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Community Drumming Organizations
Drum Central	Woodstock New York	The overall focus of Drum Central is to further the cultural evolution of a women's global drumming tradition in the United States, North America. Currently they offer an annual drum camp with workshops for women in late August.
Earth Drum Council	Concord Massachusets	The work of Earth Drum Council focuses on drumming as a tool for community-building, cultural awareness, and personal growth.
GrandMother Drum Project	Anchorage Alaska	The Whirling Rainbow Center received the vision of the GrandMother Drum from indigenous GrandMothers as the first international, multicultural, interactive "world drum" dedicated to promoting Unity, Peace and Life, healing the separation between all Earth's children.
Remo (Drum Circles)	Valencia California	Remo provides general info on community drum circles.
Raven Drum Foundation	Los Angeles California	Raven Drum Foundation is a non-profit org based in LA, founded by Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen and healing therapist Lauren Monroe. The foundation's goal is to provide free educational programs in the arts and opportunities for personal growth during times of adversity. Their programs include drum circle programs as well as other healing and artistic based approaches.
Rhythmweb (Drum Circles)	Texas	Extensive grassroots network exploring many different drum cultures as well as emerging artists. This link page focuses on community drumming.
Seattle World Percussion Society	Seattle Washington	SWPS is comprised of Members who seek to advance the communication of the human spirit through the healing power of drumming, dancing and music, and to enhance cultural diversity and tolerance through personal interaction. They produce the annual world rhythm festival in Seattle (April).
Talking Drum Publications	Topeka Kansas	Michael Drake is a writer, rhythmist, and ceremonial drummer of Cherokee descent who founded Talking Drum Publications in 1991 in order to publish and disseminate information related to shamanic drumming.
Tribal Spirit Drumming	Ireland	John Bowker runs workshops throughout Ireland in tribal drumming. General info on community and healing drumming.
World Peace Drum	Miami Florida	World Peace Drum ©™ is a Miami based initiative to help bring the healing power of drumming into the lives of all who feel the need to return to community through the ancient roots of ceremony. The program was created in June 2002.

General Drumming, Percussion and Music Resources
Cymbal Technique 101	Internet	This cymbal book will help you build a solid foundation for your cymbal line whether it is at the High School, College or Drum Corps level.
Drum Dogs Percussion Forum	Internet	Free discussion forum on a variety of topics for kit drummers and percussionists.
DrumminMen	Salt Lake City Utah	Extensive link resources for kit drummers and hand percussionists found here.
Drums and Drum Sets	Internet	Yaron's web site with good info on drum sets and manafacturers.
Drum Junction.com	Internet	Uniting the pulse of today's drummers. Discover our authentic blend of insight and opportunity when you search for a drum teacher, get advice from the pros, or study the FREE Drum Lessons!
Drum Lessons Database	Internet	Huge portal (sponsored by Drum Bum) to online drumming lessons stored on other web sites. Topics include rhythms, drumset and hand drumming.
DrumLinks.com	Internet	At DrumLinks.com you will find only quality drum links. No free for all pages, no affiliate re-direct sites and no drum sites with excessive pop-ups. Only the best drum links in the industry. A member of the Drumming.com network.
Drums On The Web	Cupertino California	Extensive link resources for kit drummers and hand percussionists found here.
Drums.org	Texas	Your premier Internet Gateway to the global hand drum and dance community.
Drumset Connect	Internet	Drumset Connect is a global percussion resource and network loaded with everything drum related, from forums and chat to articles, reviews, tabs, and multimedia. Make your contributions to the world of drums by sharing your percussion wisdom and helping beginners to learn the ropes and gain experience.
Drum Tip of the Day	Internet	Drumming and percussion tips offered by email.
New World Drumming.com	Internet	A discussion forum whose intent is to create an online community of percussionists to facilitate the rapid exchange of ideas.
Percussive Arts Society	Lawton Oklahoma	The Percussive Arts Society is the world's largest percussion organization and is considered the central source for information and networking for percussionists and drummers of all ages. Established in 1961 as a non-profit, music service organization, their mission is to promote percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world.
PERCUweb	Quebec	PERCUweb is a non commercial, not for profit site dedicated to percussion and percussionists.
Rhythm Patterns.com	Internet	This site offers extensive rhythm patterns in MIDI format for drummers and bass players.
Rhythmweb	Texas	Extensive grassroots network exploring many different drum cultures as well as emerging artists. This is their home page.
Songstuff (Drums)	UK	Songstuff is a free songwriting and music resource, offering free songs and music pages, creative, technical and business information, interviews, a music forum, music links, and artist adverts. The Drums Page is geared to kit drumming and percussion. Another topic of potential interest is Music Recording and Technology. Visit the Home Page.
Tomas Howie Drumming Web	Internet	Tomas Howie's drumming resource is a great site geared to kit drummers.
X Drum Set	Internet	XDrumSet is a new informational website that will be covering everything there is about drum sets.

