Independent, Assisted Living, Skilled & Memory...Care

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INTENT:

-Encouraging memory stimulation via Life Sound Tracks.

- Research the personal Historical Music Interest of our Residents throughout the decades.

- Drums & other Percussion Instrument participation Serve to accent the grounding  quality of the music within the mental  & emotional historic records of each participant, whether they are simply observing, or physically engaged. 

- Using Classical Music to flood consciousness with wider atmospheric perspectives.

- STORY TELLING...with DRUM RHYTHMS often sustained under broader etheric compositions to help open & ground participants. This simple technique seeks to stimulate a wider range of balanced experiences of "depth & air". 

- Using drums in two or more separate, yet complimentary rhythmic patterns, The Circle participates in creating their own unique Harmonic Rhythmic Voice.

- Residents may be taught traditional rhythmic play: Afro-Cuban; West African, Irish, etc..

- Drumming/Music Programs are all staff inclusive.

- Staff are able to break from the rigors of traditional care by participating along side the residents they serve.

- Staff experiences the relief and the liberty that drumming & the music sessions can facilitate. 

- In depth, Staff Team Building Programs are uniquely designed and available upon request.

We present a one-hour program that shares an entertaining combination of music from many decades and genres along with storytelling and reminiscing engagement. In true "drum circle" fashion, we provide manageable percussion instruments that your residents & facility staff may choose to play, thereby creating a "Circle of Harmonic Rhythm" in concert with the musical selections presented. There is singing  and often dancing in this joyful experience.  

As our sessions progress, we discuss the prolific & historical significance of "Drum Circling". And, we expose and educate our Elders to the types of drums we bring and their origins throughout the world, while providing more in depth instructions on how each may be played.

Within each session, (where appropriate) we'll choose at least one musical selection used for chair, and/or standing calisthenics.  

For larger "Facility Staff Team Building & Appreciation-Acknowledgment Events" (that's a mouth full), we bring in an appropriate number of our facilitators to join in the programs.

Our overall purpose is to create an atmosphere of fun and stimulation that our Elders will look forward to time and again. Within each experience, we encourage movement (however subtle). And, we seek to edify, and offer a more buoyant and encouraging Outlook on Life in the midst  of their diverse challenges.