Dr. Craig Woodson, an educator, author, musician, consultant, and musical
instrument maker, holds a doctorate in music from U.C.L.A. His career as a
musician includes playing drums with Elvis Presley and Linda Ronstadt. His
specialization in instrument making, African drumming, and ethnomusicology
brought him into the music business with his company Ethnomusic, Inc. in
1974. Later these interests took him to Ghana, West Africa for three years
as an invited researcher. In the 1980's, he began school presentations on
world music, African drumming, and percussion from around the world. He
has facilitated drum circles and has presented workshops on world
drumming.
In 1991, Dr. Woodson began to use his simple instruments in family
play-along concerts with major orchestras and ensembles. As a consultant
to the Remo drum company, he has had input on several products and has
invented a device for connecting Sound Shapes together, called Handle-Leg
Connectors. He has published many articles and recently completed the
Roots of Rhythm, a K-8 curriculum with two CDs that introduces fifteen
percussion instruments from around the world through geography, history,
culture, and music. He has received several grants the most recent being
from the International Music Products Association (NAMM) to teach his
Roots of Rhythm curriculum in the Cleveland area.
Dr. Craig Woodson, an educator, author, musician, consultant, and musical
instrument maker, holds a doctorate in music from U.C.L.A. His career as a
musician includes playing drums with Elvis Presley and Linda Ronstadt. His
specialization in instrument making, African drumming, and ethnomusicology
brought him into the music business with his company Ethnomusic, Inc. in
1974. Later these interests took him to Ghana, West Africa for three years
as an invited researcher. In the 1980's, he began school presentations on
world music, African drumming, and percussion from around the world. He
has facilitated drum circles and has presented workshops on world
drumming. 
