A perfect drum circle? Just might be with these highly energetic and receptive freshmen music majors at FIU’s School of Music. In the Wertheim Performing Art Center, everyone was turned up to 11 and we had a fantastic time with rhythm games and drum jams! Since these students are always chasing perfection in their music, they took this opportunity to … Read More
Teamwork – it’s easier said than done
In middle school I played on a cup soccer team. This meant that we traveled to games and tournaments and basically prepared ourselves for potential professional play. One of the teams I played for had a star player – the quintessential goal scorer whose job it was to just keep pumping the ball toward the goal. She was also a … Read More
Encouraging Community: How music & rhythm can develop commonality
“Team-building” has become quite an overused term these days. If you’ve worked in a large or mid-size company, nonprofit organization, or community business, then you may have participated in your share of diversity seminars, sensitivity trainings, or group morale-boosting activities. My first experience with this was 10 years ago, during one of my first “grown-up jobs” working for My Gym … Read More
