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.

June is here! Join the Drumming for Your Life Institute's Reading & Rhythm classes at Los Angeles Public Libraries. See ...
06/01/2026

June is here! Join the Drumming for Your Life Institute's Reading & Rhythm classes at Los Angeles Public Libraries. See you on the coming Saturdays!

05/15/2026

Last Thursday 5/14/26, Our facilitator Gabriel had a Drum Fun Circle at the Rimgrove Park. Thank you to LA Parks and Recreation. Have a great weekend everyone.
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation

Look what we got from the mail today...we appreciate you KNX News
05/12/2026

Look what we got from the mail today...we appreciate you KNX News

05/08/2026

We celebrate you...mothers!

May is here! Join the Drumming for Your Life Institute's Reading & Rhythm classes at the Los Angeles Public Library . ...
05/01/2026

May is here! Join the Drumming for Your Life Institute's Reading & Rhythm classes at the Los Angeles Public Library .

Join Drumming for Your Life Institute's Reading & Rhythm classes at Los Angeles Public Libraries. Los Angeles Public L...
04/23/2026

Join Drumming for Your Life Institute's Reading & Rhythm classes at Los Angeles Public Libraries. Los Angeles Public Library

04/10/2026

Listen to the hero of the week...Steven Angel... being interviewed by radio host of KNX News 97.1 FM. Happy listening and have a great weekend!!!

Drumming for Your Life Institute was featured in All Good News ABC7 All Good by Coleen SullivanIt's all GOOD NEWS...http...
04/08/2026

Drumming for Your Life Institute was featured in All Good News ABC7 All Good by Coleen Sullivan

It's all GOOD NEWS...

https://youtu.be/fkgn4FDUpiY?si=MxJKGTeequbByoMt

Colleen Sullivan reports on , President and Founder, of the local LA County non-profit, Drumming for Your Life's pro...

We are elated to share this as we've been featured here: 👇 https://youtu.be/_-71SnWZehI?si=9ip13RiduB6ECZjp
03/27/2026

We are elated to share this as we've been featured here: 👇
https://youtu.be/_-71SnWZehI?si=9ip13RiduB6ECZjp

CBS LA's Rina Nakano explains the healing process behind drumming therapy and showcases the former prodigy who pioneered the practice in Los Angeles County. ...

02/18/2026

We are grateful to Los Angeles Unified School District and Mann UCLA Community School

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