Thanks to all who attended the Alchemical Fire Circle Drum Experience held at PatheaCon today in the San Simeon Room.

As promised, here are some important links for you to explore drum practice:

1.  This attachment shows 20 popular drum rhythms [pdf]: D's for Doums, T's for Teks, and K's for Ka (upper and lowercase often illustrate how notes in the various rhythms can be accented to "embellish" rhythms) -You can also see a "pulse line" that shows 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 pulse rhythms.

2.  Alchemical Rhythmatism - Joshua Levin and Deborah Nervig's developing tradition, available at http://www.mythfits.com

3.  Jas's Middle Eastern Rhythm Page - http://www.khafif.com/rhy/ - an excellent source of history, technique and drum rhythms. You can even enter in a rhythm and have his Web site play it back for you.

4.  If you're really serious about developing a practice, downloading a drum machine program really helps - they're free and easy to set up. You enter your rhythms, and they're a tireless teacher to listen and play along with. I like Drumflow myself.

I will add more to this site over the next few days. Please email me with questions, comments, and suggestions!