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If you are looking
for a different and enjoyable way to enhance teamwork, reduce
stress or enhance staff retention or maybe ideas for a special
social event to recognise a success within your business,
department or organisation then an experiential group samba
percussion workshop or african drumming percussion workshop
or event could be for you.
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" 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.." |
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| Conferences |
| Team Away Days |
| Team Building Events |
| Introduction to Training
Programmes |
| Icebreakers and energisers |
| Corporate Entertainment |
| Awards and Dinners |
| Motivational Meetings |
| Product Launches |
| Xmas Parties and Special
Events |
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" ... our people loved the samba
workshop and are still talking about it!" |
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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.
So if you're looking for ideas for away
days please contact us for
more details or for a provisional quotation.
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Drumming is ..... |
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Samba and Percussion Drumming
Events
We can provide provide events from conference energisers
to team building events and team away days to recognise
success. |
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asking ..... |
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"Thanks - our people absolutely loved
the workshop and we have already passed on your contact
details....
with our recommendation !" |
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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. People may also feel stressed.
Participating in group percussion sessions
such as samba drumming workshops can be a cost-effective
way to improve morale, motivation and teamwork
as well as being personally rewarding and great fun.
It may even people defend themselves from the stress
and burnout that can cause them to leave their
jobs and help prevent absenteeism.
See the following articles for more information:
Article 1: "Drum
sessions protect employees from burnout"
Article 2: "Drumming up a Happier Workplace" -
on the benefits of drumming on relieving stress
or follow this link to read
more on Percussion and Drumming as Therapy |
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Watch a short video of a typical
teambuilding workshop ....
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As an employer a percussion or samba
drumming workshop or series of regular workshops could
improve employee motivation, job retention,
teamwork and reduce stress and absenteeism. It is simple
to set up and requires no musical experience on behalf
of the participants.
Experiential group drumming and percussion
is also great for a range of other events such as Icebreakers,
conference energisers as well as motivational, away days,
team building exercises and social events.
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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:
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a sense of achievement and pride in
the overall musical sound that is produced |
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encouragement, motivation and enhancement of teamwork |
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reduced stress |
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improved concentration |
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a sense of fun and enjoyment |
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Drumming 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 in a samba
or percussion workshop?
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.
Percussion or Samba Drumming Workshops are led by a professional
facilitator and includes: |
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an explanation of the basics |
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learning patterns for each instrument |
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playing both in sections and together as a whole
group |
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learning visual and whistle cues for starting and
stopping |
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learning 'breaks' - the introduction of a different
pattern, or a section playing on its own |
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learning two or three different rhythms |
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How long does
a programme last?
A programme could comprise a one-off workshop experience
or a series of events. For example: |
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a weekend
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a programme of short sessions
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beginning or conclusion of a training event, workshop
or conference or as an icebreaker or energiser
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the more the attendees sense of teamwork will be enhanced.
Percussion4U Clients
Our clients are diverse and range from small to large companies
and include for example:
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" ... our people loved the samba workshop
and are still talking about it!"
" this is the best thing we've ever done
on an away day!" |
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"Thanks - our people absolutely loved the workshop
and we have already passed on your contact details....with
our recommendation !" |
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Alpine Electronics |
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Tailored Percussion Programmes
Percussion4U understands that client companies will have
their own individual requirements and particular focus such
as improving team working, reducing 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 take your away day ideas and design a workshop to
suit the objectives of the event, the size of the group
and time available as well as providing all the instruments.
If required we can organise the venue and catering as part
of the package. |
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