Scene 1. Rural Australia. Good old fashioned community hall. 40 chairs. 40 people – who are mostly strangers to each other, mostly grey haired and average age of about 65. Add to this 40 djembes (African drums).
Scene 2 (10 minutes later – YES only 10 minutes later) – duk…. ta …duk ta duk ta ta boom boom – 40 people drumming in rhythm as though one, as though they had been doing this forever.
This was my Saturday afternoon (my Saturday morning was a different kind of music – 3 year ols birthday party, 20 kids and a table of sugar)
Yes I am a great fan of drumming, often incorporating it into workshops and conferences that I have facilitated and even into my own wedding (80 people on the beach at sunrise).
I love it, I adore it, for many reasons, which include:
1/ I have not know of any other way that can bring people into synchronicity so swiftly
2/ It is an immediate way channel into ones creativity
3/ It is FUN, and breaks down artificial barriers
I suspect most forms of music are like this and asking myself how do I include it into every workshop? (appropriately). Your thoughts?