
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 often is a guest presenter or drum teacher for online schools and programs like Shift network with Krista Holland, Global Rhythm Sangha with Christine Steven's, School of the Sacred Wild, New Earth Mystery School,
She also created and maintains the online presence for “Women Frame Drumming,” dedicated to Layne Redmond in her remembrance.
She is dedicated in reclaiming the frame drum as a sacred tool of remembrance.
Live Recorded Frame Drum Circle Song Workshop
Weaving Rhythm and Song featuring "Blessed Bees"
with Miranda Rondeau
A song to honor the bee
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Basic level 1.5
Pre-requisite - Intro or equivalent: Know how to play patterns upon reading or hearing it recited wth ease
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Layne Redmond author of When the Drummers Were Women inspired
a curiosity and love for the bees.
Many of the thousands of images of ancient women frame drummers
were referred to as Melissa or Deborah which means bee in Greek and Hebrew.
They honored the bee as sacred and were inspired by the bee ways of life.
A song you can sing for them or to them.
Sing while tending.
Sing while watching them on your flowers
Sing whenever you see them
Sing as a way to connect and send blessings.
The bees can use more voices to bring awareness to
one of the most important species on the planet.
We remember what we hold in our hands
We honor the elements
We learn the lyrics and melody of Blessed Bees
We learn the rhythm and patterns
We learn a little about the bees
Will include PDF of lyics and drum notation
Various ways to share is demonstrated
60 days access
Example Curriculum
Layne Redmond in Debra Roberts bee sanctuary in Asheville, NC
Layne inspired a curiosity and love for bees.
