Miranda Rondeau is an internationally recognized devotional singer, musician, and frame drum artist. She has been teaching the craft since 1999, as encouraged by her late teacher Layne Redmond, author of the seminal book, When the Drummers Were Women.
Miranda has created and teaches a repertoire of frame drum "circle songs" as a way of sacred remembrance. She performs in a ceremonial context, playing for rites of passage and communal bonding.
She performed together with her students for house recitals, and public events.Miranda has taught in Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Canada and throughout California.
She taught at The Asheville Percussion Festival and has performed at Tamburi Mundi Frame Drum Festival, International Biblical Frame Drum Festival, North American Frame Drum Festival, California and the First American Frame Drum Gathering.
Miranda has also studied with various teachers including David Kuckherman, Alessandra Belloni, Zohar Fresco and currently with Yshai Afterman
She also created and maintains the online presence for “Women Frame Drumming,” dedicated to Layne Redmond.
She is dedicated in reclaiming the frame drum as a sacred tool of remembrance.
2 Week Online Live Recorded Frame Drum Series - Level 2
Weaving Rhythm & Voice with Miranda Rondeau
Featuring chant and theme
In the Circle of Life
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Pre-requisite - Introduction / or know how to hold the drum, know the names of strokes, how to play basic strokes, play simple patterns and read simple patterns.
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Weaving rhythm and voice is a beautiful skill set.
The drum and voice become our portal for our intentions, devotions, expressions, prayers, creativity and gratitude. The drum a tool of remembrance.
The words we sing are planting seeds in the garden of our heart
The words we sing are planting seeds in the garden of our life
The words we sing are planting seed in the heart of all who hear
Songs are a gift that keep giving.
The theme is In the Circle of Life featuring the chant
In the Circle of Life.
Workshops include
* Grounding Meditation
*Opening Invocation
*Embody how time is divided
*Drumming warm up exercises
* Honor Elements
* Weave voice and chant
*Call and response singing
*PDF with lyrics and drum notation
* 4 month access
Important
Duration
Videos are accessible 24/7 for 4 months from the date of registration.
Please plan your time accordingly to complete it.
Unfortunately there are no extensions. You can re-purchase workshop which will give you another 4 month access
Example Curriculum
- PDF Pg 1 In the Circle of Life chant
- RECORDING week #1 Weaving Rhythm & Voice (79:54)
- Supplemental Video of melody and lyrics of whole song on guitar (1:00)
- Supplemental video breakdown of memorizing first 2 patterns (1:11)
- Supplemental Video singing the strokes with the melody of the song (1:07)
- PDF Pg 2-4 In the Circle of Life Chant notation and lyrics
- Supplemental Video breakdown on pg 2 first verse line 1 & 2 (2:36)
- Supplemental Video breakdown on pg 2, first verse, last line (1:45)
- PDF Homework / Overview
- About sharing the song
The frame drum a tool of remembrance
We not only hold the drum, we hold all that it represents.
We magnify its voice
The shape of the drum communicates.
The circle
The circle of life
The rhythm of life
What comes to mind when you contemplate the circle
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