I started studying with Layne Redmond around 1994 which began on the tambourine.
I had the privilege to also assist and perform with her along the west coast of California.
She was known as a Master Frame drummer, teacher, author, historian, mythologist, composer, recording artist, film maker, educator, world traveller, yogini and Bee Priestess.
She has changed many lives along the way and opened a path for many women to drum, to create sacred ritual space and follow their dreams.
She has left a legacy of resources to be continued to be shared for generations to come.
She has written a number of books, recorded many music projects, written articles, created instructional material on cd, dvd and youtube, designed her own line of signature series drums with REMO, produced films, and has researched and collected thousands of images of women frame drummers recovering their historic significance.
She was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame Nov. 11th 2021
Circling Round the Tambourine Rhythms in Ten Live Recorded Workshop with Miranda Rondeau
LEVEL 2
We gather around our tambourine, to give it voice, give it life, especially if it's been
a little silent for a time.
Always in remembrance of Layne Redmond
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Pre-requisite :- Know how to hold the tambourine , play the basic strokes , read simple drum notation and play simple patterns while stepping
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Includes
*Opening song
*Story weavings in honor of Layne
*Stepping exercise grounding in pulse
*Stepping exercise in rhythms in 10
*Review + Warm up practice
*Honor Elements through drum and song
* Learn rhythm patterns in 10
*Rhythm Combining
* Drum to melodic spontaneous songs
*Learn a simple pattern with prompts for simple improv
*PDF
*30 Day Access
Bring your double rowed jingled tambourine, paper, pen, beverage and ankle bells if you have them
Important
Duration
Workshop recording is accessible 24/7 for 30 days from the date of registration.
There is no extensions accept by re-registering for class again.
Los Angeles
Project Butterfly Layne offered a slide show presentation on When the Drummers Were Women and ritual performance that we got to participate.
Escondido, CA
Goddess Studio weekend retreat in Escondido, I had the honor to assist.
Los Angeles, CA
Earth Sky Lodge hosted by Christopher Pellani
Example Curriculum
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.
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.
