djembe. Make sure to subscribe to the Channel and Support World Drum Club by becoming a Patron at http://patreon.com/kalani. World Drum Club is for people who believe that music is about more than entertainment.

World Drum Club #39

World Drum Club Podcast provides music education for people who want to learn more about world drumming and world music. We demonstrate sounds, techniques, rhythms, and music from West Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean and beyond. World Drumming is very popular in Music Education, Music Therapy, and Recreational Music Making settings. The WDC Podcast helps drummers, educators, therapists, and facilitators create more musical experiences for their students, clients, and participants.  The World Drum Club podcast is produced in association with the World Drum Club YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoHRTcC-DTYaHdIbErwyDxQ, and the World Drum Club Members site at http://patreon.com/kalani.

The Sound of Change

This episode gives you a few resources for producing better audio and videos to share with your fan, students, friends, and family. Kalani gives you two ways to create therapeutic drumming experiences for yourself and others. You learn about rhythmic breathing, also called resonant breathing, as well as a mindfulness-based approach to active music making for health and wellness outcomes, reducing stress, and increasing a sense of wellbeing.
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Producing Better Media and Therapeutic Drumming

There are rhythms that appear throughout the world, in different countries and styles of music. Learning how to recognize and reproduce these rhythms is something that percussionists do as part of their craft. Playing rhythms and music requires that we learn how to create grooves, and that requires that we tune in to micro-timing and […]

The Art of Facilitation, Part 8: Guardian

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