Drumming for Regulation
Learn why rhythm helps children regulate, and how to run calm, inclusive drumming sessions that can be adapted to different children’s needs, whether you are a parent, carer or professional.
Get the course
£39.99 The 84-minute training, Drumming and Your Brain, the Drum Pattern Maker tool and the printable pack
Included for Annual and Team members, along with every pack as it lands. See membership
What it is
Rhythm and drumming used to regulate over a series of sessions. An intermediate course you watch in your own time.
- 84-minute training video
- 13-minute video: Drumming and Your Brain
- Interactive activities
- Drum Pattern Maker tool
- Session ideas, cards, stories and scripts
- Downloadable notes
What learners say
“A really interesting course. We are excited to try this intervention in school!”
“Practice changing training. Highly recommend. Excellent value.”
What the training covers
- Why rhythm supports regulation
- Creating a safe drumming circle
- Structuring a session from warm-up to cool-down
- Adapting drumming for different children
What you can print and keep
Everything in the pack is a printable PDF, ready to use straight away.
- Drumming CirclesTwenty ideas for the adult: warming up, playing together, noticing the body and winding down
- Drumming cards and signal cardsIdeas a child can choose from, signs everyone can see, and notes for the adult
- Drumming storiesEight short stories with drum sounds inside, pages for the child’s own story, and notes for the adult
- Drumming meditationsTen guided scripts, and a single shorter script to read aloud
- Emotion body mapFeeling words, space to draw and body outlines to colour, with notes for the adult
- BOUNCE ScaleStrips, fans and flash cards a child can use to show how their body feels, with notes for the adult
- My body right nowA before-and-after page a child can use, or leave blank
- Drum Pattern Maker extrasThe quick guide for the adult, an example session sheet and example pattern cards
Need more than one? Membership is £319 a year.
It includes every intervention in the shop, every resource, and everything added through the year.