With more than 25 years of experience with cultures anddrumming of the Middle East and Mediterranean, Rowan Storm is recognizedinternationally as a performer and educator. Rowan brings freshness totradition with her teaching method and frame drum designs, including theThinline Frame Drums by Remo and her signature Rowan Storm Dayereh byCooperman, now also produced by Remo.
With a parallel study of brain function and wellness, Rowan is pioneering thesymmetrical frame drum position. The shallow depth of Rowan's Frame Drumdesigns enables both hands to play all the strokes, while holding the drumequally with both hands. As the non-dominant hand is called into action, therational is harmonized with the intuitive, and startling new sources ofcreativity are unleashed.
Throughout the US, Europe and the Middle East, Rowan has studied and performedwith some of the greatest masters of Middle Eastern music. Maintaining a fullinternational concert and workshop schedule, Rowan plays and teaches a widevocabulary of drumming styles, and sings in several languages. Based onwalking, Rowan's teaching method connects us deeply with our innate rhythmicalnature while promoting balance between both brain hemispheres.
