Drumfire Teambuilding

Ok, so my great trainer, Kelly is sculpting my poor, painful muscles into something that will look amazing in the foreseeable future- he is the most dedicated, patient person, I have ever come across and I know this because I carry on so much with every torturous dumbell lift, and with every dreadful boxing punch I have to deliver- is this man a saint?

Yes, we’re dropping in kilo’s, and during conversation just yesterday, Kell’s (just jokingly) tells me that there is such an “item” called the “squatters gut” and this might possibly occurs when the muscles are pushed out too far and stretched during “singing technique” if you please, that this “item” may become a possession of yours if you take singing classes and breathe from the diaphragm.!!!!

I am at this shocking point in time thinking that my “Kelly” has developed a watermelon like state below his belly button, I am wide eyed, shocked and wish I was on another planet, what had I done to this wonderful human being?

Well to my horror, I check out the “Andonis-like figure” standing in front of me - there is no “item”!!!There is no “watermelon”.

I advise  Kelly that in 25 years of coaching world class vocalists, I have never seen or heard of such a thing, but who knows perhaps Kelly with the “Andonis-like figure, but even better” is going to be my “first”!!!  I advise Kelly to stop imagining things, stop his whingeing and get on with the Job of singing properly!

I hope my very dear friend “Kelly” gets to read this blog, we can laugh together about, the those snippets of life that are just so memorable, and the “S B” is certainly one of them. 

The philosophy of the service at this hospital is t meet the needs of the patient, phsically, and emotionally, through music programs.

 The programs promote relaxation, reduce stress, and has been proven to reduce patient’s experience of pain and treament related symptoms.

Studies have shown that music relaxes people physically by regulating heart-rates, and breathing patterns by reducing levels of stress hormones, it has a positive influence on the immune system in the short and long term.

The facilitators of Drumfire confer with their clients, in order to design fun, entertaining, participatory programs for the clients to have the desired outcomes.  Our drumming programs  are full of laughter, participation, creativity, empowerment, achievement, teaming, unity in the workplace. 

Well, these guy’s are doing it!  For 15 years now Music has played a vital role in the health programs at this hospital.. They have just celebrated 15 years of Music Therapy.

The planned and creative use of music to attain and maintain helath and well being, this is music in any of its forms, in a planned program and delivered by qualified facilitators, these are programs that benefit people of all ages, no skills required and regardless of background.  WOW!

DRUMFIRE Drumming programs address physical, psychological, emotional, cognitive and social need of individuals. The directions are therapeutic, empowering, goal orientated, creative, team motivated, as well as being entertaining and educational.

The music programs at the hospital assist individuals in attaining, maintaining, and regaining optimum levels of functioning or adaptation in all areas of development. This is done through teamwork, though face-to-face services, and resourcing.