Team/Community Building Workshop

For eons, many traditional cultures have integrated drumming into their daily lives - to set a rhythm for work or study; to ease tension; to heal the sick; even to put babies to sleep. "Modern" cultures are just beginning to recognize the relevance and importance of integrating rhythms into our daily lives as well. Group drumming - sometimes referred to as a drum circle - is now commonly employed from corporations to convents, schools to senior citizen centers, hospitals to psychologists, to facilitate team building and camaraderie, to overcome loneliness, isolation, and depression, to spice up communal gatherings, and as a therapeutic tool for the treatment of many health disorders.

Using a variety of traditional and time-honored percussion principles, and engaging participants completely and at all levels, this program provides students with an opportunity to get in touch with their own rhythms and to better hear and understand the rhythms of the world around them. As a result, they gain greater insight into what makes them tick, and are better able to realize their own potential in a community, and the greater potential of their contribution to the community as a whole entity. The side effects of this workshop are completely desirable, too - greater and more effective communication, reduced stress, lowered anxiety and frustration levels, and, relaxation among peers as everyone endeavors to create a harmonic resonance through music.

The workshop features three lead drummers and a facilitator who orchestrates the participants throughout the exercise. Each student is also provided with a drum to use during the workshop.

Duration:
45-75 minutes