Team Building Group Empowerment &Personal Growth Drumming Events

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A series of 9 or more empowering 1 to 2-Hour Drum Circle Events that take your students on a musical journey from a group of individuals to becoming a unified team as an orchestra of sound.  We take a deeper dive into personal growth and development where we work to develop strong individuals into strong leaders.

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Becoming an Orchestra of Sound - part 1

Team Building - Developing Leaders Series

• Session 1 – Discovering Your Own Unique Rhythm

• Session 2 – Becoming an Orchestra of Sound

• Session 3 – The Art of Leadership​

 

 

​HealthRHYTHMS - part 2

Personal Growth & Development Series

• ​​6 Sessions – Continuing the Journey of Sound

This 6-week workshop based upon the individual needs the students to further team development and wellness.  The program can be extended as much as needed for the benefit and wellness of your students.  

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Instruments will be provided.  

No Prior Musical Experience is Necessary! ​

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DISCOVER, BECOME, LEAD, GROW

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See below for more details on the program sessions, benefits, and suggested themes.

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In Session 1, Discovering Your Own Unique Rhythm, Cindy leads your students in a fun, step-by-step, easy to follow format that builds confidence each step of the way. 

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• An empowering 1 to 2-hour drum circle event that empowers your students from a group of individuals to becoming an essential part of a team. 

• Getting in touch with your own personal rhythm, following directions, teamwork, and personal creativity are some of the lessons learned in this session.

• Students are taught everything from how to hold and play their instruments, to basic rhythm patterns, as well as the basic communication skills used in a drum circle. 

• In addition to that, students will create their own unique rhythm where creativity and expression are encouraged.

• Students will then be given next step instructions in rhythm that shows how the uniqueness of who they are which plays an essential role in becoming a valuable and unified member of the team.

 

Instruments will be provided.  

No Prior Musical Experience is Necessary!  ​​​​

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​In Session 2 - Becoming an Orchestra of Sound, after students have discovered how their own uniqueness and contribution plays an essential part to the flow and unity of the team, they are now ready for the next level. 

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• In this session, Cindy leads the students to work in smaller teams who come together to create a musical ensemble.

• Each person in the group is given a role to play with a specific responsibility to fulfill.  Students are responsible for creating an ensemble rhythm movement together.  

• Students then present and showcase their unique ensemble piece to the other groups as a whole.  This is where the magic really begins to happen, and creativity becomes even more unique and beautiful.

• Once each group has completed their individual ensemble pieces, and the groups have cheered each other on in support of each other's creations, Cindy brings all of the ensemble groups together.  She works to blend each ensemble piece together into the creation of a full unified orchestra of sound.

 

An empowering 1 to 2-hour drum circle event that empowers your students to work together as a team.  This session is a creative and fun way to strengthen the flow of team bonding results.​​​

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​Instruments will be provided.  

No Prior Musical Experience is Necessary!​

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Take it to the Next Level!  Lessons in Leadership

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In session 3, after completing the Creating an Orchestra of Sound team building event, students will be ready for the next session, The Art of Leadership. 

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​The Art of Leadership is an empowering 1 to 2-hour drum circle event that takes your students on a journey of recognizing the music within the music by discovering and appreciating the unique individuality that each team member has to offer. 

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• Some of the skills practiced in this session are creativity, teamwork, stepping out of your comfort zone, and adapting to change.  

• Leadership develops through the art of listening and practicing communication skills, leading the group participation, and discovering the hidden talents within the group.  These are some of the gifts and skills of a true leader.

• Students will be given the opportunity to apply leadership skills, by practicing and presenting the verbal and non-verbal communication skills learned in this session by having the opportunity to facilitate the drum circle through jump-time.

• This opportunity in Leadership Development is encouraged for all participants in the group.

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An empowering 1 to 2-hour drum circle event that empowers your students to discover more about themselves and realize they have more to offer than they believed at the beginning of the event.

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Instruments will be provided.  

No Prior Musical Experience is Necessary!

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Continuing the Journey of Sound with HealthRHYTHMS

Advanced Thematic Programs

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After completing Sessions 1-3, Discover Your Own Unique Rhythm, Creating an Orchestra of Sound and The Art of Leadership, students will be ready to Continue the Journey of Sound with Advanced Thematic Programs.

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These next 6, or more, sessions are a continuation of our program.  These sessions are designed to not only continue developing team building and leadership skills with the students, but to also take a deeper dive into addressing the challenges that students face today.

 

• In each session, we dive deeper with advanced thematic programs designed specifically to meet the needs of your students using the evidence based HealthRHYTHMS Group Empowerment Drumming protocol.

• Students are given a creative outlet to deal with these challenges by sharing through creative self-expression, supporting each other, and discovering ways to make empowering changes, self-growth, and healing in their lives. 

• These changes are explored through the process of self-expression through drumming, visualization, guided imagery drumming, sharing and supporting each other, and by inspiring each other through encouragement and praise.  ​

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Instruments will be provided.  

No Prior Musical Experience is Necessary! 

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See below for benefits and suggested themes.

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Health Benefits

HealthRHYTHMS Group Empowerment Drumming 

​A 6-Week Wellness Drumming Workshop

that shows to have cognitive, emotional, social,

and physical health and wellness benefits

that are wellness based:​

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• Stress Reduction on the Genomic Level

• ​Strengthen Immune System

• Improve Mood

• Reduce Burnout

• Employee Turnover Reduction

• Is Good Exercise

• An Outlet for Spirituality

• Build Camaraderie, Nurturing, and Support

• Develop Close Bonding with Others

• Joy of Music Making

• Increase Creativity

• Self-Expression

• Active Music Making

 

​To learn more about the Health Benefits of Drumming, visit:

• Why Drum, Research, Benefits, Testimonials, Videos​

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• Social and Emotional Learning

• Self-Awareness and Assessment –

  • Getting in Touch with Your True Self

  • The Authentic Self vs. Conditioned Self

• Self Confidence – Believing in Yourself

• Overcoming Fear and Anxiety

• The Importance of Self Care

• Teamwork – being conscious and respectful of others, being a vital part of the team.

• Leadership Development

• Values – Choices and Consequences

• Accountability & Commitment

• Trust and Boundaries

• Dreams and Goals

• Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

• Communication Skills – Communicating Effectively

• Listening with your Heart in Finding Direction in Life

• The Importance of Thinking Positively

• Dealing with Grief and Having Empathy

• Dealing with Loss and Moving Forward in Life

• Appreciation of Others and Their Differences

• Overcoming Adversity

• Making Good Decisions

• The Importance of Journaling and Visualization

• How to Be Resilient in Today’s World

• …and more

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