Retreats

A week of drumming, food, and community somewhere beautiful, with two ways in.

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Drum Journey, Las Vegas

Technique Intensive

For drummers and musicians. Daily technique, repertoire, and ensemble work with April.

Drum Journey

For everyone else. Rhythm as a way to unwind, connect, and feel something. No experience, no instrument required. Led by April, drawing on her background in psychology and music therapy.

Last time: Hawai’i Island

A week on Hawai’i Island. Mornings were for drumming and technique; afternoons and evenings were for the island itself.

Manta rays gliding beneath a snorkeler at night
Manta ray night snorkelFloating over giant manta rays as they glide through the lights off the Kona coast.
Stars over the observatories on Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea sunset and starsSunset above the clouds, then a sky full of stars from the summit.
Fire dancers at a Hawaiian luau
A Hawaiian luʻauIsland food, music, and fire dancers by the ocean.
Glowing lava at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National ParkCraters, steam vents, and lava fields on the island’s wild side.

Optional excursions from the Hawaiʻi retreat. Every retreat’s adventures are planned around where we go. Stock photos for now; retreat photos coming soon.

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All meals included. No experience needed. Dates and place announced to the list first.