Community Drumming

To learn more about community drumming and its related health benefits, check out the following websites

Oak City Drums and Raleigh Drum Circle . Greg Whitt offers a twice monthly community drum circle at Lake Johnson Park in Raleigh and a local yoga center. Check out this amazing community percussion experience!

River Rhythms - Durham Traditional African rhythms taught at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Church. Fridays. 6:30PM
http:/groups.yahoo.com/group/RiverRhythms/

DRUM CIRCLE FACILITATORS GUILD
An accrediting institution that networks, markets, represents and educates Drum Circle Facilitators and their efforts. A great place to go for general information about drum circles and the people that make them happen!

Scene of the Crime Rovers . This fun group is Durham Community Marching Band. Our staff member, Shannon Morrow is the conductor of this group that won the 2008 Eight Great Local Bands award. Any muscian can join!

MIND, BODY WELLNESS CENTER
Home of Dr. Barry Bittman's research on drumming, health and wellness.

PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY
Home of the annual Percussive Arts International Conference and a great resource for percussion education.

STRESS SOLUTIONS
Home of Dr. Robert Friedman, author of the "The Healing Power of the Drum" and a leader in the field of therapeutic drumming.

VILLAGE MUSIC CIRCLES
Home of Arthur Hull, author of "Drum Circle Spirit" and a pioneer in the field of drum circle facilitation.

DRUMCIRCLEMUSIC
Kalani

Especially FOR KIDS:

Music Explorium's Rhythm Jam exercise sheets. Check out these 3 pages of rhtyhm game and fun!

http://www.lprhythmix.com
We love this site for rhythm game ideas for young ones.

http://www.lprhythmix.com/Instruments/menu.html
Great selection of kids' instruments that you can buy from us.

http://www.rhythmweb.com/kids/index.html
Kids Rhythm Web shows You Tube clips of kids around the world drumming and sound clips of various musical instruments.

http://www.lpmusic.com/Play_Like_A_Pro/Rhythm_To_Kids/index.html
Teaching kids to drum

Musical Instrument Companies

For more information on the products that Music Explorium uses, endorses, and sells, check out the following websites. Since we do not sell online, we encourage you to check out these products and then buy from our small shop. We offer very competitive price$!

Mid-East
Great selection of ethnic musical instruments including our favorite Daveed Korup's ceramic doumbeks.

Meinl Percussion
Congas, bongos and Darbukas

Mountain Rhythm
Cedar, pine and oak slate constructed djembe, ashikos, bottom drums, cajon and congas. Unique selection of hand percussion.

Whacky Music
Fun pitched musical tubes - boomwhacker fun!

Sageman Drums
Beautifully craved Indonesian made Afrian style djembes.

High Spirit Native American Flutes
Beautiful cedar, pine and walnut hand-crafted flutes

Karasek Sound
Custom, high quality sitars and tanpuras. We don't sell these, but love them. Order from Tony online.