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, Germany, International Biblical Frame Drum Festival, North American Frame Drum Festival, California and the First American Frame Drum Gathering.

She has studied with various teachers including David Kuckherman, Alessandra Belloni, Zohar Fresco and is currently studying with Yshai Afterman.

Miranda is often a guest presenter or drum teacher for online schools or programs like the Shift Network with Krista Holland, Global Rhythm Sangha with Christine Steven,
School of the Sacred Wild, New Earth Mystery School and women’s online retreats
Miranda 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




4 week Live Recorded Frame Drumming Series
Heart of Frame Drumming Signature Introduction
Emphasizing drumming, stepping and singing
with Miranda Rondeau

Bonus live recorded workshop featuring Peace chant

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*No experienced needed
*Hand played frame drum needed
Optional : Ankle bells

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ABOUT FRAME DRUM YOU WILL NEED
*You will need a HAND played frame drum with the thumb notch or thumb hole
16" remo fiberskyn frame drums are good starter drums or invest in a Cooperman handcrafted 16" frame drum
NOTE: ( This is not a workshop for the drums with the mallets as they are built differently than the hand played style.)
This video will give a few things to think about when you get your drum https://youtu.be/ONoeADTujgg
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This signature introduction has been taught for over 20+ years.
It is a fusion of Layne Redmond's teachings, her teaching style along with Miranda Rondeau’s teaching style, her material and the weaving of voice and song.
At the center is Devotion.
It is a reclaiming of this ancient instrument as a sacred Tool of remembrance.
Drumming, stepping and voice is a whole body entrainment approach as passed down from Layne Redmond
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This course will fulfill pre-requisites for most other classes
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Course INCLUDES :
* Bonus live recorded workshop featuring Peace chant
* Opening Drum Invocation
*Create context of container
* Basic music concepts
* Counting subdivisions
* Stepping in rhythm practice as taught by Layne Redmond
* Learn basic drum strokes
* Recite drum strokes
* Warm up patterns and exercises
* Grounding rhythm patterns
* Vocal Weavings with drumming
* Elemental connections to drum strokes
* Honoring the Elements
*Drumming, Stepping and Singing
* Elements Song Chant
* Ma Chant
* Reading drum notation
* Homework
* PDF's
*Supplemental videos
*5 month Access

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Curriculum

  Week #1 Heart of Frame Drumming Signature Introduction
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  Week 2 - Heart of Frame Drum Signature Introduction
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  Week 3 - Heart of Frame Drumming Signature Introduction
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  Week 4 - Heart of Frame Drumming Signature Introduction
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  Bonus Weaving Rhythm & Voice Live Recorded Workshop Featuring "I Am Peace Chant"
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  Additional Resources
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Layne Redmond


My first frame drum teacher since 1994 whose work changed the course of my life and inspired many of my offerings on the path of this ancient instrument.

Mob of Angels


Photo by Julie Adams Sitney


Skills of stepping and drumming prepared for ritual processions.

Procession


Procession preparation for memorial service for Miranda's mother.