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DumTak works to expand access to live music and rhythm in community life.
We serve children, families, educators, and institutions by bringing hands-on music experiences to early learning centers, schools, after-school programs, healthcare settings, and public spaces.
Contact us
Contact us
Dum Tak Music Inc
57 Forest St
Stoneham, MA 02180
Tel: 857-756-0135
Email: dumtakinc@gmail.com
Why Early Rhythm Matters
Why Early Rhythm Matters
The early years of life—birth through age seven—are a period of extraordinary brain development. Sound and rhythm help shape neural pathways connected to language, attention, memory, and emotional regulation.
Musical engagement is not enrichment alone. It is part of how the developing brain organizes itself.
How We Create Rhythm
How We Create Rhythm
Music as a Movement
Music as a Movement
Dum Tak is not simply a performance series.
It is a community-based framework designed to integrate rhythm, listening, and creativity into early childhood and kids environments across Massachusetts.
Why the name 'DUM TAK'
Why the name 'DUM TAK'
The name comes from my oldest child, who learned to describe drumbeats by saying Dum… Tak while learning rhythm from his father.
“Dum Tak” is the first rhythm many children learn — the low and high pitched sound of percussion.
What we are working on
What we are working on
Laying the groundwork for our first collaborative exploration
Developing the conceptual framework for the 'Music Education' program
Researching models for inclusive all in all framework
Exploring funding pathways
What we are listening to
What we are listening to
Listening to podcasts on the neuroscience of rhythm and sound, including insights from Alan Harvey
Enjoying classical music through the works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Looking forward to read Christopher Small book
'Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening' (1998)
Bring Dum Tak to Your Community
Bring Dum Tak to Your Community
Dum Tak Music Inc
57 Forest St
Stoneham, MA 02180
Tel: 857-756-0135
Email: dumtakinc@gmail.com
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