What is the Paralounge Drum Gathering?

Are you looking for something you can do that your children can enjoy with you?

We are very proud to have such an abundance of children growing up together at these gatherings. The event area has a playground. So it makes it possible for parents to take workshops while their children play where they can be seen. Many of the workshop are child friendly also. Here is your oppertunity to learn something together as a family and enjoy a bonding experience.

If you plan to bring your family, then you should definetly follow the links to Jana Broder's website, and Didg Revolution & Dragonfly Rhythms. These instructors work with children as part of their careers. They are very gifted with their childrens programs.

The Drum Circle acts as a communication tool within the music. It teaches valuable skills, such as, when to lead or follow and how to take your place with respect to others. It gives incentive to learn and better your talents and provides self discipline exercises.

  The Paralounge drum circle is not just about playing drums. It is about understanding primitive instruments and the cultures that created them. These instruments require no power outside that of your own intent to create music. They were created to mimic the sounds of nature. Some of the instruments were used for communication between tribes over long distances. They were used to celebrate harvest or prepare for war. They were used by the ancient shaman to heal the sick and cast away spirits. By understanding these instruments we begin to understand our heritage, and develop a better concept of our ancestors.

  Many instruments are used to achieve musical unity. Many different instruments are used to keep rhythm. Of course, there are drums from around the world; there are wooden percussion instruments, flutes, whistles, Australian didgeridoos, rattles, shakers, and all kinds of other primitive percussion instruments. In the rhythm of the drum circle, spontaneous changes are natural and unique to the moment, affected only by the emotions of the groups and the unity achieved.

  Dance is also an important part of the drum circle structure. Dancing fuses the rhythm with a physical mark of the beat. The dancers and drummers are communicating through unity of sound and physical expression. The dancers move the energy around and the drummers facilitate that movement.

 The drum circle could also, in theory, be acting as a neurological cleanser. Entrainment occurs during drum circle activity. In a psychoacoustic context, entrainment is the changing the rate of brainwaves, breaths, and heartbeats from one speed to another through exposure to external periodic rhythms. While participating in rhythmic exercises, you expose yourself to mind and body altering effects.

  Research performed by Dr. Tomatis has led him to understand the extra-ordinary importance of the ears functions. The ears function as communication tools and apply our physical balance. Dr. Tomatis believes the ears primary function is to govern the growth of the physical organism. Sound is to the nervous system, as food is to the body. Sound feeds the electrical impulses that charge the neo-cortex.

  Could the drum circle be stimulating your nervous system? In theory, yes it could.        

  Through entrainment we find external pulses are manifesting a resonant frequency internally that will match the external pulse. Understanding this relationship enables us realize the significance of rhythm. Rhythms can create a healing process within your nervous system and brain waves, or create havoc. Stimulation through rhythm has many effective applications. Children have shown improvement with learning capabilities and attention problems. Rhythm exercises improve short term memory recall. Through rhythm you can control blood pressure and heart rate.