The Drum Making Workshop Page for Rocky Mountain Heartbeat Drums who makes handmade drums, drum bags and totem medicine bags, holds drumming circles, conducts drumming therapy and instructs monthly drum-making workshops

DRUM MAKING WORKSHOPS

Drum-making is a very esthetic, joyful and spiritually uplifting experience. It creates a unique connection with you, your drum and the Earth Mother. Moreover, the satisfaction of using your own handmade drum at a drumming circle is supreme.

All drum kits include the parts for a drum beater. Also
VISA, Mastercard and Discover Cards are accepted. Just click on the drum image, below, to go to our shopping cart to select your desired options.

Drum making workshops are being held in Denver, Colorado. The workshop covers three main areas. First, there is a preparatory ceremony creating sacred circle.

The steps in the handcrafting the drum are illustrated by the images to the right. In the top image, the drum frame is being sanded so that they are smooth and can accept the hide to be stretched over it.

The next image shows the holes being punched in the hide for the lacing that will be stretched tighly over the drum frame.

The third picture shows the lacing of the drums that will stretch the hide evenly around the drum frame.

After the drum is completed, the next image shows the drum blessing being performed and, finally, the finished product. The satisfaction of a hand-made drum is hard to beat!

For workshop reservation dates and times, please call us at (720) 941-1700, or email us.

If you want to sponsor a drum-making workshop in your community, please don't hesitate to email us for details. We can also arrange a video presentation that gives a step-by-step procedure. We also help with drum repair.

Check out our handmade drums!

Our next drum-making workshops will be held on October 19th and 20th. For all of the details, please click here !

Future workshop dates will be announced

Sanding the Drum
Drum Sanding

Punching the Hide
Hide Punching

Lacing the drum
Drum Lacing

Blessing of the drums
Blessing the Drums

The finished hand drums
The Finished Product

SIERRA DRUM-MAKING WORKSHOP

Sierra Drum-making Workshop
White Eagle assisting one of the students during a step in the drum-making process

MONARCH CENTER DRUM-MAKING WORKSHOP

Some of the many attendees Everyone enjoyed being creative

"UPCOMING MAY DRUM-MAKING WORKSHOP!"

DRUM-MAKING WORKSHOP FORM

Rocky Mountain Heartbeat Drums
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8” X 2½” round heavy duty cardboard drum kit (available in Red, Blue, Green and Yellow with matching felt head beater)with class instruction $25 for unbleached cowhide. (Special colors on request)

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8” X 2” round maple drum kit with class instruction $45 for natural elk hide

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10” X 2” round maple drum kit with class instruction $60 for natural elk hide

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13” X 3” round maple drum kit with class instruction or 13” octogon cedar drum kit with class instruction $100 for natural elk hide

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15” X 3” round maple drum kit with class instruction or 15” x 3” octagon cedar drum kit with class instruction $125 for natural elk hide

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18” X 3” round walnut drum kit with class instruction 17” x 3” octagon cedar drum kit with class instruction $145 for natural elk hide

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All drum kits include the parts for a drum beater.
Add $30 to the above price for Buffalo Hide Buffalo Hide Option:

We accept ** also Visa, Mastercard and Discover Cards or mail payment to:

Rocky Mountain Heartbeat Drums
1523 Quitman Street #804
Denver, Colorado 80204

Workshops will be held on Friday May 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm and Saturday May 17th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

*Payments must be received by Saturday, May 10th*