About Edmonton Drum Circle

WHO
If you're a drummer then you know who we are - good folks who can't get the beat out of our heads!

We welcome all ages, all experience levels, and anyone who shares an interest and love of drumming with the joy of community.

Check out our recent feature in the Edmonton Journal Newspaper:
Rhythm of Life - Edmonton Journal January 6th, 2007 article


DO I NEED AN INSTRUMENT TO JOIN? NO!
At our meetups we always have extra "toys" to share amoung us. So if your strapped for an instrument, no worries, just show up and pull one out of the circle.


MUST READ!!!
Drum Circle Etiquette


WHAT
Our members play:

• Hand Drums - Djembes, Doumbeks, Bongo's, Bohdran, Congas, Talking Drums
  
• Percussion Instruments - Shakers, Tambourines, Spoons, Juice Harps, Harmonicas, your Knees!
  
• Dancers - Poi, Glow-Poi, Fire, Belly Dancers
  
• Wind Instruments - Didgeridoo, Flute, Recorder
  
• Vocals - Chanting and Harmonies
  
• any other object that makes a sound when it's struck!
  

WHEN
Formally, we meet once a month, (every third Saturday).
Informally, there are private and smaller circles going at various times and dates.
When you come to our formal meetups ask around or check the Message Boards here for alternative dates.
In the winter we usually only meet once per month due to the colder temps.
As summer rolls around we have many more meetups and often meet once per week.


In the winter we head indoors and may go to these locations:
Riverdale Community Hall
9231 - 100 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
426-6528

Edmonton OOsa Buddhist Temple
10155 - 89 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6H 1P8
462-8281

COST
To signup and be a member: FREE!
That's right, FREE, so what are you waiting for Register Here!

If our meetup events fall at the Buddhist Temple or the Riverdale Community Hall, there is a rental fee, so we need to collect $2-$5 from each person to cover our costs. As we seek sponsors, hopefully we can get this back to free. Guess its the cost of growing so big and needing a warm place to play...otherwise in the summer it will be free.


WHY
Lastly, why do we get together?
Members here join for some of these reasons:

• To Learn Drumming
  
• Networking - meeting new people with similar interests typically musical
  
• Spirituality
  
• Connectedness to build a sense of Community
  
• Healing - See my MySpace page for an example: Group Organizer's Story of Healing
  
• Just to have FUN!
  

USEFUL MUSICIAN LINKS
Help us create a resource of information useful to musicians in Edmonton.
Send me your links and I'll add them to this About page.

• The quick and dirty guide to the Doumbek
  
  
• Guitar Chords
  

PARTNERS
The following venues and organizations are generous in helping out our group in many different ways:

• See Magazine - helps advertise musicians for free
  
  
  SHARING AND CRITIQUING MUSIC
  This group offers a great opportunity for you to receive feedback on your music, recordings and performances. Please attend one of our events to share your music with our other members. Also, feel free to request feedback by starting a discussion on the Message Board-- in your message, please remember to provide a link to a web-site where members will be able to hear your music.
  
  
  PARTICIPATION Maintain Active Profile; RSVP & Attend Events
  Forming a community and getting to know each other on a deeper level by forming a core group of regulars is important for creating a supportive environment. We're a group that meets face-to-face, so make sure you:
  
  
  
  • RSVP (reply) for our EVENTS and attend regularly.
    
  • Be reliable and attend events if you say you're coming, ie, if you RSVP 'Yes'. If you don't attend and don't update your reply promptly or email me, you may be removed from the group.
    
  • Reply 'No' or 'Maybe' when appropriate, which is also helpful because it shows you're an active participant.
    
  • Maintain an active profile by visiting our web-site regularly! If you fail to sign in for three consecutive months, you'll be classifed as 'Inactive' and risk being removed without further notice
    
  
  
  
  YOUR ONLINE PROFILE Introduce Yourself
  In the Members section, each member has an online profile. Making our group less anonymous helps build a strong community, and also will help members find members with compatible ideas (eg. if you're a band looking for a kit drummer, you should say so on your profile). So please let us know a little about you and your musical interests and add a photo (It doesn't have to be a photo of you--anything relevant to you will do).
  
  Your profile is your promotional tool: Add any links to your website or blog; Tell us about your recordings.
  
  The Edmonton Drum Circle Meetup Group includes these profile questions:
  
  
  
  • What are your goals as a drummer/musician?
    
  • Do you play other instruments, if so which?
    
  • How did you hear about us?
    
  • Do you have a drum or percussion instrument? If so tell us about it!
    
  • Have you RSVP'd for one of the Meetups yet?
    
  
  
  
  MESSAGE BOARD Your Music Resource
  Please take advantage our group Message Board to share info or to ask questions about anything relevant. For example, if you need some guidance on how to produce a particular type of recording, or are looking for a drummer for an upcoming event, please post here.
  
  One Exception: Please DO NOT use the Message Board to advertise/promote a one-time event or gig-- the group's Event Calendar is the more appropriate place to do this. That's because the message board topic will remain for far long after the event has come and gone, cluttering up the boards with stale messages/discussions....
  
  Create a musicians' resource to help members learn from your experience or to ask questions. Use our Message Board to:
  
  
  
  • Post your work
    
  • Ask questions
    
  • Discuss ways to improve our meetups
    
  • Discuss music, instruments, influences, resources, events
    
  • Add inspirational quotes
    
  • Add helpful links
    
  
  
  
  OUR VISION
  
  
  
  
  • To grow!
    
  • To have fun!
    
  • To Learn
    
  • To Share
    
  • To Build community
    
  
  
  
  TAKE ACTION!
  Now that you know about us, what are you waiting for?! Register Here!
  
  
  QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/FEEDBACK/IDEAS
  
  As the organizer, I 'm always happy to hear your ideas and feedback, as well as any positive and negative criticism. My aim is to make this group what you want it to be, so never hesitate to send me an e-mail to let me know if you're not getting what you want out of the group, and how things can be adjusted to suit your needs better.
  
  
  
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