Miranda Rondeau

We were entrained with the pulse of our mothers blood pulsing through her arteries while we we fetuses In her womb. The pulse imprinted into our body, brains, blood and bones. Our soundtrack of our first home and our time of living in literal oneness To drum is to come home to become one with our drum The drum, a voice of the mother The voice of the womb The voice of the heart The voice of the rhythm of life. #layneredmond #framedrum #framedrumming #womenframedrumming #womb

Online Frame Drum Circle Song Workshop Weaving Rhythm and Song featuring "Blessed Bees" Wed. May 13th 8:00 - 9:30am PT / 11:00-12:30pm ET / 5:00pm-6:30pm CET Will be recorded ----------------------------------------- Pre-requisite - Intro or equivalent: Know how to play patterns upon reading or hearing it recited ------------------------------------------ Layne Redmond author of When the Drummers Were Women inspired a curiosity and love for the bees. Many of the thousands of images of ancient women frame drummers were referred to as Melissa or Deborah which means bee in Greek and Hebrew. They honored the bee as sacred and were inspired by the bee ways of life. Gather to learn a song for the bees. A song you can sing for them or to them. Sing while tending. Sing while watching them on your flowers Sing whenever you see them Sing as a way to connect and send blessings. The bees can use more voices to bring awareness to one of the most important species on the planet. ::: *We open with a circe song sung into the drum. *We remember what we hold in our hands *We honor the elements *We learn the lyrics and melody of Blessed Bees *We learn the rhythm and patterns *We learn a little about the bees *Will include PDF of lyircs and drum notation 60 days access -------------------------------------- See bio #bee #worldbeedayMay29 #framedrum #framedrumming

Online Gather Round the Frame Drum Honoring the Mother Through Rhythm, Voice and Mantra Sat. May 9th 1.5 hours 8am-9:30am PDT / 11am-12:30pm ET / 5pm CET T he frame drum and our voice become our devotional tools of offerings and prayers. We drum and sing to remember and to come home. The drum echoes the first sound we ever hear, which is the sound of our mothers blood pulsing through her arteries while we were fetuses in the womb, our first home. We remember what we hold in our hands The voice of the drum is the voice of the mother. Honoring divine mother, cosmic mother, mother earth, all mothers, mothers to be and mother within each of us through our offerings. Our time together *Vocal weaving offerings *Ma Mantra *Sing along songs ~ Bless Your Womb ~I am Yours Divine Mother ~Voice of the Drum *Rhythmic offerings Bring hand played frame drum, frame drum with mallet, pen, paper and beverage Registration $25 via bio or via paypal or venmo Note workshop and your email Paypal to :: paypal.me/mirandarondeau Venmo :: mirandasmuse #framedrum #framedrumming #ma #mantra

The first sound we ever hear is the sound of our mother‘s blood pulsing through her arteries while we were fetus in the womb. The womb our first home, our time of oneness where our blood bones and body were imprinted with this pulse. The drum is the echo of that ongoing pulse of our time of oneness in the womb. When we drum, we become one with our drum and the pulse. To drum is to come home To drum is to remember To remember together is heaven I am always transported when drumming and singing with others to the experience that we’ve done this for many lifetimes. We offered our rhythms and voice for unity, harmony, and peace in the world. We feed this prayer with each immersion. Beautiful to share the space with beautiful souls. Thank you. @raha__show for your soulful weaving of voice for this prayer. Ariadne was known as the Goddess of the labyrinth. Her priestesses played the frame drum. Wonderful to discover this connection reading the book. When the Drummers Were Women by Layne Redmond Thank you to each beautiful soul who arrived to gather around The Voice of the Drum

Mother Nature You nurture our soul We Give thanks We give Thanks We Give Thanks #framedrum #nature #song #chant #offering

It's rare to find a time to gather with the drum to commune in rhythm, in song, to learn, to study and feel the rhythmic vibrations together with others. We get to remember we are connected to something ancient as well as remember the first rhythm we heard, our mothers blood pulsing through her arteries while we were fetuses in the womb. The womb our first home, our time of oneness. We entrained and were imprinted with our mothers pulse into our body, brain, blood and bones. When we drum we in a sense recreate the entrainment to our pulses of our drum. We become one with our drum. We come home. We not only hold a drum, we hold all it represents. We give voice to it, just by holding and playing. We restore it's voice with each stroke. We revive it's voice Nothing like doing this together, to feel and hear the vibrations of multiple drums. The drum is a voice the voice of the mother the voice of the womb the voice of creation the voice of the heart the voice of unity the voice of harmony The drum is a voice The voice of the earth The voice of the waters The voice of fire and air * * * * * * Each gathering, creates new connections. We are each in the right place, at the right time, with the right combination of people. We have a beautiful group of souls joining from LA and locally in San Diego. 3 spots open Spring Mini Frame Drum Immersion Voice of the Drum Special guest offering medicine of flute @lilawatermann Sat. April 18th 1-5pm Celebrating spring, earth day, the voice of the drum, a birthday and anniversary of Dragonfly. Drumming, vocal weavings, rhythms in 6, 8 and 10, rhythmic offerings for the land and the world. See bio for more info. #framedrum #earthday #spring #song #dragonfly #nature

