Drum Circles

Drumming to reduce stress, bring calm and facilitate learning with Special Education Students

Jeanette Martin, Library Media Assistant

Drumming circles have been used to help reduce stress, bring calm and facilitate learning as well as cooperative behavior. Utilized with special education classes during their library time to enhance self-expression and engagement.

UCLA Arts and Healing Beat the Odds Program

https://uclartsandhealing.org/

UCLA Arts and Healing Beat the Odds Resources

https://uclartsandhealing.org/beat-the-odds-resource-downloads/

UCLA Arts and Healing Instruments. Discount code: uclartsandhealing. I applied for a donors choose for thirty Remo drums with mallets. Kid's Percussion Rain forest Hand Drum Set. $82.28 for a set of 5. This was with a vendor that Donor's Choose recommended.

https://uclartsandhealing.org/shop/ discount code uclartsandhealing.

Professional Development classes are offered for professionals who with to understand how to facilitate a drum circle. The cost is $95.00 and my district paid for it.

https://uclartsandhealing.org/services/professional-development/

Kaiser Permanente will come out to your school and bring drums, journals and performers to facilitate drum circles at your school. This is a free service and how I first experienced drum circles at a school site.

https://etsoutherncalifornia.kaiserpermanente.org/conflict-management/

Presented at CSLA SR Fall Workshop on 10/13/2018 by Jeannette Martin jeanette.martin77@yahoo.com