I hope to see you on Tuesday October 17th from 6:30-7:30pm… WHY?
“Study results demonstrate that drumming is a valuable treatment for stress, fatigue, anxiety, hypertension, asthma, chronic pain, mental illness, migraines, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, paralysis, emotional disorders, and a wide range of physical disabilities i.”
Engaging in musical activities such as drumming can also be an effective intervention to enhance cognitive abilities, facilitate verbal and nonverbal communication, and influence physiology ii.
Rhythmic entrainment offers physical, cognitive, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial health benefits that allow people from all walks of life to enjoy a cost effective approach to stress reduction and healthy living.
i Drake, M. (2012).
Drum Therapy:
Therapeutic Effects of Drumming.
Holistic Healing.
Retrieved from para.3
http://healing.about.com/od/
drums/a/drumtherapy.htm
ii Wolf, L. & Wolf, T. (2011) Music and Health Care:
A Paper Commissioned by the Musical Connections
Program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
Carnegie Hall and WolfBrown Insights.
Retrieved from http://wolfbrown.com/index.php?page=music
Lynn-Seraphine, Pamela. The Drummer’s Manifesto: Empowering YOUR Musical Brain for Optimal Health (pp. 48-49). Global Reach Media, LLC. Kindle Edition.