Just the Rhythms
This brand new series features 24 pre-recorded rhythms (including variations) broken down by Katie of Drum Temple to help jumpstart your hand-drumming journey.
Welcome to Just the Rhythms, a pre-recorded series designed to help jumpstart your djembe-drumming journey…without the extra fluff :).
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In this series, we get right to learning how to play each, starting with "bare bones" rhythms and adding 3 challenging and exciting variations to each one to up-level your playing and add flair.
Join me as we move through Levels 1 and 2 with a sequence of rhythms inspired by cultures around the world.​​
What to expect in Everyday Djembe...
Ali Zamora
I caught my first rhythm today!
And of course I thought I was recording during class but nope. Here’s a piece of my second attempt.
And I’m also moving through a bittersweetness because our last class is next week.
This djembe and this course with Of Our Ancestors and Drum Temple has been a major part of what inspired me to finally launch Yoga Cura.
Playing and having fun with so much gratitude in my heart. Ihuu!
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Everyday Djembe 2024
Leidy Gonzalez
Hello beautiful! I just want to
express much gratitude, I just finish my week two on djembe everyday and so powerful. Yesterday I was playing solo rhythm and I cry so much. Release. Thank you thank you.
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Everyday Djembe 2024
Falguni Bhavsar
Coming into today’s session, I was feeling really dysregulated in my nervous system. As we got into today’s drumming, little by little my nervous system started to ground and feel safe. By the end of the session, I was totally in my body and feeling like myself.
I love how the drum does that for me in a time of my life where I am more dysregulated than regulated because of my long term treatment.
Having said that, Katie, drum medicine is so quenching at your helm. The way you lead gives me the sense that I can be free like that and that is what sets me free. I am in awe of your life purpose and will continue to do this with you because it is so good for me.
BTW, I plastered your website on a community page because of who you are and I want everyone in the world to know you.
Everyday Djembe 2024
This series features:
• Basic djembe technique instruction (the three strokes)
• 2 rhythms to accompany medicine music
• 1 traditional West African rhythm from Guinea
(with both accompaniments and the “break”)
• 1 West African-inspired rhythm
• 1 Colombian Rumba-inspired rhythm
• 1 Argentinian bombo leguero-inspired rhythm
*And 3 out of this WORLD variations/up-levels for each one.
For a total of:
24 pre-recorded rhythms broken down by Katie of Drum Temple to help you deepen your djembe-drumming journey.
This Course is Designed To...
So let’s rub our hands together, take a deep breath, shake it out, and begin.
**Level 1 begins with the bare bones rhythms and add 3 distinct variations to each one. Level 2 builds off of Level 1 and also adds 2 additional rhythms with their own variations. Level 1 is necessary to be able to complete Level 2.
And the best part is, you benefit as a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player. Each rhythm becomes more challenging as you add in the variations, and you can learn as little or as much as you want–it’s totally up to you.
Let's dive in!
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Bring balance and a sense of grounding into your everyday life.
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Get you playing alongside other musicians.
Deepen your connection to your inner rhythm and outer expression of it