If you can speak a language, you already "know" many many rhythms. This video shows you how to find them and make enjoyable rhythms for your drum circle or any music creation.
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🟢 11 Health Benefits of Drumming
⭐️Improves Blood Circulation.
A study published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine found that drumming helped improve blood circulation. It's believed that the rhythmic movement of the hands and feet helps stimulate the flow of blood through the veins and arteries.
⭐️Strengthens Immunity.
Drumming is used as an alternative therapy for people with various ailments. They may help boost immunity by increasing the production of white blood cells. These cells fight off infections and diseases.
⭐️Reduces Inflammation.
In a 2016 study published in PLOS One, during a 10 week drumming program with mental health service users, participants showed a decrease in depression symptoms, an increase in social resilience and a significant shift away from a pro-inflammatory towards an anti-inflammatory immune profile.
⭐️Boosts Mood.
This 2014 study published in The Arts in Psychiatry reported significant positive effects of drumming circles on university students’ scores along all five spectrums of affective state (i.e., wide awake–drowsy, relaxed–anxious, cheerful–depressed, friendly–aggressive, and clear-headed–confused).
⭐️Sparks Cognitive Functioning.
A 2014 study published in the Journal of Huntington's Disease reported that after two months of drumming training, improvements in executive function, cognitive enhancement and enhancements in the brain’s white matter were observed.
⭐️Reduce Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms.
This 2016 pilot study reported a 12 week drumming program significantly and reversibly improved quality of life in patients with PD
⭐️Relieves Stress and Anxiety
One of the most common reasons people drum together or alone is for reliable stress reduction. This 2018 study reports that a 10 week drumming series improved qualitative measures of well-being, agency, mood and social connection. And another 2016 study found that group drumming effectively relieved anxiety and depression.
⭐️Lowers Pain Perception.
A 2012 University of Oxford study looking at drum circles and music performance’s effect on pain and mood concluded that active, vigorous performance of music can lead to an Increased pain tolerance. This comes from a release of endorphins that produce a similar euphoria to opioids – without the risk of overdose. According to this study, continuous drumming likely triggers an euphoric endorphin release in the central nervous system.
⭐️Boosts Social Connection
According to this collection of studies reported in the International Journal of Special Education,, recreational group drumming circles provided significant improvements in social-emotional behaviors in low-income children who engaged in contemporary drum circles and group counseling.
⭐️Improves Attention-to Task in Children with Autism
In a 2011 study I was a part of at Saint Francis University, we found that percussion, when used as a clinical intervention, positively impacts the length of time a client with Autism will sustain attention-to-task.
Improved Cognitive Function In People with Dementia
This 2020 study concluded that drumming improved cognitive function and upper limb motion range, and changes in body composition. The results suggest that drumming could be used as a way to promote exercise and improve various health and cognitive functions.
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