Sound, Music and Drumming Therapy
BioWaves Sound Therapy	Bellevue Washington	This site has products and information relating to sound therapy.
Desert Gourd Drums	Palm Springs California	Healing therapies using vibration, light, journeying and drumming offered. Also sells gourd drums.
Healing Music Organization	Santa Cruz California	An online resource for many music related healing topics. You will find a catalog of many unique instruments here.
Healing Music Organization LINKS	Santa Cruz California	A wealth of links to other sound and music related healing sites. Many other resources also available from this page.
Healing Sounds	Boulder Colorado	Jonathan Goldman is a writer, musician and teacher. He is an authority on sound healing and a pioneer in the field of harmonics. He is the director of the Sound Healers Association; a non-profit organization dedicated to education and awareness of sound and music for healing. He is also president of Spirit Music, which produces music for meditation, relaxation and self-transformation.
Health World Online	Internet	An online resource for many alternative health modalities. You will find several drumming and sound related health articles here.
Infinite Light Healing Studies Center	Sedona Arizona	Reiki Drumming training and certification program. Reiki Drumming is a specialized method of introducing Reiki energy into a client's energy field to facilitate deep relaxation and stress relief.
International Sound Therapy Association	Internet	Extensive links to sound and music therapy organizations may be found here.
9ways Mystery School of Shamanic Studies	Milford Square Pennsylvania	Mitch Nur offers workshops and retreats using sacred sound.
REI Institute	Lamy New Mexico	The REI Therapy Program is a rhythmic therapy available to aid neurological function. The Program is administered by playing each of three custom designed CDs once a day in your home.
Remo HealthRhythms	Valencia California	HealthRhythms is a new division within Remo Inc. that develops and provides materials, programs, training and the latest research supporting the use of drumming as an effective means for promoting and maintaining health and well-being.
The Rhythmic Arts Project	Carpinteria California	The Rhythmic Arts Project was founded in 1997. The program is drums and therapy working hand in hand to achieve physical, psychological and spiritual wellness in the health care arena.
Tama-Do	Malibu California	Tama-Do, the Academy of Sound, Color and Movement, is based on the research of Fabien Maman. It explores the field of vibrational medicine, color therapy, sound healing and acupuncture with tuning forks for the finest and least invasive natural healing techniques.
The Tomatis Method	Internet	Site dedicated to the work of Dr. Alfred Tomatis (deceased 2001), who has pioneered a great deal of research using sound therapy to treat specific types of disabilites including autism, ADD and dyslexia.
Sound Transformations	Lantzville BC	Lora Teuschler is a Sound Therapist and reiki drumming practioner who regularly facilitates group drumming healing circles. She resides in Lantzville on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Stress Solutions	New York	Hand drumming is one technique used by this stress management company. The president is Robert Lawrence Friedman, author of 'The Healing Power of The Drum'.

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