A hands-on, high-energy program for your next community gatheringR H Y T HM I C F U N F O R E V E R Y O N E
Drummunity is a unique, interactive
program available for all kinds of groups.

• school assemblies• library programs• staff trainings• community centers• club meetings• camps & retreats• outdoor festivals• family celebrations

It’s not a “show” to sit back and watch.
Everyone participates - from 10 to 400
or more people - all playing together!
Using hand drums, percussion, and simple
drum circle games, Lori Fithian createsa positive, non-competitive experience forpeople of all ages and abilities to share.

Drummunity is all about...
community-building & connection• stress release & moving energy• attention, focus, listening skills• appreciating difference & diversity• rhythmic skills & coordination• personal success & empowerment• cooperation & team-building• spontaneity, creativity, and FUN!
•Is your group ready to play together?
All you need is a room full of chairs and people. Lori Fithian will bring hercollection of instruments from all over the world (including some of herown originals made from recyclables) and facilitate a fun and energizing
experience that leaves everyone smiling. Programs can be tailored to suit
your specific group, goals, theme or venue. For more information or toschedule your Drummunity event, visit the web site or call today!
Lori Fithian, facilitator

Lori Fithian • 734.426.7818 • www.drummunity.com • lorifithian@mac.com

I’m still awed by the energy and focus you brought into the schoolwith your drumming. The kids truly loved it, and the experience
showed me some new and interesting aspects of them. The adults
had a wonderful time, too, and told me they wished they could start
every day that way. I agree!
– Mary Wigton, Ann Arbor Open SchoolI think that everyone agreed that the drumming circle was
the highlight of the day. The most impressive thing about thedrum circle was the way that experience could be translated
to work and team-building. It was amazing!
– Jimena Loveluck, HIV/AIDS Resource Center
Willard Public Library, Battle CreekThanks so much for your special presence at the reception and conference. You did awonderful job of creating a sense of oneness and community among attendees.
We’d love for you to be a part of next year’s conference!
– Amanda Sharrai,
American Friends Service CommitteeYour presentation was simply magnificent!
Over a week has gone by and I can’t seem tostop raving about you and this program. Talk
about a winner! It has all the ingredients we longfor when we look for family programs. You are agifted professional with a unique program.
We want you back!
– Donna Blotkamp, Youth Services,Royal Oak Public Library

Starfish Family Services Day Camp, Inkster

Arts Camp, Oakland County Parks

Drummunity’s facilitator:
Lori Fithian has been facilitating drum circles and workshops since1998. Lori considers herself lucky to have grown up in a musical family.
Starting out as a percussionist on tupperware bowls as a toddler
and studying the French Horn since age 11, she has a strong musicalbackground to bring to her programs. A graduate of the University ofMichigan School of Art, Lori worked as an artist for many years before
re-discovering her love of music in the world of hand-drumming. She
has attended various workshopswith many drum teachers, including
Babatunde Olatunji, Glen Velez,Mamady Keita, Layne Redmond and more. Her facilitation career was born when she dropped in on a community
drum circle led by Arthur Hull, creator of Village Music CirclesTM and author of Drum Circle Spirit: Facilitating
Human Potential Through Rhythm. She took her first training with Arthur in 1998, attended his week-long Hawaii
intensive in 1999, and returned in 2003 to help train and mentor new facilitators. She has also attended twoHealthRHYTHMSTM trainings, learning a specific group drumming program developed for wellness. Influenced bymany drumming traditions – West African, Brazilian, Japanese, Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern − Lori’s Drummunity
program has developed into an exciting, hands-on, family program with a message of community-building, peace,diversity, wellness, ecology, and rhythmic fun! She has shared her love of rhythm with toddlers, elders and all thein-betweens, in groups of 5 to 500 people. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lori travels with her van-load of drums
throughout the Great Lakes region.

Lori Fithian734.426.7818

www.drummunity.com

lorifithian@mac.com