Rhythm Play!™ Resources

Rhythm Books, Websites and Guides to Creative Teaching, Creative Classrooms, Rhythm Activities and Games, Drumming and Other Resources

We are fortunate to have an incredible abundance of talented presenters and rhythm facilitators creating books, CD's and DVD's with rhythm as the focus. Here are just a few, let us know your favorites! We'll add them to the list.

Rhythm Books and Authors

Get these and a huge selection of drums, DVDs, CDs and children’s music at West Music.

AUTHOR	TITLE	CONTENT
Kalani	All About Jembe, All About Bongo / Conga Together in Rhythm The Amazing Jamnasium	EXCELLENT educational and “learn to play” books; Kalani also had videos and CD’s...his matarials are top notch!
Arthur Hull	Drum Circle Sprit	The first drum circle facilitation book; includes a CD
Christine Stevens	The Art and Heart of Drum Circles	Another great book on drum circle facilitation
Mamady Keita	My Life for the Djembe	De Facto info on culture rhythms; includes notation and a CD
Bill Matthews	Drum Talk / Conga Joy	Fantastic rhythm notations and information; also available as a CD or video in VHS format
Christine Stevens Lynn Kliener	Sound Shape Playbook	More great Sound Shape® games by two masterful facilitators; with CD
Layne Redmond	When the Drummers Were Women; A Spiritual History of Rhythm	Fascinating history and lore
Martin Klabunde	West African Rhythms Sourcebook	Excellent info on culture rhythms; includes notation and a CD .
Yaya Diallo	The Healing Drum	Drum history and lore
Sule Greg Wilson	The Drummer’s Path	Spirituality and energy of drumming
Robert Lawrence Freidman	The Healing Power of the Drum	Amazing stories that tell the power of rhythm and drumming
Mickey Hart	Planet Drum / Drumming at the Edge	Drum history and lore
Rocky Maffit	Rhythm and Beauty	Well done overview of global percussion instruments…wonderful pictures; includes a CD
Dave Holland	Interactive Rhythm	Superb collection of games with booklet and DVD!

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Rhythm Websites

Use Rhythm to Teach Math!

Drum with your Middle Schoolers.

Make music with the little ones.

Clcik here for more excellent resources (music, websites).

Sites for teachers list tremendous learning resources.

Praise for Rhythm Play!™

I came back to school yesterday and just flipped it open and used the World Tour. My kids loved it and I had a lot of fun too! This morning, my fourth graders and I made a rhythm recipe of deep dish pizza and right now my fifth graders are in their small groups writing their rhythm stories! I can't wait to hear them. This is a great book!

K Gibson
Music Specialist, Coppell Independent School District

View more testimonials about the rhythm activities and rhythm games found in the book.

How can I order a book?

Rhythm Play!™ is available in paperback with an audio CD or in Adobe PDF format.

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