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…Ultimate Musical Asset: The Super-Connected Drummer’s Brain

Recognize that elite rhythmic performance goes far beyond "natural talent." 

The modern science of neuroplasticity proves that your brain is a physical structure you can actively sculpt. Every time you step behind the…

Verbalise…say it out loud.

 Turn your random skippy brain into a linear time keeper!

Key Take Aways

Hebbian Axiom “neurons that fire together, wire together”

Somatic Integration: Hebb  with Gust

Myelination: protective lipid sheaths, boosting signal transmission speeds up to…

Collective Effervescence!

Flow State

Musician flow state, or being "in the zone," is a scientifically validated, intense, and pleasurable state of total immersion during performance, characterized by effortless attention and high skill-challenge balance.

 Studies reveal this state correlates with neural…

Myelination

Myelination is the process by which the brain forms a fatty insulation, called myelin, around nerve pathways, which speeds up electrical signal transmission. 

Musicians, through years of practice, increase myelination in the specific neural pathways used for playing their…

Didgeridoo Fungus?

Is your instrument making you sick?

Setup Your Didge for good tone and easy cleaning.

Saliva and breath condensation inside your Didge promote fungal growth that can infect your airways and lungs.

At Symmetrical Drumming Australia I play…