Welcome to the Urban Didgeridoo Retreat, a full day of empowering didgeridoo and world music workshops to expand your mind and inspire your music playing.

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From the 2015 Urban Didgeridoo Retreat

This workshop is for all levels of didgeridoo players, those who want to take their playing to the next level and those who want to welcome the didgeridoo into their life for the first time.

Nowhere else will you be able to get this much feedback about your playing from a truly experienced team of people.

When you sign up for the Urban Didgeridoo Retreat, you are investing in developing these great musical skills:

· Rhythmic playing
· Circular breathing
· Getting multiple layers of sound
· Incorporating the didgeridoo in a world music context
· Using the didgeridoo as a tool for meditation
· Playing with other musicians

Video From AJ Block’s Masterclass at MSU:

 

BONUS GIFT: When you sign up for the Urban Didgeridoo Retreat you will receive instant access to Didge Project’s Circular Breathing Mastery Course ($47 value) at no extra cost. Comprised of over 20 videos and 3 full length pre-recorded classes, this program will help you move beyond the foundational techniques of didgeridoo playing and give you everything you need to master circular breathing.

Location:

This full-day intensive is being held at The Ark, Home of Sacred Arts Research Foundation in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a beautiful neighborhood in New York City.

Retreat includes:

· Worksheets containing a wide range of exercises, rhythms, tips and guidance
· Opportunities to play with other musicians
· Opportunities to ask questions during the workshop and get feedback about my playing
· Circular Breathing Mastery online course with over 20 videos and 3 full-length classes.

Registration: $120

Teacher Bio

AJ Block
AJ Block

AJ Block is the director of Didge Project and is active as a didgeridoo teacher and performer. In addition to didgeridoo, AJ has spent years studying music traditions from all over the world including jazz (trombone and piano), western classical music, Indian Classical Music, guitar and world percussion. AJ has developed a number of programs for Didge Project including The ABCs of Didgeridoo, The Didgeridoo Skills Course, and Circular Breathing Mastery. As a performer AJ is the leader of the Didge Project Music Collective and a member of Dream Seed: A Shamanic Sound Journey. AJ is a founding member of Sacred Arts Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of sacred art traditions through education, ritual and study. As a student of spiritual teacher Maestro Manuel Rufino AJ is an active member of the Golden Drum community.