Sheltered Reality (SR) employs the power of music to engage and motivate audiences to make positive changes both in themselves and the world they live in. Through stories of hardship and triumph, and a sequence of Steps to Success, SR teaches personal empowerment and character building, and then encourages the application of these abilities to its primary focus of advocacy for youth in crisis.

We currently have over 300 members from Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Colorado, Tennessee and Utah!

Music With Meaning

SR’s choreographed drumming provides fun and invigorating entertainment and it is rewarding for us as performers when audiences enjoy our music. However, there is a deeper purpose within our presentations. Music is a universal language and SR uses this opening to speak to the hearts of our audiences by way of personal stories and letters. These are not words about strangers, but of members of one human family, people that have displayed courage, commitment, and genuine concern for the welfare of others, even under trial. This process is meant to inspire all to not only become better individuals, but to take action to help others succeed in life as well. We all do have the power to make changes and to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, and thus in the world around us. This message is what gives true Meaning to our Music.