What is a drum circle?
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A drum circle is any group of people playing (usually) hand-drums and percussion in a circle. They are distinct from a drumming group or troupe in that the drum circle is an end in itself rather than preparation for a performance. They can range in size from a handful of players to circles with thousands of participants. In 1991, during testimony before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart stated: Typically, people gather to drum in drum "circles" with others from the surrounding community. The drum circle offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes people of all ages. The main objective is to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness. To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, I mean that a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group as they drum together.
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"My drum speaks to me, as dreams speak, as animals speak, as lovers speak with their eyes. My drum began to speak when I began to listen. The more I listen, the more it speaks. My lover is the same. It is magical because it is simple. It is super because it is natural. It is simply a drum, and I am simply listening. The following word dance describes the harvest and the toil of a drummer's deep play in the microcosm of the community drum circle. The second age of the reawakening of the drum has begun and it is time to gather for the telling of our stories. The tale that is contained within these pages can be heard night after night from rim to center in the circle of sound and movement that I call drum and dance meditations." Source and further information: http://vgdrum.org/index_files/TDR.html Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_circle http://www.rhythmweb.com/circle/ "A drumming circle induces harmony, euphoria and rhythm to the chaos of today's life." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdN6olQXHyo
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