Connective Drumming - teambuilding workshops & energizers

"Strengthen the team-spirit or wake up the audience with the primal power of drumming!"

Strengthening the connection with oneself and others through the primal power of drumming, that is what Connective Drumming is all about. A group of people drumming together in the same rhythm and occasionally letting out primal shouts creates a sense of strength and unity. We drum on my handmade Meraki Drums. Meraki means working on something with heart and soul and putting a part of yourself into it, and that is exactly the feeling I want to convey in the workshops and energizers.

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Energizers

Wake up your audience with an energizing drum session!

When your audience has to listen for a long time, they need some energy and movement. That’s where my drum energizer comes in! A few people come on stage to drum, while the rest of the audience gets active with body percussion. Fun is guaranteed, and it will ensure that your audience is more attentive and energized for the speakers or workshops that follow.

This is more than a break, it’s an experience:

• An instant energy boost that brings your audience to life.
• A smile on everyone’s face and an atmosphere of pure fun.
• An unforgettable icebreaker that creates connection.

P.S. Don’t worry, no musical experience required!

Price: On request

Ideal for: conferences | events | performances | presentations

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Workshops/ teambuilding

Drumming together is powerful and connecting, making it ideal for boosting team spirit. Create powerful beats together and unleash the primal power within yourself. We start with simple exercises and then build up to an explosive finale. The format of this workshop is flexible, from jamming to drum battles and everything in between. A boost for the team, or as we call it after this workshop: The Tribe!

* The drums can be electronic, so they can be as loud or soft as you want. There will always be some noise, after all, you are drumming.

Price: On request

Ideal for: company outings | family days | festivals | teams

reviews

Benno's enthusiasm got the whole room going, everyone was standing up and clapping along with a smile on their face. In no time at all, everyone was pulled out of their post-lunch slump and we could continue the day's program with good energy. A very nice intermezzo of the day!

"I spontaneously joined Benno's workshop. Highly recommended. In a short time you get to know a group of people, with whom you feel very quickly connected through 'connective drumming'. First Benno creates two camps that have to drum against each other. But through a clever intervention, Benno then manages to merge the groups into one musical tribe."

"The drum session was a fun energizer to warm up our team and get them ready for an active afternoon of TED talks."

Engelse vertaling: "The workshop was a unique mix of energizer and music. Besides bringing the group together to work collaboratively, there was also no hierarchy in skill level. It created an energetic way of playing together that gave me new energy to go back to work."

"I experienced the workshop of connective drumming as special and fun. I worked together with a group as a non-musical person using a very unique instrument. I laughed a lot and it is really something special because you really feel a little connected with each other through music. By working together you create a beautiful whole."

Engelse vertaling: "I participated in the connective drumming workshop at the Kuna festival, a bit out of my comfort zone with people I didn't know. But it was so much fun to do, within no time there is a click with the group and you go for it and at the end you feel like you did it together."

"I joined the connective drumming workshop, what an experience! The sense of togetherness and the primal power made me come out of my shell completely."

meraki drums

Meraki: “Putting your heart and soul into something and leaving a piece of yourself in it.”

That’s exactly what I did when I made these drums, hence the perfect name for them. The colors and symbols reinforce the tribal feeling I want to convey during the workshops & energizers.