Shaman Drum - 24in (60cm) diameter, round hair

This ‘24 inch Shaman Drum (60cm) diameter, round hair’ is a hand-made, goat skin covered Shaman Drum, complete with a double-sided suede and plush covered beater (to give you a range of sounds). This beautiful drum has an impressive deep, resonant tone and is very robust. The drum is very light and easy to carry. It's perfect for shaman drumming, drumming circles and SEND settings and also makes a lovely large percussion instrument for young children to play together.

Octagonal shaped shaman drums in natural or painted versions are also available. The painted versions have a range of cryptic black shadow animal designs. Padded cotton carry bags are also available separately.

The Shaman Drum round comes in seven sizes, of which this round hair 24 inch Shaman drum is the second biggest. Looking for a different size? Explore our Shaman drum collection.

These drums can help with all aspects of EY development, including:

Sensory and/or physical needs

* Self-played:Helps with grip and holding.
Motion is generally towards the self, compared to away from or down with other drums, requiring different motor control skills.
How does it feel to your body when you tap the drum gently and then when you beat it harder?

* Practitioner-facilitated play:
Practitioner holds the drum, face outwards, into the back or solar plexus of the receiver. You can even take this all over different parts of the body [even above the head] but not too close to ears, then play with varying degrees of strength whilst the listener feels the vibration of the drum. If the body responds well to stimulus this can be a very more-ish activity for some.

Social, emotional and mental health

Repetitive, gentle 'thuds' from the Shaman drum vibration that can be felt in the tummy or back area can help to give an emotional sense of stability and security, in a similar way that lullabies work.

Communication and interaction

The Shaman drum can be used in a similar way to a resonance board.
You can place it on a wheelchair or on a resonant floor and play it [as indeed you can with any drum] .
Look for the resulting responses. If the practitioner holds the drum against themselves, students can beat the drum and practitioner can give feedback, in word and/or gesture ? this can help the student to temper their own playing [unless they want to give you a hard time by constantly playing hard and loud, of course].

Cognition and learning

'Reading' signals via words and gestures helps with understanding spoken and body language.
Learn about where the drum comes from.
Learn about what Shaman drums are used for, how and why they are used in specific ceremonies.

N.B. For SEN settings: When you purchase this product you get free access to a wide range of downloadable SEND teaching resources. Please visit our SEND resources page to see the range - free resources have a purple "FREE" label alongside.

The EAN of this product is 5060344030946