If you missed the 17th annual Seattle World Rhythm Festival this past weekend, don’t fret! DrumSTRONG 2010 is an event to raise money and support for cancer research. DrumSTRONG is worldwide, simultaneous group drumming, happening in 40+ cities around the globe on May 15-16. Find out where the nearest DrumSTRONG event is to you and go BEAT out cancer!
And, there is ample opportunity to get rhythmatized in 2010. You don’t have to be a musician or music therapist to go to any of these workshops! Check them out in order of date below. These are USA workshops and trainings only.
| Training/Workshop Provider | Location | Date |
| Remo’s HealthRhythms Adolescent | Orlando, Florida | April 29 – May 1 |
| Layne Redmond | Lenox, Massachusetts | April 30 – May 2 |
| Village Music Circles | Live Oak, Florida | May 5-7 |
| Up Beat Drum Circles | Boulder, Colorado | May-10 |
| Up Beat Drum Circles | Encinitas, California | May-10 |
| Up Beat Drum Circles | San Francisco, California | May 14-16 |
| Layne Redmond | New York, New York | May 15-16 |
| Rhythm Planet | Baltimore, Maryland | May 28-31 |
| Music Therapy Drumming | Gaithersburg, Maryland | June 18-20 |
| Developmental Community Music | Chicago, Illinois | July 7-11 |
| Developmental Community Music | New York, New York | July 14-18 |
| Music Therapy Drumming | Dallas, Texas | July 23-25 |
| Developmental Community Music | Los Angeles, California | July 26-31 |
| Village Music Circles | Mokuleia, Hawaii | August 9-15 |
| Drumagination | Atlanta, Georgia | August-10 |
| Layne Redmond | Jackson Hole, Wyoming | September 3-5 |
| Up Beat Drum Circles | Red Feather Lakes, Colorado | September 3-5 |
| Remo’s HealthRhythms | Princeton, New Jersey | September 10-12 |
| Layne Redmond | Los Angeles, California | September 11-12 |
| Rhythm Planet | Atlanta, Georgia | September 30-October 3 |
| Layne Redmond | Melbourne, Florida | October 1-3 |
| Layne Redmond | Atlanta, Georgia | October 23-24 |
| Layne Redmond | Lewes, Deleware | October 29-31 |
| Layne Redmond | TBD, Texas | November 5-7 |
| Remo’s HealthRhythms | Austin, Texas | November 12-14 |
| Layne Redmond | Twin Lakes, Michigan | November 19-21 |
| Layne Redmond | Lenox, Massachusetts | November 26-28 and November 28-December 1 |
| Village Music Circles | Fredricksburg, Virginia | December 3-5 |
PS Jim Donovan does too many to list, so go check his out if you’re in Pennsylvania or Italy!
PPS A Trance Drumming Workshop is going on in San Francisco starting June 1.
Let me know if I may have left yours out~ And have fun drumming!
Thanks to Lucas Lee for the image above.
I love this. Happy to know I’ll be at the May 5 circle at Paralounge/Playshop. Then I have the list to attend others close by.
Perfect.
Would like to jump on this here in Jacksonville, Florida and have put the word out to the other drums here locally.
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Marilyn Ashe Wilson
Glad you found it helpful, Marilyn! Have fun drumming it up! Warm wishes, Kat