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. Through the Frame Drum Circle Song Portal Teachable platform she offers a place to learn the art and heart of frame drumming. Signature workshops,
classes and courses. She currently teaches online.
She performs in a ceremonial context, playing for rites of passage and communal bonding.
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, The Cohesion Collective with April Rose 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
6 Week Live Recorded Signature Series
Gather Round the Tambourine
Exploring Rhythms in Seven
Rhythm and Skill Building
Non Traditional Approach to Sevens
Level 2
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Previous studies and training suggested
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A fun way to discover different sevens within a root structure,
while developing skills around rhythm building and technique.
Prompts to open simple places to improv variations.
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Rhythm and Skill building
Jingle warm ups
Jingle variations
Shake integration
Learn wth grouping method
Rhythm prompts
Pathway for simple improvisation
Pattern combining
Discover ways to create your own patterns
Learn a composition
PDF
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Priced for 1 year access
Example Curriculum
- PDF Week #3
- RECORDING week # Gather Round the Tambourine Exploring Rhythms in Seven (82:05)
- Group 0,1,2,3,4 & 5
- Supplemental Video Week #3 #1 PDF D and E (0:58)
- Supllemental Video week #3 #2 PDF A - E (2:03)
- Supplemental video #3 PDF #3 2-3 #1-#5 Groupings in triangle (2:36)
- Supplemental Video Week #4 More work with Groupings in triangle (11:57)
- Supplemental video Week #3 #5 Introduce shakes (1:51)
- PDF Week #4
- Triangle grouping chart for Group 0,2 & 4
- PDF Composition Section A - G
- RECORDING Week #4 Gather Round Round the Tambourine Exploring Rhythms in Seven (81:52)
- Supplemental video Week #4 #1 see PDF #3 (0:46)
- Supplemental video Week #4 #2 see PDF #4 (0:36)
- Supplemental Videos Week #4 #3 Fast roll Intro (2:13)
- Supplemental Videos Week #4 #4 rolls (1:14)
- Supplemental Videos Week #4 #5 PDF section 7 E & D (2:27)
- Supplemental Videos Week #4 #6 Compoisition section F (3:24)
- Supplemental Videos Week #4 #7 Composition A - F (1:27)
- PDF Week #5
- PDF Composition A - I
- Triangle Grouping chart
- RECORDING Week #5 Gather Round Round the Tambourine Exploring Rhythms in Seven (83:25)
- Supplemental Videos Week #5 Composition section G (0:51)
- Supplemental Videos Week #5 Composition section H (0:53)
- Supplemental Videos Week #5 Composition section I (1:54)
- Supplemental Video Week #5 Whole Composition (1:59)
- Supplemental Video Week #5 PDF 1- 3 (2:49)
- Supplemental Video Week #5 PDF 4B section (2:54)
- Supplemental Video Week #5 Prompt Triangle grouping with Go to pattern (2:45)
- PDF Week #6
- PDF Composition
- RECORDING Week #6 Gather Round Round the Tambourine Exploring Rhythms in Seven (82:52)
- Supplemental Video Week #6 1 PDF #1 & #2 introduce 3 stroke roll (3:54)
- Supplemental Video Week #6 PDF #3 - 3 stroke rolls and triplets (2:22)
- Supplemental Video Week #6 rolls in whole pattern 4 stroke, 3 stroke and tripets (2:47)
- Supplemental Video Week #6 rolls in whole pattern 3 stroke, 4 stroke & 3 stroke with 2 speeds. (3:34)
- Supplemental Video Week #6 PDF #4 integrating shakes in Talking section (2:27)
- Rolls chart with prompts