Business,Corporate and professional Programmes

If you are looking for a different and enjoyable way to enhance teamwork, reduce stress or enhance staff retention or maybe for a special social event to recognise a success within your business, department or organisation then an experiential group percussion programme or event could be for you.

Away from the pressures of normal everyday activities people will feel free to relax, express themselves and have fun. In addition it's a great way to build teamwork or improve motivation as everyone can be involved (there is no audience!) with little or no musical experience.

What will you get out of it?

What will they get out of it?

What will they be doing?

How long does a programme last?

Clients

Tailored Programmes

" Music has the power to inspire, motivate and move us both as individuals and as members of a group or team. We can all relate strongly to musical sounds and rhythm. ...Just imagine how powerful it would be to experience making music together in your team, group, company or organisation.."

Conferences

Team Building Events

Introduction to Training Programmes

Icebreakers

Corporate Entertainment

Awards and Dinners

Motivational Meetings

Product Launches

What will you get out of it?

You may have people in your company, business or organisation who are under stress and may not be performing at their best. There may be an absence of teamwork and mutual support.

Participating in group percussion sessions can be a cost-effective way to improve motivation and teamwork as well as being personally rewarding and great fun.
It may even help people defend themselves from the stress and burnout that can cause them to leave their jobs. (See an article on burnout here and stress here)

As an employer a percussion workshop or series of regular workshops could improve employee motivation, job retention, teamwork and reduce stress. It is simple to set up and requires no musical experience on behalf of the participants.

Experiential group percussion is also great for a range of other events such as Icebreakers, motivational and social events.

What will they get out of it?

Playing percussion creates a lot of fun and enjoyment. To spend a few hours learning to play unfamiliar rhythms on instruments you may never even have seen before, and then to produce a creditable performance is enormously rewarding. People find they can usually produce an acceptable sound on an instrument relatively quickly, without having to put in hours of practice. This makes workshops accessible to people of all ages and abilities. These are some of the things they may experience:

	a sense of achievement and pride in the overall musical sound that is produced
	encouragement, motivation and enhancement of teamwork
	reduced stress
	improved concentration
	a sense of fun and enjoyment

Percussion in a group or team is about working together as a team, rather than individual performance, readily demonstrating the notion of 'the whole being greater than the sum of its parts'.

What will they be doing?

People learn by listening, so the attendees do not need to have any previous experience of playing an instrument or the ability to read music.
Workshops are led by a professional faciltator and includes:

	an explanation of the basics
	learning patterns for each instrument
	playing both in sections and together as a whole group
	learning visual and whistle cues for starting and stopping
	learning 'breaks' - the introduction of a different pattern, or a section playing on its own
	learning two or three different rhythms

How long does a programme last?

A programme could comprise a one-off workshop experience or a series of events. For example:

a few hours
one or two days
lunchtime or regular lunchtime event

a weekend
a programme of short sessions
beginning or conclusion of a training event , workshop or conference or as an icebreaker

The more time there is available, the more the attendees sense of teamwork will be enhanced.

Clients

Our clients are diverse and range from small to large companies. For example we have run team building workshops for both Rolls Royce and Shell.

Tailored Programmes

Percussion 4u understands that client companies will have their own individual requirements and particular focus such as improving team working, reducting stress, leadership development or simply as a "fun" event. With this in mind we are able to provide a tailored package to suit your needs. We can provide suitable workshops for all sized groups and if required can organise the venue and catering as part of the package.

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