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Drumming is the oldest form of Team Building.
| Music and Rhythm, like sports and the Olympics, are universal expressions that transcendss all boundires, be they personal, organizational or cultural. |
8 Keys to a Great Team Building Event
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Making music in a group is like participating in an exercise in communication, effective listening skills and the power of a truly synchronized team.
What can the Drum Cafe do for you?
Time is tight: on a shortened agenda, the Drum Café delivers a powerful experience in an hour or less that stays with them through the conference and after they’ve gone home.
Economics: clients tell us after every program that the value they receive from the Drum Cafe experience far outweighs the investment, especially when compared to competing alternatives considered or done in years gone by. It’s almost ‘too cheap’ say our executive customers.
Relevance/meaningful: the richness of the musical metaphors in the drum café experience and our facilitators’ abilities (all of whom are degreed business professionals) to relate them to the organizational and meeting objectives drive the ROI through the roof and are often utililzed by other sessions throughout the conference agenda.
Engaging: our hands-on experience – literally – reaches deep down to grab the delegates in a way that is far more provocative and responsive than the typical conditioned responses of arriving for meetings prepared to be a spectator. With drum in hand, ALL are a part of the drum café performance.
Fun! It goes without saying that we all need an opportunity to let off some steam, have some fun, and connect with our fellow colleagues in a fun, entertaining way that helps to regenerate the senses, put the smiles back on our faces, and remind all of us that we are human...and laughter is some pretty potent medicine.
If your company can make music together, imagine how this could translate into productivity and the great benefit it can be for any business.
This unifying experience that promotes the power of non-verbal communication and of being connected through music, creates the perfect platform for teams to experience the power of all working together to achieve a common objective. Any feelings of isolation and dissent disappear, as the drumming experience bonds every participant in becoming a motivated and unified group..
What result can you expect from a Drum Cafe event?
Break down barriers
First, we break down barriers, level the playing field, with a 15 minute opening of non-verbal communication. Music is a universal language, that allows us in a universal way to break down barriers and transcend the difference among us as humans and individuals. In Africa and in many other cultures around the world, drumming has been used for centuries to bring people together.
Alignment
Second, we align everyone to a common theme through the bass note, the foundation of the music. In every organization, before true success can be realized, there needs to be alignment or some sort. This alignment could be to the vision, mission or values of an organization. It could be alignment to a common goal or challenge. We use the power of the bass note, the alignment of the music, as the metaphor for demonstrating the power of alignment with in the group.
Diversity
Third, we explore the diversity, in each and everyone's unique and individual contribution through the tone note, the communication note. Organizations these days are made up of a divers array of individuals.
Celebration
We close off with a fun high energy percussion set, embracing diversity handing out fun percussive instruments, in an all out celebration of self expression and leadership. This is where we take the drumming skills that we have learned in the beginning to create a unique song. A song that will be specific to that group. It is an all out celebration. A celebration of diversity, contribution and leadership.
This is also a great lesson in leadership. Leadership is about knowing when to pay and not to play. When it is time to take a solo or when it s time to support your piers and the music.