GLOBAL RHYTHM SANGHA –
ONE YEAR ONLINE PROGRAM
COMMUNITY LEARNING EXPERIENCE
** 21.0 pre-approved CEUs for Music Therapists through CBMT
Description:
With over 25 yrs experience teaching drumming for healing and wellness, Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC has created a global rhythm sangha featuring world-class teachers and practices for maintaining a juicy drumming practice to bring joy, happiness & creativity into your life.
Features of the course:
Sangha is a Sanskrit word for a community of practitioners in a shared tradition. Within the sacred lineage of drumming, we want to create a worldwide community of support, sharing, and teaching to continue our rhythmic path – in service to global awakening.
Using zoom.us, we will hold monthly teachings followed by breakout rooms to get to know other people in the Sangha. We will also offer open practicum times monthly where students can gather and meet each other, to practice the world rhythms.
The course features world rhythms from drum masters, detailed hand-outs, the private Facebook group – optional, and all video and audio recordings with permanent access and download capability.
Continuing Education Credits for Music Therapists – There are no pre-requisites to receive CEUs from this course, apart from being a music therapist. Global Rhythm Sangha is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 21.0 continuing music therapy education credits. UpBeat Drum Circles, P-208, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
BONUS – 18-minute video teaching from Sule Greg Wilson on cultural competency and carrying sacred world rhythms into your life and work.
DATES: Two Sessions per Month *Always Recorded for Your Access*
Teaching Sessions – 2nd Saturday of Month @ 12pm Pacific Time USA
Practice Sessions – 4th Saturday of Month @12pm Pacific Time USA
Master Teachers for 2024:
Jan – Christine Stevens – Welcome Drum Circle & Introductions
Feb – Kim Atkinson – Samba Parade Rhythm of Celebration from Brazil
March – Cheri Shanti – Bembe, Yoruba Healing Rhythm from Cuba
April – Guillermo Martinez – Aztec and Mayan Rhythms on the Huehueti Drum
May – Marla Leigh – Zeibekiko Greek Trance Rhythm & Free Style Frame Drum
June – Frank Lazzaro – Beladi & Masmudi, Doumbek Rhythms from the Arab World )
July – Miranda Rondeau – “Mirror of Love” Frame Drum & Voice for Sacred Remembrance
August – Dramane Kone – Numanu Healing Rhythm from Burkina Faso
September – Fred Johnson – Mystic Rhythms from Sufi Tradition
October – Monette Marino – Soliwulen Rhythm for Clearing Negative Energy from Guinea
November – Christine Stevens – Review of All Rhythms & Celebration
December – Christine Stevens – Singing Across the Frame Drum for Meditation
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Cancellation Policy? If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
2. How long can I access the recordings and materials of the course? You have unlimited life-time access to this course across all devices you own.
3. Do I need to have a drum? Actually, you ARE a drum. But during the course, we will be exploring different world percussion instruments including djembe, doumbek, frame drum, and hand drum. All of the rhythms can be played on any drum you have.
4. What if I can’t attend a LIVE call? Don’t worry. We post all the video recordings within 24 hours of the calls. You can download them or just log into the course homepage and view them later.
5. How good do I have to be at drumming to join the course? The course is open to ALL levels of drumming. All the teachers know how to teach to all levels. I will warn you – you will probably get better during this course. However, the course is equally about the purpose of each world rhythm for spirituality, health, celebration and community.
GLOBAL RHYTHM SANGHA 2024 TEACHER BIOS
Christine Stevens, Upbeat Drum Circles, Host is the author of Music Medicine, The Healing Drum Kit and The Art and Heart of Drum Circles. The founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, she is a faculty member of The Shift Network and a consultant to REMO. Christine has developed training programs for Soul of Yoga in sound healing and led the first drum circle training in a war-zone in northern Iraq. Her online programs include Awaken Your Rhythm which has served hundreds of people from over 35 countries.
Kim Atkin is the founder of PulseWave, a company providing rhythm education in person and on online through his Clave, Speaking of Rhythm and Mozambique projects. His materials are used world-wide.
Kim started his drumming in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970′s with Nigerian, Ghanaian and Congolese masters. This lead him to Brazilian shamanism, Caribbean music, American jazz, folk and popular music. He brings psychological, spiritual and scientific insights to all his presentations including CA Brazil Camp & World Music Festivals. In September 2004 Kim performed and facilitated with Mickey Hart’s “Planet Drum” with over 4000 drummers at Earthdance. Kim accompanies master dancers including Roseangle Silvestre in her Orixa dance movement classes. He is in his tenth year of teaching world percussion at one of the counties only Waldorf oriented, college prep, public high schools, Credo High.
Cheri Shanti is the author of 4 books, a musician, dancer and percussionist who uses the expressive arts and community building to create deep connections and strengthen the soul path of individuals and communities. She leads group adventures in Cuba with The Breath of Cuba Travel (thebreathofcubatravel.com). Cheri has recorded 5 CD’s and has shared the stage with members of String Cheese Incident, Royel Wooten of the Flecktones, The Motet, and others. She is also the founder of “Wild & Wise,” coaching programs that empower people to maximize their potential through self development, spiritual teachings, creativity, self inquiry and expressive arts therapies. She lives in Miami and Cuba.
