Making Music for Mental Health: How Group Drumming Mediates Recovery

 Drumming in groups usually be the way to recover our health. It has so many benefits, whether it's mental health or physical health. Some people even said that it can be an alternative to a cardio workout. It's because of the energy needed in drumming. Thus, group drumming is something that you can do. Here are some benefits that you may get from group drumming:

Ritual Drumming

Drumming has been traditionally used as ritual, a cultural tradition and as an alternative method for building aspects of events. Ritual literally translates to the ‘to connect’ and group drumming offers structures as a natural tool to help create the temporal or textural aspects of a program. Conference leaders, speakers, and presentations often employ drumming and drops in rhythm making as a method for bringing everyone together, organizing around a theme and establishing ‘containers for other elements of ritual.

Drumming in music therapy

Music therapists may also utilize drumming in clinical practice as solitary or in groups. Depending on the interaction of therapy, group drumming might take improvisation (similarly to drum circles), improvisation or drum training (demonstrating learning practice, etc. ). In this regard it is important that the therapist determine which kind of drumming experience best meets client's therapeutic objectives. Drumming is guided by therapeutic needs and formulated by therapists accordingly to suit client's needs.

Interactive drumming

Interactive drumming is a structured musical programming directed by a percussionist for individual drummers who have often never played drums in a past program. Interactivity is provided through musical instruction as well as thematic material to provide the safety of participants in the program. Program IDs have the aim of helping to promote certain beneficial qualities. ID leaders often come with musicians or dancers. These kinds of groups drumming are very popular within corporate training events.

Drum circle

Drum circles are a form of Community Musicmaking in which the emphasis is on the integration in a music scene improvisation. Drum circles usually feature music created in collaboration between a member of a group often at different levels of musical technical development. There is no leader at any drum circle or agenda, just music and having fun. Drum circles can have many forms, e.g. hosts facilitators or conductors, but may not be formally organized. Drum circle is spontaneously and unplanned.

Drumming Ensemble

A group of folks that meet together in improvisation and development and usually with a purpose for performances. The majority of orchestra are divided into two distinct classes: traditional music & modern music / music. Numerous groups practice "recreative music" and write their own pieces (composition). Drumming ensemble is usually led and usually requires participants to audition, go to rehearsals and adhere to specified standards.

Drum class

A drum class is a group of people who meet with their teacher to learn how to drum. The class meets regularly, with a progressive nature. Some are allowed drop-in, some are set up as lessons grouped together. Students learn how to hold and play instruments, and play specific rhythms, and how to use instruments and music to create ensembles. Class is taught by seasoned drummers and open to all interested.