The Drummantra is a series of compositions and exercises intended as an extension of your drum practice. The purpose is to develop coordination through multi-limb polymetrics. The exercises should be practiced slowly & with deliberation.

The ability to focus your attention, to maintain concentration, to keep track of where you are, to continue to play the patterns fluidly, and to remain relaxed is the basic formula for approaching the Drummantra exercises.

The “Drum” part is obvious, the “mantra” part is basically a term related to meditation, but rather than speaking a mantra with the voice, we are performing long repetitive phrases.

This specific exercise goes through a series of subtle permutations. The basic motif is a two measure tom melody accompanied by a constant 16th note shaker pattern.

The slow moving changes require concentration and relaxation.

The reason this exercise is called “The Dream” is it reminded me of a recurring dream someone I know used to have. He would be standing in the desert, and two suns would move infinitely slow towards each other and finally, hours later, they would meet and then begin their journey back to the edges of the horizon. And then start again. Very meditative, as can be this exercise.

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