Our Mission
Welcome to our Community Drumming website! We'd like to emphasize that the mission of our site is to make drumming enjoyable and an integral part of your life.
Communitydrumming.com was designed to be an interactive and learning environment that promotes recreational drumming.
Group drumming succeeds when participants play their parts with a spirit of community, which will create rhythms that groove and unite. Individual practice is also suggested to help build skill and confidence.
We encourage you to contribute your ideas and comments. Once again our goal is to make drumming fun for all people.
Let the Rhythm Flow!
By Jim Greiner and Latin Percussion
LP Artist Jim Greiner Wins
16th Annual Gail Rich Artist Of The Year Award
Jim Greiner, a longtime percussion clinician and community drumming leader, was recently honored by winning the Gail Rich Artist of the Year Award presented by Santa Cruz County officials. The award, named after Gail Rich (an important sponsor of the arts in Santa Cruz, California) is awarded yearly to select artists of all types who inspire Santa Cruz’ diverse and culturally rich community. The Santa Cruz Sentinel and the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County sponsor the award.
Jim acceptance speech emphasized the importance of creative participation in local communities. His interactive keynote presentation entitled, "Rhythms Of Community Spirit” has also been given to corporate groups, conferences, communities and schools worldwide. At the end of the program, Jim conducted an upbeat rhythmic, audience-participation event!
Jim Greiner is a longtime LP artist and through his company Hands-On! Drumming® Events, he conducts interactive rhythm programs worldwide for corporate team building, conference and meeting ice breaking, community groups, schools and private celebrations of all types.