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Village Music Circles

A Global Rhythm Community

Facilitating Trainings, Events and Human Potential

Village Music Circles

Creating Rhythm Communities Worldwide

Rhythm Events
International Trainings
Global Facilitators

Founded by Arthur Hull

Village Music Circles is an international movement dedicated to building community through rhythm. Today, VMC Certified Global Trainers—personally mentored by Arthur—continue his mission of spreading the joy of connection, creativity, and inclusivity to people from all backgrounds through drum circles worldwide.

A Living Legacy

Village Music Circles was founded by Arthur Hull, whose pioneering work shaped the modern facilitated-drum circle movement. Through his experiential trainings, Arthur established rhythm facilitation as a powerful tool for inspiring and connecting people while building communities.

Today, that vision continues as a living legacy. A global network of Village Music Circles Trainers — personally mentored and trained within Arthur’s lineage — now leads programs, trainings, and community experiences around the world. Together, they carry forward the VMC approach while adapting it to new cultures, communities, and generations of facilitators.

Arthur remains an active teacher, mentor, and inspiration within Village Music Circles, offering select programs, special events, and ongoing guidance as the organization continues to grow and evolve.

Village Music Circles is both a legacy and a movement — rooted in its founder’s vision and sustained by a worldwide community dedicated to participation, inclusion, and shared human experience through rhythm.

Upcoming Events

2-Day VMC Facilitators' Training will be offered as a pre-conference workshop before the DCFG Conference, 2026.

Trainers: Arthur Hull & Jim Boneau

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Jim Boneau & Arthur Hull

Kick off your conference experience with a deep dive into rhythm, learning, and community. The Village Music Circles 2-Day Drum Circle Facilitator’s Training provides a hands-on entry into the art of leading rhythm-based events and community drum circles. Read More

Videos

Rhythm Church - An Interactive Sound Emersion Meditation

Rhythm Mandala with many instruments

The Art of Drum Circle Facilitation Video

Arthur Hull explains the video in 5 parts here

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We All Just Need to Drum

A film by award-winning director, John Pritchard, produced by One Heart Movies at oneheartmovies.org.

Featuring Arthur and many of the VMC Global Trainers.

Watch a trailer here. ~ Find the full video here.

 

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Arthur and Remo Drums

"Share Your Spirit!"

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