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Modern Drummer Magazine Review, December 21, 1999
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Most Americans know the name of one frame drum -- the tambourine. And we give it a single musical role -- to accent the backbeat. But what would happen if we opened the door to frame drums wide open? Could serious technique be applied to make music that matters? Educator and virtuoso Layne Redmond answers "Yes!" in Rhythmic Wisdom, her 70 minute instructional video on the history and technique of the frame drum. Redmond is a good teacher, putting the focus on your learning, not on her performing. She covers basic technique and interlocking rhythms, and enlightens us about remarkable drums from around the world. Perhaps most striking is Redmond's account of how drumming connects to religion, history, physics, and psychobiology. They say it's just music, but through Redmond's eyes it appears to be a good deal more. Reviewed by Bill Kiely
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