SACRED MOUNTAIN DRUMS / Drum Making 4 of 5

Native American Drum Making
Alan Willes
part 4
55 Minute Instructional DVD Available
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I try and not work when I'm out of atunement. My Native American teachers always say, "in a good way". That how I try to work. I, myself, am not a Native American if that matters. I tie the barrel and pow wow drums with a Hopi style stitch. That style has tremendous power and teachings. More than I could every try to explain here. I do my best in creating the frame. Each one turns out different. I try to make them beautiful enough to be centerpieces for homes. I want them to both sound and look great. I wonder if that's part of my Forest Service multiple use management training.. The larger drums are always the centerpieces of the homes to which they go.

Frame drums ~ Alaskan Yellow Cedar frames with horse or elk hides. You build your own kits available with video instructions. If you live in a more humid climate than the Rockies (which is most probable), the kits will work better for you. Frame drums are susceptible to moisture. Their birth in the climate they will live in will make for a better drum.

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