Pau Gimeno

My first connection with drumcircles was on my final essay about the subject of music pedagogy when I was finishing my degree in the Superior Conservatoire of Barcelona in Classical Percussion. The subject of this essay was the approach of Arthur Hull to the concepts and techniques of Drum Circles mostly taken from his book “Drum Circle Spirit.”

At the final stage of my training as a Percussionist I became interested in Music Therapy and how music, and specifically Rhythm, is a contribution to the development of Human potential. After enrolling an MA in Music therapy my focus of practice population’s been persons that face severe psychiatric disorders. The use of Drum Cricles as a Technique has increased my interest because of Its social affordances and the fostering of positive emotions linked to the practice.