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HAPPY HUG A DRUMMER DAY!
Latest Drum News National Hug a Drummer Day Things to do: Listen to some of the greats Donate to your local school band Hug a drummer you know
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Chimpanzees Drum With Signature Style
Latest Drum News By Nicholas Weiler for Science.org Sometimes a male chimp just needs to drum. Hooting and hollering, he gallops up to the giant buttress root of a tree, grips its crest with his […]
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Drumming Makes Your Brain More Efficient
Latest Drum News Over years of practice, drummers appear to modify the way that the two sides of their brain communicate. According to a recent study, the cabling that runs between the two hemispheres of […]
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Drumming With A Purpose: Musician Perseveres Through Beats And Hope
Latest Drum News Hartford native Jeramy Griffin was raised on a number of diverse music styles, and they eventually helped pave his path to him becoming a musician. “When I first got into music, (I) […]
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Drumming Makes Your Brain More Efficient
Latest Drum News Over years of practice, drummers appear to modify the way that the two sides of their brain communicate. According to a recent study, the cabling that runs between the two hemispheres of […]
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Drumming Against Gender-Based Violence In Ecuador
Latest Drum News Afro-Ecuadorians and Afro-Colombian refugees use traditional arrullo rhythms and song to open a conversation about gender-based violence. “Husband, don’t mistreat me,” she calls out, as the all-women group respond: “Let’s get ahead.” […]
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Could Beating Drums Help Beat Autism?
Latest Drum News The percussive skill needed to bang out rhythms on a drum may help improve socializing, inhibition control and focus among teens with autism, new research suggests. The finding follows work with 36 […]
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Egypt’s Drummers Beat Away Bad Rap Of Tabla Tunes
Latest Drum News The Jordan Times Reports that many Egyptians associate the tabla drum with belly dancers and seedy nightclubs but, despite its image problem, percussionists are giving the ancient instrument a new lease of […]
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Study Finds Short Distances Promote Musical Education
Latest Drum News Where the distance to a public music school is short, there are often particularly large numbers of people taking lessons. This is the result of the new study “Paths to Music” by […]
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Cardio Drumming: The Ultimate Workout Playlist
Latest Drum News March to the beat of your own drum with one of the latest (and most fun!) fitness trends! Cardio drumming takes a simple movement – drumming – and turns it into a […]