Drumming Practitioner Training Diploma Course

Participants will make and paint their own double-sided hoop drum and a rattle as part of the course. The cost of drum and rattle making materials will need to be paid in advance of Module One.

Course Requirements
Students will need to join the College as a Student Member (costs £40.00 for the course) and have insurance cover by the start of Module Two while they are training.

Insurance
The College has a Block Insurance Scheme. The premiums are £35.50 for Student Members and £54.50 for Graduates in the UK. Students need to have insurance cover while they are undergoing the Practitioner Training. Practitioners who already have insurance cover may be able to add sound healing to their existing policy at no extra charge.

Prerequisites
It is helpful if participants have had some experience of healing before attending the course.

Diploma Requirements
To graduate, participants must attend each module, and complete the assignments and case studies that accompany each module. Students need to join the College of Sound Healing as a Student Member, have insurance cover and a current first aid certificate. Students must also complete the additional Sound Healing Workshops.

Sound Healing Workshops
As well as completing the core curriculum students will need to complete one or two additional Sound Healing Workshops. These workshops can be taken before or during attending the core curriculum.

Students can choose from one of these options:

• Two one day workshops (minimum 6 hours per day)
• One weekend workshop (minimum 12 hours)
• The College of Sound Healing Conference

Students need to do their additional Sound Healing Workshops with College Tutors or attend the College Conference. Any day or weekend workshop shown on the College web site counts as an additional Sound Healing Workshop.

Exceptions are made for students coming to do the Practitioner Training from Overseas. They can attend equivalent workshops in their own country.

Assessment
Participants will be assessed on their intuitive ability to perceive the changes in the client’s energy field as a doorway into their physical, emotional and spiritual condition; and to be able to create a positive outcome for the client with drum and rattle.

Diploma
At the end of the course, if participants have satisfactorily completed the practice treatments, written work and the evaluation, they will be presented with their Practitioner Diploma by the College. A fee of £20.00 will be charged by the College for the Diploma.

College Membership
At Part Two of the Practitioner Training Course you will need to become a Student Member of the College. Student Membership is £40.00 and has a duration of two years, giving you plenty of time to complete your Practitioner Training.
To become a Student Member please go to the Student Membership page.

Once you have completed the Practitioner Training you can become a Member of the College of Sound Healing (MCSH) and the Therapeutic Sound Association (TSA). The cost of College Membership is £45.00 per annum (if paid before February 28th) or £55.00 if paid after February 28th.

Anatomy And Physiology
Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology and hold a current first aid certificate.

CPD
After qualification, College members are expected to do a minimum of 16 hours a year Continuing Professional Development. Please check the College website for available courses and options.

Cost
The cost for the course is £1,000.00 (£200.00/weekend) plus £120.00 for drum and rattle making materials to be paid upon application. Accommodation and meals are not included in the price.

Aoife B: "I am still buzzing from the weekend and very excited about what's to come!"

Brian J: "It was a revelation to find that the drum is the main source of my learning; in listening to it and working with it, I find that my senses are heightened and that tuning into my clients is so much more powerful and natural. I would certainly recommend this course."

Emiliye A: "I should like to express my very deep gratitude for the wonderful course you are offering and sharing with us. It is such a privilege to have met you both and to be a part of something so special."

Gabriella K: "Without this course, without this work, without the depth of prayer of the medicine wheel, and the healing from the drum and from Spirit I would not have made it through the challenges of these last months."

Giusi M: "Thank you very much for the wonderful weekend; you are two beautiful souls and I'm very grateful to have crossed your path."

Julia C: "Thank you for a beautiful weekend with the medicine wheel, it touched my heart and life has felt so different afterwards. Everything has felt like it makes a bit more sense and I drum to the wheel daily."

Tam-Wahra-Tam K: "We all seemed so tuned in and tuned up, and even the trees took to prancing and dancing all about - unforgettable! The healing sessions were powerful, energising and explained so much about what we are all eventually aiming for."

Steve W: "Thank you both for a wonderful weekend full of love and spirit and for the gift of the song!"

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