Celebrating upcoming 14 yr anniversary of Dragonfly composition & video launch April 22 2012. Online Frame Drum Workshop An Introduction to Dragonfly Stories behind song, composition & video Learn part 1 & 2 of Introduction :: A song already a decade old before it got recorded thanks to the initiation of @tony moss I just came back from a walking adventure in Peru and bam hit the ground running with music recording session already scheduled, meetings for visioning with a team and all fell into place. It was an amazing experience to film this music video. Editing was generously volunteered over a 1 year period with keeping to the vision thanks to @herbertbennettedits and Tony. "Dragonfly" is my expression of devotion for the frame drum and all it symbolizes. It is also my way to pay tribute to the rich history, tradition, and lineage of women frame drum players past, as well as present and future. Dragonfly is a symbol of transformation, a song of remembrance, the language of the heart. 2021 I taught my first group the whole song that took 9 weeks. First time ever to hear others play it on frame drum. It was exciting. They were invited to make a video snippet so there is a playlist out there. :: The first to finish and make a video of learning the song was Kadambari Maa a kirtan frame drum singer and the 2nd was my niece, a natural. :: Video stills are compilations of slide photos from Layne Redmond's collection she contributed. :: Dragonfly art at the end of the video by @soul_wind_feather who was the first to learn the structure of the song and first to perform it with me. :: Still of the women frame drum teachers I currently knew in 2011. Layne Redmond Dana Maman Marla Leigh Judith Cohen Alessandra Belloni Judy Piazza Rowan Storm :::::::::::::: Live recorded workshop now available Learn part 1 & 2 of the Introduction. Learn the different time signatures Learn uncommon fun strokes Hear the stories behind the composition, the song and the music video. PDF of the Introduction. Geared towards level 2 players but all is welcome to join. See Bio #framedrum #layneredmond #whenthedrummerswerewomen #dragonfly

It's that time again. Our spring Mini Frame Drum Immersion Voice of the Drum Special guest flute magic @lilawatermann Sat. April 18th 1-5pm San Diego county Limited space Outdoors Caution : Rattle snakes season : keep on paths and walk in awareness Pre-requisite: Basic level : If you need an introduction I can offer a 50% OFF the live recorded 2 part Introduction ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ We drum to come home We drum to remember. We'll be gathering in person in to give voice and love to our drums, to make rhythmic offerings, to nourish in the vibration of community drumming and singing. Two vibrational medicines that are also our offerings. We celebrate spring, the earth, the voice of the drum and connect to our original call of the drum. Knowing what we hold in our hands, brings restoration to the drum as we are part of the re-emergence of this sacred instrument in contemporary times We remember a lineage of ancient women frame drummers who held the earth as sacred. The drum a tool of sacred remembrance To drum, is to give voice to all the drum represents To drum is to come home *. *. *. *. *. We'll learn The Voice of the Drum song, and drum along to sing alongs on guitar. We'll play rhythms in 6,8 and 10 using rhythm structures. Everything an offering * * * * * * * * * * Our time together communing in Rhythm *Welcome Opening invocation Create our container and intentions *Rhythmic Remembrance *Introductions *Honor Elements *Circle Songs and sing alongs *Drum and sing. *Rhythm Prompts *Explore rhythm structures *Extended playing time *Call and response singing *Stepping and drumming *Rhythm offerings to the land It will include refreshments ------------------- See bio for more info. ------------------ Group photo by Cas @native_amphibian #framedrum #framedrumming #voice #sing #chant #rhythm #spring #earth #layneredmond

