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Muse Power:
How Recreational Music Making Heals us from Depression
and the Symptoms of Modern Culture
Muse Power is Cheri's first book! The book is an exploration about the power of music making to help everday people deal with depression, overwhelm and more thru the joys of music making! Muse Power offers a reminder for us on an ancient and eternal sharing that re-connects us both as individuals to ourselves and as community members to each other.
In the book, Cheri offers a connection between the ancient technology of the drum cultures and the future of all inclusive music making and gives you direct, step by step guidance towards finding the music inside of you and with others. This book is for anyone who loves making music of any kind, drummers, guitar players, singers, dancers, you name it. Order from the Products page of this site.
Reader Reviews & Endorsements
Inspiring Woman Shines With her New Book
Reviewed May 4, 2009 5/5 stars
Cheri's new book shares her deep trust in the value of rhythm and community music making as a healing tool for all of us. Entitled "Muse Power - How Recreational Music Making Heals us from Depression and Other Symptoms of Modern Culture", her book presents the facts, supported by many stories from her own experience, to help us understand what she has always seemed to grasp. I share many of the same experiences, of how drumming and music making has helped me come alive from within after a time of deep sadness when my wife passed. And drumming has helped me find my own individual voice, rather than paying so much attention to what other people think or how other people see me. I would love to see a time when we all practiced music making as a beautiful part of daily life, connecting with other people without words that get in the way.
Hooray Cheri for being a pioneer, even when your family and friends might not see the value of what you are doing..... yet.
Robert Hensley, Musician/Entrepreuner, Diamond Expert
Rich and Insightful
"Cheri has created a rich and inisghtful book on the far reaching impact of music on today's society as well as it's importance to us as individuals. She has woven together, not only very provocative research and important facts about sound and psychology, but also her own moving experiences in one of the human race's most valuable resources: music."
Ty Burhoe, Professional Tabla Player, Student of Zacchir Hussein
Feminine Insight
"I have taught drums with Cheri on several occassions and this book is great as I feel that I can continue learning from Cheri. Cheri has such great energy and brings such a unique blend of feminine insight, power and passion to the art of drumming. Muse Power reminds us of the healing power of music as a way of building community and relationships. I love drumming, community and relationships and so does Cheri! Thanks Cheri, I love what you are doing! Bravo on creating this great educational journey."
Royel "Futureman" Wootenof the Grammy Award Winning Band, The Flecktones
Healing Magic
"Cheri definitly channels the powers of the muses when she performs as a singer, or leads the circles of ecstatic percussion. This book is yet another manifestation of her incredible and beautiful energy: a welcome contribution to the growing testimony to the healing magic of music."
Cameron Powers, "Musical Missions of Peace"
"I got ur book and love it....so interesting and totally true and inspiring. The world needs a whole lot more of your wisdom!! xoxo
"Goddess of Rhythm you truly be. The book is great. Read intro, chapter one, so far.... And I totally relate to everything you are saying about finding your own voice as you drum, same here. And not just focusing on a tradition, but creating our own tradition here. I would love to do more of that unobstruected "inner voice" kind of drumming as I call it, so we will see what comes."
Rob H