Guillermo Martinez, founder, Quetzalcoatl Music, Indigenous Instrument maker, member of the flute ensemble, Bamboo, Cedar, Oak. Quetzalcoatl Music was created by Guillermo’s passion for honoring his indigenous culture and traditions and sharing that knowledge with reverence to any who are called to this path. He was first introduced to Aztec dancing as a teenager by his sister, who also wanted to learn more about their ancestry. He felt a deep connection to the rhythms and instruments and continued to go deeper into learning and practicing traditions of his indigenous culture. Guillermo studied in Alaska with master artist Xavier Quijas Xyayotl, woodworking and creating clay instruments. For over 35 years he has been making handmade and custom Native American and Mesoamerican instruments in Southern California. He lives in Orange County, California.
Marla Leigh is a Grammy nominated percussionist and graduate of the acclaimed Cal Arts University in Los Angeles where she studied with such frame drum masters as John Bergamo and Glen Velez. She is an internationally recognized frame drum teacher and performer, teaching throughout the USA, Canada, Israel and Europe. Marla’s music has been featured in movies and healing arts DVDs. She released her debut CD and music video, “Rhythms of Tof Miriam”, in Spring, 2020, featuring world music meditations filmed in Israel. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Frank Lazzaro began playing a rock drum set during High School on Long Island. His first successful band experience was at the University of Florida with “The Other Ones”, a Grateful Dead tribute band. Upon moving to San Diego in 1986, he formed “The Travel Agents” which is a great play on words, since Frank is actually a travel agent himself. Frank’s passion with world percussion began with West African djembe, studying with such masters as Baba Olatunji, Lamine “Dibo” Camara, Paulo Mattioli and Mamady Keita. He was a founding member of several drum and dance ensembles, most notably the company, “Fore’-Fote’”. He is currently on the teaching staff at The Worldbeat Cultural Center in San Diego and leads two Middle-East ensembles, “Middle-Earth Ensemble” and “Cairo Beats.” Frank recently joined Darbuka Planet, importing hand-crafted instruments from Egypt and Turkey. His recorded CDs include “Middle Eastern Rhythms,” “Damaru” and “Middle Earth Ensemble”. He lives in Encinitas, CA.
Miranda Rondeau is an internationally recognized devotional singer, musician, and frame drum artist. She has been teaching the craft since 1999, as encouraged by her late teacher Layne Redmond, author of When the Drummers Were Women. Miranda has created and teaches a repertoire of frame drum “circle songs” as a way of sacred remembrance. Miranda has taught in Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Canada and throughout California. She taught at The Asheville Percussion Festival and has performed at Tamburi Mundi Frame Drum Festival, International Biblical Frame Drum Festival, North American Frame Drum Festival, California and the First American Frame Drum Gathering. She lives in Escondido, CA
Dramane Koné, master drummer, was born in Burkina Faso in West Africa and was soon recognized as a musical prodigy of the famous Kone griot lineage. By age 3, Dramane was studying djembe performance with his father and grandfather, both griots and master drummers with a lifetime of drum experience. In his early childhood, Dramane’s musical journey and his family were documented by filmmaker Taale Laafi Rossellini in the award-winning 1997 film Great Great Great Grandparent’s Music. From 1995-1996 Dramane taught music in Burkina Faso’s largest art center, Centre National D’Artisanat D’Art. He has performed as the master drummer of the Burkina Faso Ballet, traveling internationally. He has also performed with the African drum and dance group, Landiana. Dramane was a member of the Kone family’s group, called, Manding Djeli, playing African music, jazz, and blues. He also leads corporate team building through drumming with the world-famous Drum Cafe. His CD of traditional West African rhythms, “Mandeng Foli Kela”, was launched in 2018. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
Fred Johnson’s presentations on the healing power of music have caught the attention of internationally recognized holistic health practitioners. Fred presents lectures and seminars worldwide accentuating the importance of creative expression as a catalyst for personal and communal empowerment, health and healing and giving voice to the voiceless. The fact that Fred Johnson has opened for both Aretha Franklin and Dr. Deepak Chopra points to his versatility as an artist. He has opened for or recorded and toured worldwide with jazz and R& B legends Ramsey Lewis, Chick Corea, Richard Elliot, B. B. King, Patti LaBelle, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. He lives in Tampa, FL.
Monette Marino is a world percussionist. She spent the majority of the last 20 years studying under Master Drummer Mamady Keita from Guinea. In 1999 she received her Teaching Certificate from Mr.Keita and opened a branch of Tam Tam Mandingue USA in San Diego, California. From 2004–2012 she managed Mamady’s world tours, assisted him in teaching master classes, and performed with his ensemble, Sewa Kan. She received her diploma from Mamady Keita & Tam Tam Mandingue in 2011. She has since branched out as a solo artist releasing her debut album “Coup d’Eclat” and also opened her own school of percussion called MO’RHYTHM. In addition, Monette Marino has created an iPhone App “Mo’Rhythm Africa – Play Along Djembe/Dunun App” now available on iTunes for iPhone/iPad/Apple TV. Prior to her involvement in West African percussion Monette studied folkloric and popular rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, and Korea. She lives in San Diego, CA.
