[MR] Drum Circle Information w/ Special Guest Daveed Korup -- Tao De Drum

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Drum Circle Information with Special Guest - Daveed Korup and Tao De Drum

I co - lead a drum Circle the 2nd Friday of the month at 7:30 pm.  The drum circle is located at the Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church (www.puuc.org).  It is a social time where one can drum, talk. eat and share something of themselves.

The first one was a workshop in Introduction to drumming.  It gave us a base for drumming and helped establish how to play well in a group.  Second Drum Circle was a social time of storytelling and teaching drumming.  The third drum
circle was still more teaching and socializing.  The amount of rhythms we have learned and played help to establish a good base. The group is starting to play well and is forming friendships and connection through music.  The fourth session was interesting.  We experimented with soul singing and dance as well as refreshing what we have learned.   Since then we have had many drum circles and each one is different and unique.  Mark Stone has come and taught Native American Drumming. John Burns has been bringing what he has learned in African Drumming. Each person brings something special.  The next drum circle will have Daveed Korup.  He will be presenting hand drumming techniques for a class called Tao De Drum. This will not be a Drum Circle to miss. Invite everyone you know. What follows is information on this.

No one has to be a expert drummer. I want to encourage everyone to come drum no matter what ability.  All you have to have is a desire to drum and a snack to much on.  Come feel the rhythm of life and drum with us.  You are invited.

Where: Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church.
            9704 Mallard Creek Road

When: 2nd Friday of the Month,
           Next one is December 13th
           7:30 pm - until

Announcment: Tao De Drum
The most skilled drummers are not

only those who make it look simple,

but also for whom drumming is simple.

- Tao Te Drum VI



Daveed Korup's


Tao Te Drum

A Way of the Drum






    Tao Te Drum  is a holistic approach to ethnic hand drumming, where learning how to drum is just as important as learn what to drum.

    Utilizing techniques & rhythms from eastern and western traditions, Tao Te Drum  explores from the inside out, where participants develop drumming skills with focus on individual style. Emphasis is on warm ups, the mind/body connection, practice skills, rhythms development, & much more.



"Drumming on purpose" is more than an expression,

 it's a way to live life.


David Korup's Bio:

Percussionist * Composer  * Poet

Teacher * Instrument Maker * Philosopher

Producer * Writer * World Citizen

Daveed has sparked the imaginations of thousands in creating a unique sound, which reflects a synthesis of styles from many of the world's dynamic percussion traditions and Western Jazz.


A native of Illinois, Korup is the co-creator of DrumFest!: a hands-on, multi-cultural drumming experience for people of all ages. Through school assembly programs, artist-in-residency projects, concerts and workshops, Daveed introduces participants to the exciting world of percussion and rhythm. Since its' inception, DrumFest! has reached more than 45,000 people from Charlotte, NC to San Diego, CA.


A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Daveed has worked with musician and mentor, Billy Woods, performing the "Music of the Urban Gypsy" all across the country and is co-founder of Lights-On Productions, which promotes percussion performance and instructional projects. In 1994, they created the provocative percussion ensemble, Seeds of Time and released two energizing recording projects, Eyes Behind the Veil and Seeds of Time -- an Invitation to Drum.


PJ Birosik, a music reviewer for the New Age Music News & Reviews, had this to say about Eyes Behind the Veil:


"A sacred dance masterpiece.music that moves beyond

simple entertainment into the realm of wonder."


Daveed has produced three instructional projects for North African/Middle Eastern drumming, The World of Dumbek - an introduction to basic Middle Eastern rhythms; Rhythm Rides for Dumbek - an extensive survey of Middle Eastern drumming techniques; and Tao Te Drum - a comprehensive hand drumming method focusing on eastern drumming for western drummers.


Korup is the lead percussionist for the Eurasian folk ensemble, Turku, which traveled to Samarkand, Uzbekstan in the fall of 2001 to participate in the third annual Sharq Taronalari Festival, sponsored by UNESCO and the Uzbeki government.

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