A Bit of This and That Blog

Last Saturday, after weeks of busting a beat and practices, we performed to a crowd of almost 100 people at a well known dance studio in San Diego. We rocked! Yes, I am tooting our own horn!
We played 5 songs and had such a wonderful response from the crowd, we played an encore. Now these [...]

As I had stated in the ABOUT me page some time ago, I usually have a lot of projects going all at once. Sometimes it can be frustrating, but in the long run…it’s a lot of fun!
Between starting this blog, and several other blogs and websites, I have opened a whole new world to add [...]

WOW! Who needs to go to New Orleans? Last night our drum group drummed in a parade for Mardi Gras, celebrating Fat Tuesday before Lent. What a blast!
The entire flavor of the Mardi Gras was all emcompassing in downtown San Diego starting at 8:00pm. Although the parade was a mere six blocks, the crowd and [...]

So now I am into my second week of drum lessons (doumbek). I have already learned far more than I ever have from any other lessons I have taken! I have a more confident style of playing and getting better sound from the drum by using these new techniques.
And to top it off, the teacher [...]

 
I don’t know how many of you have ever been to a drum circle, but I strongly encourage you to check one out! The sounds of tribal drums, up to 50 or more people, is unlike anything you have ever heard or felt!
I have included some links to various drum circles around the country. You [...]

Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath…It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. -Natalie Goldberg
Drums are some of the oldest instruments known to humans. Drums and depiction of drums have been found as far back as 10,000 years. Drums have been used for entertainment, war, [...]