"Have
real fun with these Planet Drum drum guys! They
can come to you, or you can use their Camden
studios!"
Much of the session concentrates
on the experience of communication through group-based
music. It is a unique demonstration of just how quickly
and easily individuals benefit from being part of
a drumming group.
"Planet Drum drum circles are designed
to build powerful team performance and create
exceptional team cohesion"
"I wanted
to say a big thank you for such a great evening -
loads of people got involved who I would'nt have guessed
in a million years would have enjoyed it. You pitched
the whole thing just right, and feedback so far was
that it was a raging success! You do a fantastic job!"
the National Trust
"We were particularly
impressed by your own focus on making sure everyone
got a chance to shine, and how carefully you concentrated
on ensuring we were really working well as a team
and as individuals. Thank you very much indeed."
Call Planet Drum now
on020 7428
9012 to book your group drumming
session
"Just to let you know that
all of the feedback I've had from the drumming session
has been brilliant. The kids and the volunteers loved
it! thank you!"
KEEN London
"I just wanted
to say thank you very much again for a great afternoon
of drumming! We all really enjoyed it and had a lot
of fun. I will definitely recommend you to the rest
of my colleagues!"
"And thanks
for such a great day on Monday. We all had such a
good time, it was a truly unique experience! We can't
stop talking about it in the office today..."
Miller Bainbridge
"Thanks very
much for this. Yes it was brilliant fun and everyone
really enjoyed it"
National Children Bureau
"The funday
was a huge success"
Hertsmere primary school
"We had a
really great session on Monday so I just wanted to
say thanks"
UJIA
"Drumming sessions at work could help employees
defend themselves from stress and lower staff turnover,
according to a new study from America. When the participants
- staff at a Pennsylvania nursing home - took part
in six weekly drumming sessions, it improved their
mood by almost 50%. Dr Barry Bittman, the author of
the report, said there was a decrease in feelings
of fatigue and depression. The positive effects of
the drumming continued for a year, he added. Dr Bittman
said it resulted in 49 fewer employees resigning from
the nursing home - the Westbury United Methodist Retirement
Community - over the 12 months that followed. He is
now calling for drumming sessions to be introduced
across all industries.
In the drumming sessions at the
nursing home the participants performed a series of
exercises, including beating the drum in the rhythm
of their own names, copying those of someone else,
representing their feelings by drumbeats, playing
along to music, and discussing ongoing stresses with
the group.
Immediately after the sessions were
completed, the staff were said to show a 46% improvement
in mood. And six weeks after the sessions ended the
same people showed a more than 62% improvement in
mood, the report added, suggesting that the emotional
boost can continue long after the music has ended.
Margaret Bailey, a colleague of Dr Bittman at the
Mind-Body Wellness Centre, said the drumming "creates
a connectiveness and energy within the group".
But while drumming may work wonders in the workplace,
in the world of rock'n'roll it is more often than
not the drummer who reaps any misfortune.
This is a fact not lost on spoof
rock band movie Spinal Tap, in which the group's drummers
keep inadvertently and inexplicably blowing up."
Call Planet Drum now
on020 7428
9012 to book your group drumming
session
