 Lulu Leathley
Lulu has been involved with facilitating recreational drumming since 1997. Trained as a Montessori teacher, British Columbia primary school teacher, Orff Music Specialist and training with Barbara Cass-Beggs as a Baby Music teacher. Lulu has introduced hundreds of people from birth to 106 to the joy of music making.
As a three time mentor for Arthur Lulu has greatly enjoyed working with others and learning the art of mentoring. She is actively working with people of Special Populations, children, teachers, Welderlies as well as corporate events and the community. Her experiences as a teacher, mother, daughter and volunteer have added to her skills as a facilitator of human potential through rhythm!
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Location: British Columbia
Website: www.lulujam.com
Village Music Circles Training:
2007 Vancouver FAC
2006 Vancouver RAP
2006 Facilitator Certification with VMC
2005 Hawaii Mentor Experience
2005 FAC Vancouver
2003 Hawaii Mentor Experience
2001 Hawaii Mentor Experience
2000 Hawaii Intensive Facilitator Training
1999 Seattle FAC
1998 Seattle FAC
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 Mary Tolena
Mary Tolena is a workshop leader and “groove guide” who helps groups transform from individuals into improvisational ensembles. Her passion is seeing people uncover and connect with the fundamental rhythms of their strengths, and combine them into one rhythmic song. She has deep understanding of human behavior and the phenomenon of group music emergence.
Mary has 25 years in business ownership and management. She taught college-level courses in leadership and communications, and holds masters degrees in Management and in Leadership & Organizational Development.
Mary is co-owner of Zaboombala! Drumming Works, offering rhythm events for teambuilding, learning and fun. She was on teaching team for VMC’s Hawaii Drum Circle Facilitators Playshop (2005-2008). Mary is a trained HealthRHYTHMS facilitator, and is a certified TaKeTiNa rhythm process leader. She helped organize and presented at several Drum Circle Facilitators annual conferences, and helps produce the annual Seattle World Rhythm Festival
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Location: Seattle
Website:
Zaboombala
Village Music Circles Training:
2005 - 2008 Hawaii – Program teaching staff
2006 Rhythm Alchemy Playshop, Vancouver
2005 Professional Development Weekend
2004 Hawaii – Mentor & program assistant
2003 Hawaii – Mentor
2003 Rhythm Alchemy Playshop, Seattle
2001 Hawaii – Mentor & Arthur’s assistant
2000 Hawaii – Level 1
1998 Weekend Playshop, Seattle
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 Karou Sasaki
Since she was three, she studied Japanese Kabuki dance to receive an expert’s license after 15 years of training. As an adult, she started to study drum and dance with many renowned teachers intensively. Her passion is also environmental/human rights issues and the concept of drum circle matched her values to create a more harmonious society, close or far. Kaoru established DRUMAGIK in 2003 to offer drum circles, promote the dc movement, invite Arthur for trainings, and mentoring the dcf community in Japan. She has facilitated dcs in major events including Special Olympics Winter Game Closing Reception, Parkinson’s Conference (Washington D.C.), World Expo Earth Day in Aichi, Symposium by Dr. Hanser (President, World Music Therapy Federation) and many others. She now also combines several areas as NLP, Process Work, Playback Theater, Hospital Clown and so on with drum circle and tries to offer drum circles in a even deeper way. |
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Website: http://www.drumcircle.jp
Blog: http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/drumcircle
Village Music Circles Training:
11/2007 Basic Weekend Facilitators' Training (organizer)
Facilitators’ Advance Training Level 2 (organizer)
10/2006 Basic Weekend Facilitators' Training (organizer)
06/2006 Facilitators’ Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop
10/2005 Basic Weekend Facilitators' Training (organizer)
07/2005 The Mentors' Experience; A Leadership Training
05/2005 Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop Weekend
07/2004 The Mentors' Experience; A Leadership Training
10/2004 Basic Weekend Facilitators' Training (organizer)
07/2003 Hawaii Facilitators' Playshop Intensive
01/2003 Basic Weekend Facilitators' Training
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Jim Boneau