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Keith Hancock, event coordinator for this weekend’s second annual Heart Beat Drum and Dance Festival, believes drumming is “kind of life-changing, to be quite honest.
“I didn’t quite believe that until I went through it myself. You start drumming and you start seeing, ‘This part of my life is working, and this other part is not. I’m going to let this part that’s not working go, and increase this other part.’ The drums awaken your spirit, and it’s empowering, as well.”
The weekend-long festival will cover care and tuning of drums, drumming as a spiritual practice and several other workshops (including sessions on Native American flute and didgeridoo), concerts, jams and more. “This year, we’ll have a lot more drumming and a lot more participation drumming rather than instructional drumming,” Hancock notes. “Before and after every meal for an hour, there’s going to be an open-jam opportunity for everybody to participate in.”
Combine that with the gorgeous surroundings at Sunrise Ranch, 100 Sunrise Ranch Road in Loveland, and you’ve got a festival suitable for drummers across all age groups. The Heart Beat Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday; for information or to sign up, visit http://sunriseranch.org.
June 3-5, noon, 2011
