SOMATIC DRUMMING WORKSHOP

TUNING YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM 

TO ENHANCE YOUR DRUMMING

With Quincy Davis and Adam Gust

I. INTRODUCTION

        1. (0:00) Instructor Introductions

II. DRUMMING REFLEXES

A. Chapter 1: Drumming Reflexes 101

1. (0:46) Video: “Drumming Reflexes”

2. (2:25) Drumming Reflexes, Part 2 

3. (3:26) UNT Connection

B. Chapter 2: Feeling is a Language

1. (3:51) Involuntary Reactions  

2. (4:44) How Can We Tune Our Nervous System?

3. (5:19) Get Out of Our Own Way

4. (6:31) Latency of New Ideas

5. (8:01) Feeling is a Language  

C. Chapter 3: Reflex Flow

1. (8:34) Don’t Practice Being Our of Tune

2. (9:03) In-Hand Balance

3. (9:43) Reflex  Evolution 

D. Chapter 4: The Window of Tolerance

1. (10:40) Biological System Model

2. (11:57) Presence

3. (13:06) Exciting But Not Excited

lll. SOMATIC RUDIMENTS: FISH

E. Chapter 5: Grounding

1. (13:51) G.R.A.C.E.S.

2. (14:34) Balance is Safety   

3. (15:14) Unison: ‘Four Singers’

                  (15:44) Step 1: Tap Heels

(16:12) Step 2: Tap Toes

(17:47) Step 3: Heels and Toes

(18:37) Step 4: Unison 3/2 

4. (21:34) *Make Unison a Reflex*

5.  (22:22) Emotion and Evolution

6. (23:25) Swimming in the Beat 

7. (23:53) Somatic Warm Up

8. (26:11) Grounded Motor Learning

F. Chapter 6: Relaxation

1.  (27:53) Relaxation is an Emotional State

2. (28:26) Step 1: Reflex Flow

Level 1: Fish Movement

Level 2: Reptile Movement

Level 3: Mammal Movement

Level 4: Human Movement 

3: (30:06) Step 2: Active Inhibition

4. (30:47) Step 3: Global Technique

5. (34:19) Step 4: Global Rebound

6. (35:19) Step 5: Tension Scale

7. (36:43) Step 6: Coordination Flow

8. (38:22) “Yes, And…”

IV. SOMATIC RUDIMENTS: REPTILES

G. Chapter 7: Awareness

1. (39:00) Breath

2. (39:36) The Bohr Effect 

3. (41:29) Step 1: Reflexive Breathing

3. (44:49) Step 2: Breath and Heart Rate

4. (44:58) Step 3: Where is the Drum?

5. (45:57) Step 4: Dynamics and Movement

6. (46:52) Step 5: Coordination

H. Chapter 8: Centering

1. (47:31) Step 1: Japanese Stick Technique

2. (48:43)) Step 2: Coordination Flow

V. SOMATIC RUDIMENTS: MAMMALS 

I. Chapter 9: Energizing

1. (50:26) Shifting Rhythmic Energy  

2. (51:00) Step 1: Titration Level 1

3. (52:08) Step 2: Cross Lateral Coordination

4. (52:43) Excitement vs Excited

J. Chapter 10: Synergy

1. (53:05) Step 1: Cycle Through the GRACES

2. (54:29) Step 2: GRACES with Titration

3. (55:10) Step 3: Jazz Time Titration

4. (56:09) Step 4: Groove Titration

VI. CONCLUSION

K. Chapter 11: My Why

1. (57:37) Working With Clients

2. (58:54) Somatic Experiencing