Drumming for Your Life

Drumming for Your Life Education and Therapy: Reading & Rhythm and Life Skills Drumming programs... Do you know that by 2011: one in every 178 U.S. residents will live in prison??

The Institute's goal, under the leadership of founder Steven Angel, is to bring the benefits of drumming to schools, juvenile justice facilities, cancer and addiction rehabilitation centers. Steven created the Reading and Rhythm Program as a powerful strategy to address the needs of struggling readers. The universal appeal of rhythm makes Reading and Rhythm stand out from other reading strategies.

The Reading and Rhythm program connects the fight response in the amygdala part of the brain to the intellect of the frontal cortex. By redirecting the fight spirit to the intellect we are empowering kids to fight for an education. Maurice Elias, Rutgers University psychology professor feels, “…that when you looked at the literature on education reform, it’s replete with failure. And the missing piece is social and emotional learning.”

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READ OR GO TO JAIL. Building new jail cells: So strong is the link between literacy and being a useful member of society that states use grade-level reading statistics as a factor in projecting future prison construction. A stunning 40% of America's 4th graders continue to read below the basic level. These numbers are even bleaker in the inner cities and poor rural areas, where 68% of low-income 4th graders cannot read at a basic level.

09/03/2026

Thank you iLEAD Lancaster for another year!

09/01/2026

Thank you County of Los Angeles Probation Department for another year!

08/31/2026

Last Saturday's Drum Fun at the Wilmington Branch Library with our facilitator Peter. If you miss this, we have another drum fun coming. Los Angeles Public Library

Another Drum fun this coming Saturday/August 29, 2026 at the Mark Twain Branch and Wilmington Branch Libraries. Please s...
08/26/2026

Another Drum fun this coming Saturday/August 29, 2026 at the Mark Twain Branch and Wilmington Branch Libraries. Please see details below. Los Angeles Public Library

08/25/2026

Such a delight to see everyone and these two babies having fun at the drum fun at the Venice -Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch, Venice, CA. Los Angeles Public Library

08/25/2026

We missed you again last Saturday at North HIlls Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library. The attendees had fun with our facilitator, Xavier. We hope to see you next time. Los Angeles Public Library

It's Drumfun again this Saturday/August 22 at the Venice Beach and Mid Valley Regional Libraries. Los Angeles Public Lib...
08/19/2026

It's Drumfun again this Saturday/August 22 at the Venice Beach and Mid Valley Regional Libraries. Los Angeles Public Library See you there.

08/11/2026

Where were you last Saturday? We missed you at Sylmar Branch Library. Los Angeles Public Library

08/11/2026

We missed you last Saturday at the Lakeview Terrace Library. We would like to thank those who participated in the drumfun. Our facilitator Xavier did a fantastic job! Los Angeles Public Library

See you this Saturday/Aug. 8, 2026. Drum fun at Lakeview Terrace and Sylmar Branch Libraries.
08/05/2026

See you this Saturday/Aug. 8, 2026. Drum fun at Lakeview Terrace and Sylmar Branch Libraries.

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