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Community
Drumming for Health and Happiness with Jim Greiner
is a fun, exciting and comprehensive way for drummers of all levels of experience,
including none at all, to join in the passion and spirit of drum circle gatherings.
It is perfect for people who want to play alone or within groups. This video clearly
demonstrates how to play some of the most common hand drums and hand percussion
instruments, how to create a drum circle ensemble and how to add new elements
to an existing drum circle.
The video/DVD was shot in a lush meadow
overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Monterey Bay Area of California. Four Beta
video cameras, one mounted on a 30-foot boom on tracks, allow the viewer to clearly
see all the action, from close-in, one-one-one instruction, to sweeping views
of the entire 50-person group. The sound is 24-track digital for a clear, rich
reproduction of all the drums and hand percussion instruments.
The DVD also includes additional sections
that contain photos of Jim's corporate, community, school, therapeutic and private
drumming programs.
| "Jim
Greiner's video is a success! The production is top notch. Greiner has a friendly,
infectious personality and does a great job of explaining and leading. It's
an uplifting scene that shows how easily people can be drawn into the irresistible
appeal of group drumming! ... actually allows a home viewer to get a true taste
of community drumming." - Drum! magazine |
"Community
Drumming for Health and Happiness with Jim Greiner" is 83 minutes long and consists
of two sections:
Section 1: 60 minutes of one-on-one and small-class
instruction on conga drums, shekere, clave, cowbells, and maracas for beginning-
to intermediate-level drummers. These instruments are explored in depth, including
playing techniques and patterns, variations and improvising, history, tuning,
and maintenance. This section also covers how to create drum circle rhythms by using the instruments, techniques and patterns introduced in the first part.
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One-on-one instruction | |
Small
ensemble class |
Section
2: 23 minutes of a 50-person drum circle using the instruments, techniques,
patterns, and variations taught in Section 1. This section allows the viewer to play along
with the group for an extended period of time, in order to get deeper into the
instruments, the rhythms and the experience itself.
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Large drum circle section |
"Greiner
presents the basics of community drumming in a relaxed, down-to-earth environment
that people from all walks of life can understand and enjoy".
- Modern
Drummer Magazine |
Community
Drumming for Health and Happiness with Jim Greiner (U.S.
$19.95) is available as a DVD worldwide through music stores that carry Latin
Percussion Instruments and Alfred Publishing music instruction books and DVDs.
The DVD can also be ordered by the following method:
Send a
check or money order for $24.95 (includes all shipping and handling within U.S.), or or $29.95 to ship outside the U.S.,
to:
Jim Greiner, Hands-On Drumming
2745 Daubenbiss Ave.
Soquel, CA 95073
Thank
You!
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NEWS FLASH!
Community Drumming For Health & Happiness with Jim Greiner
voted Best Percussion Instructional Video of 2001, 2004 and 2006 in Drum! Magazine's annual Readers' Polls.
Drum! Magazine
is a consumer and trade periodical that reaches drummers, and the drumming industry,
worldwide.
"I am extremely honored
to be singled out by Drum! Magazine readers in this way!", Greiner states.
"These awards further inspire me to continue to bring the enormous physical,
mental and emotional benefits of drumming to people worldwide!"
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