we are born in rhythm -- let's learn to speak the language together
LATELY we have lost this essential connection
Welcome to Just the Rhythms, a pre-recorded online series by Drum Temple designed to help you reconnect with your primal heartbeat through rhythms from around the world adapted for the West African djembe drum.
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Learn 25 rhythms in 5-15 minute lessons (quick and efficient)
Just the Rhythms
is made for the human who...
Feels the call to hand drumming or is curious​​​
Believes music is a birthright, not a privilege
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Knows that tapping into rhythm is an essential part of our path as humans who GROW
Wants to add djembe drumming to song circle or ceremonial spaces
Craves a practice that grounds and centers the body and mind
Is ready to express themselves with technical backing
Wants to efficiently learn in 6-15 min lessons (easily digestible)
Values the passed down wisdom that comes from song & beat inheritance
this series features
Basic Djembe Technique Instruction:
The 3 basic strokes & a fun rhythm to practice them
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Bare Bones Rhythms:
Discover six pre-recorded rhythms inspired by vibrant cultures around the world, each crafted to ignite your passion for drumming.
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Up-Levels & Variations:
Multiple additional increasingly challenging lessons for each rhythm, making 25 rhythms TOTAL in the two levels.
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Easy-to-Follow Breakdowns:
Our clear instructions will guide you through each rhythm step-by-step—perfect for building your confidence.
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Spoken/Sung Instruction:
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Each rhythm contains a call & response rhythmic singing portion to fully ingrain it within your system.​
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Lots of laughs, encouragement, and powerful pushes forward throughout your journey
curriculum
level 1 & Level 2
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2 Afro-Cuban Inspired Rhythms
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1 Traditional West African Rhythm (Guinea) complete with accompaniments and the “break”
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1 West African-Inspired Rhythm
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1 Colombian Rumba-Inspired Rhythm
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1 Argentine Bombo Leguero-Inspired Rhythm
level 2 overview
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Level 2 builds on what was learned in Level 1​
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11 variations lessons
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These become distinctly more challenging as you move to the higher variations for each rhythm.
level 1 overview
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The 6 "bare-bones" rhythms
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Ghost note up-levelling instruction for each rhythm & accompaniments.
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For a total of 14 lessons
level 1 & 2
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Both levels include 25 lessons from 5-12 minutes each, full and proper djembe technique, and a warmup exercise to take home with you.
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**Level 1 begins with the bare bones rhythms and ghost-note instruction. Level 2 builds off of Level 1 by adding challenging & exciting variations. Level 1 is required to complete Level 2.
This course is designed to:
Bring balance and a sense of grounding into your everyday life.
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Get you playing in song circles, at home, or in rhythmic spaces.
Deepen your connection to your inner rhythm and outer expression of it
In just a few weeks, you will PLAY the djembe with confidence, charisma, & a deep inner knowing that rhythm exists within.
a word from Katie
I believe that we cannot exist in full spectrum and expression within these human bodies without the medicines of rhythm & song.
-- we are AUTOMATICALLY programmed to be "in rhythm" and "in harmony"
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Rhythm saved my life as an adult, and signaled to me that it was safe to exist as a child.
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Before that, I felt as if I could not hear and feel on this planet.
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It is our RESPONSIBILITY to return to the Primordial Pulse within through these sacred "boomerangs" so we can alchemize the deepest suffering on this planet and bring humanity back into the light.
TESTIMONIALS
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.
Ali Zamora
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.
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Falguni Bhavsar
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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Melissa Gonzalez
Yes yes yes yes a thousand times yes. You [KATIE] bring the energy every single time. If the energy was a taste of this, you don’t want to miss this energy.
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Flo
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