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Recent studies show that drumming can have powerful effects on our student's physical and emotional health. Drumming helps heal trauma, creates a sense of connectedness, helps release negative feelings, boosts immune systems, induces deep relaxation, and makes us happy! Drumming is a fantastic brain workout and a fabulous way for our children to create music! Playing the drums makes the brain think in a way that very few activities can. Music and drumming can help students excel academically: According to one study, “Music enables students to learn multiplication tables and math formulas more easily (T. Mickela as cited in Kelstrom, 1998); rhythm students learn the concept of fractions more easily; students who were taught using rhythm notation scored 100 percent higher on tests of fractions; and a child may use the ability for logical thinking that was developed in music class to solve problems quite unrelated to music (Kelstrom, 1998).” Drumming also helps students build self-confidence and self-awareness. Learning drums challenges you to break complex tasks into manageable parts. Then, after persistent practice, you’re able to play something quite challenging. This is a skill that carries over in many areas of life. Believing you’re able to learn difficult material is crucial to overcome obstacles, both in music and in life.

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Recent studies show that drumming can have powerful effects on our student's physical and emotional health. Drumming helps heal trauma, creates a sense of connectedness, helps release negative feelings, boosts immune systems, induces deep relaxation, and makes us happy! Drumming is a fantastic brain workout and a fabulous way for our children to create music! Playing the drums makes the brain think in a way that very few activities can. Music and drumming can help students excel academically: According to one study, “Music enables students to learn multiplication tables and math formulas more easily (T. Mickela as cited in Kelstrom, 1998); rhythm students learn the concept of fractions more easily; students who were taught using rhythm notation scored 100 percent higher on tests of fractions; and a child may use the ability for logical thinking that was developed in music class to solve problems quite unrelated to music (Kelstrom, 1998).” Drumming also helps students build self-confidence and self-awareness. Learning drums challenges you to break complex tasks into manageable parts. Then, after persistent practice, you’re able to play something quite challenging. This is a skill that carries over in many areas of life. Believing you’re able to learn difficult material is crucial to overcome obstacles, both in music and in life.

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