Greg Whitt's Blog
I Don't Wanna Work!
Written by Greg Whitt Sunday, 05 September 2010 00:00

I just wanna bang on my drum all day! Happy Labor Day everyone! September is kicking off as a great month with Drum for Change!
Fall into the Rhythm!
Written by Greg Whitt Tuesday, 17 August 2010 00:00

The back-to-school season has started with a bang! In the very first week of August I drummed with over 300 people. So many cool things are on my calendar that I can't wait to get to them all!
July Rhythmic Recap
Written by Greg Whitt Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00

Photo by Monika Shakinovsky
July has been a fantastic month for Drum for Change! So much has been happening in my rhythmic microcosm that I hardly know where to begin...
Drumming at Floydfest

All photos by Scott Swimmer
Drumming at Floydfest
From Thursday thru Sunday, July 22-25, 2010, Floydfest 9 was held in the secnic valleys and hills of Virginia nestled along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Tuggles Gap. Pal Scott Swimmer of drumSTRONG invited me to tag along to help facilitate family-friendly drum circles in the Children's Universe. Our friend Frank Bloom of Thunderdrums came from Asheville and ran sound and performed, too. Our good friend Shorty Palmer of Djembe Drums & Skins came to hang out and tune drums for festival goers.
Ogres Are Like Onions
Written by Greg Whitt Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00

OGRES ARE LIKE ONIONS
Originally posted in Soundings on the Raleigh Drum Circle Yahoo Group, May 2004
SHREK: Ogres are like onions.
DONKEY: [Sniffs] They stink?
SHREK: Yes. No! Layers! Onions have layers! Ogres have layers! Onions have layers. You get it? We both have layers. [Sighs]
DONKEY: Oh, you both have layers. Oh. [Sniffs] You know, not everybody likes onions. Cake! Everybody loves cakes! Cakes have layers.
from SHREK!, Dreamworks, 2001
One cool thing about visiting with kids is that you get to watch some great cartoons! This is one of my favorites. "Ogres are like onions." Ha! Now that's a philosophy!
African Drumming - New Beginner's Class
Written by Greg Whitt Sunday, 04 July 2010 00:00

When clients initially contact me, I often explain the differences between several types of drum circles. Of course there's the anarchistic or hippie-thunder drumming circle which has no leader and where everyone simply drums their own thing. Then there are intentional circles with a specific focus for healing or meditation. Plus there's my thing - facilitated community drum circles where a designated leader helps the group to reach it's greatest musical potential. But all of it ties back to folkloric drumming traditions.
Sidewalk Chalk
Written by Greg Whitt Saturday, 29 May 2010 00:00

This Memorial Day weekend I hosted a cookout in my back yard for friends and neighbors. Roughly fifteen of us were grillin' and chillin' under the trees, around the picnic table, and in the hammocks. Like any gathering, there were certain factors at work that help to build community. In this case, they included good food, drink, music, dance and art.
More Articles...
- The BeatBoxx
- Greg Whitt Joins Board of Directors
- Planet Earth Celebration
- Stress-Reduction, Haiti, Church, and Mexican Mahem!
- Dollywood Report
- Drumming in Dollywood
- Drumming Empowerment in April
- Heartbeats for Haiti
- DCF CON GREATEST LEARNINGS
- ANNUAL DRUM CIRCLE FACILITATORS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
- Drumming Empowerment
- CREATIVITY: OFF THE CUFF!
- HAITIAN RHYTHMS FOR RELIEF
- GREG PARTICIPATES IN A NEW DVD!
- DRUM CIRCLES AS CULTURAL PROGRAMMING
- YOUTH PROGRAMS
- VIBRATIONAL HEALING - SOUL SHAKING MUSIC
- CONNECTING THROUGH THE DRUM - DRUMMER's PATH
- WHEN I DREAM, I DRUM
- TUMBAO EVOLVES FROM AFRICAN RHYTHMS
- SANKOFA RHYTHMS - LOOKING BACK TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE
- RHYTHMIC MANIFESTATION - YOU GET WHAT YOU DRUM FOR
- LEADING LEADERS - Three DRUM CIRCLES TODAY
- TEACHING TEACHERS - ROOTS OF RHYTHM
- BRANCHING OUT
- Mr GOOD’s FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
- THRUMMING - CREATIVITY & HEALING
- DRUMMING FOR WORSHIP - DRUMMING IN CHURCH
- IN THE BEGINNING - WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
- RHYTHMS OF LIFE - FOLLOW YOUR BLISS
- INTERPLAY UNTENSIVE RETREAT
- DRUMMING AT YOUR PLACE - VALUE OF RHYTHM
- GIVING BACK - TITHING FOR CHANGE
- HEALING DRUM WORKSHOP
- Great TIME AT FAMILY FUN FRIDAY
- RETURN FROM OMEGA
- PARTS OF THE ONE: Ants & Bees, a metaphor
- DRUMSTRONG IS HERE
- FAMILY FUN FRIDAY coming May 29, 2009
- BOOMWHACKERS JUST ARRIVED
- COOKING UP SOME MUSIC
- DFC - NEW LOOK, NEW BLOG
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