Drum Circle Facilitation Book Building Community Through Rhythm (Softcover)
by Arthur Hull
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Author: Arthur HullBrand: Hal Leonard
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-01
ISBN: 0972430717
Number of pages: 258
Publisher: Village Music Circles
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Book Review: A very valuable book that transcends its title
Summary: 5 Stars
Arthur Hull's books are clearly written, packed with practical and useful information, and presented in a kind and humorous style that makes the material easy to digest. That would be enough positives for anyone interested in drumming, drum circles, music education, or music therapy to give this book a read-through. The kicker is that the book's content has broad applications beyond drums and percussion. To my ear, what makes a drum circle work is sensitive listening, unselfish playing, high energy and enthusiasm, and a certain amount of serendipity and risk. Anyone who cultivates these qualities becomes a better improviser on whatever instrument they happen to play; so the ideas in this book are very valuable for saxophonists playing jazz, guitarists in jam bands, or chamber music string players seeking a tighter sound. These qualities also make for coordinated work groups in areas beyond music altogether; there are reasons that corporations have drum circle events at their meetings. Drum Circle Facilitators "serve the circle;" they are the alchemists who help bring out the musicality in a group of random drumming strangers by doing the minimum activities necessary to raise the level of the group's listening, and then getting out of the way so the main method of the group's learning is by doing. In this book there are dozens of anecdotal descriptions of what can go right and what can go wrong when leading drum circle events, mainly from Arthur Hull, but also from a selection of other experienced leaders in the Village Music Circles organization. The concepts are presented within an overall system of "triplicities," a means of balancing three coordinated aspects of each leadership skill. This book also introduces a shorthand symbol system for keeping track of the events that take place in drum circle events. This system is tremendously valuable for music education; in the organization Music for People (teaching improvisation on all instruments), Hull's books are required reading in the training, and the symbol system has been used and extended to cover tonal instruments. To wrap things up and get out of the way here, this is a five star book that is a good read and it has much to offer all musicians, all music teachers, and educators and trainers who want their charges to function with harmony, rhythm, and high energy.
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