Spontaneous welcoming song for the OPENING online Workshop Gather Round the Tambourine Exploring Rhythms in Ten * * * * * * * * * * The first workshop I ever took with Layne Redmond my late teacher was on a middle eastern style tambourine. How it all unfolded was magical. I first went to her slideshow presentation and performance called "When the Drummers Were Women" It was a homecoming and a remembrance. I knew I had to learn the frame drum and that she had to be my teacher. It was life changing. I took her workshop and never stopped drumming except for the time I was caretaking my mom. Now I am honored to be teaching since 1999 with Layne's nudging. It never crossed my mind to teach as I thought I had no business teaching. She kept telling me I should teach. I said no as I'd rather have everyone study with her. She didn't live in California and would travel here. One time after teaching a workshop she asked all the participants. "Who wants to continue studying?" Many raised their hands. She then says " Ok talk to Miranda, she teaches" I was shocked because I wasn't teaching and had no plans to teach. 1999 I began to teach my friends so that I could have people to practice with to prepare myself to go to her 6 month Intensive called Giving Birth To Myself where you meet once a month for the whole weekend.. The next thing I knew my friends were stepping, drumming and reciting the drum strokes. So I thought I might as well begin offering it out to the public at least once a month. I then created my signature Heart of Frame Drumming Introduction that included vocal weaving and song. When you studied with Layne you are trained in upright position stepping, drumming and reciting patterns. You are also trained in the lapstyle and trained on the tambourine. I learned my first combination of rhythms in ten with her while having to step. So it's lovely to be revisiting this time signature. Grateful she saw my potential and kept telling me I should teach. I love teaching. This tambourine is also her signature tambourine called the lotus tambourine in collaboration with Remo #tambourine #lotustambourine #framedrum #layneredmond

Weaving the pulse of the earth : A body percussion and voice journey workshop as part of @created.by.sound It was an all day event of sound, music, song, offerings and workshops celebrating spring and creation. The setting was on the beautiful sanctuary land of @ourbutterflymountain A magical day under the sun among trees, gardens, beautiful spaces in nature in the mountains of Topanga, CA. So many beautiful souls and soul nourishing music. In our session, we offered our voices to the land with our walking pulse and hands pulsing on our hearts. Affirming we are rhythm and singers by birthright. We each have our own signature sound frequency that is medicinal for ourselves and a gift for offerings. Our voice a portal for our expression, creativity, devotion, prayers, intentions and offerings. We are unlimited creativity with hundreds of songs waiting to be birthed whether it is sung only once or a keeper. We experienced simple spontaneous sound offerings. Each one blessed one another in spontaneous language and song around a circle. Each created in the moment their own spontaneous call and response offerings. We sang affirmations and the song I Feel the Earth Beneath My Feet. Everyone was invited to continue making spontaneous song offerings daily. So wonderful to have past drum students, old friends and new join together in one pulse and voice. #framedrum #song #chant #offerings #spontaneity #motherearth #spring #sing

Spring Awakening Lyrics and melody to a song that came in spring * A song honoring the earth seasons of spring, our own awakening and the re-emergence of the frame drum in these modern times. * Spring speaks of renewal, rebirth and new beginnings. It speaks of restoration and reviving. Reclaiming new life, the seed of something once dormant, lost or taken away. It speaks as a time to rejoice, a time to revere and remember our divine source. For me also...... A time to remember our soul, our spirit, our creative self, our eternal selves. A time to wake up out of our slumber of living in separation, A time to wake up out of our old programing, old stories that don't serve. A time to remember we are one planetary family on our mother earth that we are part of. It is also for me the re-emergence of the voice fo the drum birthing in these contemporary times. The voice of the mother, the womb, the first sound we ever hear. The voice of the rhythms of life of mother earth. To drum is to come home over and over again. The drum is tool of remembrance. Reminding us we are a part of the circle of life and cycles of nature. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 🌱 🐝🥀 Grateful to offer a 3 week online frame drum series Spring Awakening Weaving Rhythms and Voice featuring the song and theme Spring Awakening. Recorded - Any missed classes are sent to you ---------------------------- Sat. 9am PT /12pm ET / 5pm CET March 8th March 28th April 4th -------------- Our time together *Honor Layne Redmond *Honor the drum *Water our rhythmic seeds *Honor the elements *Sing along songs *Call and response singing *Journal prompts *Learn Spring Awakening *PDF's *Community time (optional ) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::; See bio #spring #framedrum #framedrumming #equinox #restore #revive #rebirth #drum #re-emerge #whenthedrummerswerewomen #Layneredmond

cXs presents:⁠ ⁠ @mirandasmuse is an internationally recognized singer, song writer, musician, frame drum artist and frame teacher. A long time student of the late Layne Redmond who authored When the Drummers Were Women.⁠ She has been teaching since 1999. She teaches the weaving of drumming and voice both in song and toning. She has taught internationally and currently online. She sees the frame drum and voice as a portal for expression, creativity, devotion, prayers and intentions. Everything an offering. Spontaneous singing her staple.⁠ She offers vocalization playshops as well as rhythm and vocal playshops using the walking pulse and simple body percussion.⁠ Miranda has created and teaches a repertoire of frame drum "circle songs" as a way of sacred remembrance.