Articles and Research – Drumming for Health and Wellbeing
There is now a long list of references for Drumming for Wellbeing (in various community and professional sectors).
Here are some of our recommendations:
- Rhythm Research Resources
https://www.rhythmresearchresources.net/
- Rhythm to Recovery also has some interesting references here:
https://rhythm2recovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Supporting-Research.pdf
- Drumming and a Somatic Approach
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/drumming-somatic-approach-simon-faulkner
- 6 Evidence-Based Ways Drumming Heals Body, Mind and Soul
https://wakeup-world.com/2015/04/07/6-evidence-based-ways-drumming-heals-body-mind-and-soul/
- Science Shows Drummers Are Fitter and Happier Than Everyone Else
https://www.mic.com/articles/116674/science-shows-drummers-are-fitter-and-happier-than-everyone-else
- Promoting well-being through group drumming with mental health service users and their carers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041820/
- The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behavior in Low-Income Children
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/250708/
- Promoting well-being through group drumming with mental health service users and their carers
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482631.2018.1484219
- “To the beat of a different drum”: Improving the social and mental wellbeing of at-risk young people through drumming
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253650817_To_the_beat_of_a_different_drum_Improving_the_social_and_mental_wellbeing_of_at-risk_young_people_through_drumming
- Group drumming and well-being: A promising self-care strategy for social workers
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242013749_Group_drumming_and_well-being_A_promising_self-care_strategy_for_social_workers
- One reference of note is Barry Bitman’s. His research is excellent. https://www.rhythmresearchresources.net/drum-therapy-bittman.html
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