Pro Clinic - Early Arrivers. Bill in Dayton 03-10-11 7:44 PM My ears were burning, lol... First off, I'd say take heed of the stuff Gary wrote. I agree with virtually all of it and point you towards his longevity as proof he's found a good approach. Here's some of my own thoughts, which may or may not differ from Gary's. (There's more than one way to skin a cat...) 1) Keep a good variety in your song selection. Example: I played Tennessee Waltz, Play That Funky Music and His Eye is on the Sparrow consecutively in my show yesterday morning. 2) Appearance: Look professional, but be careful that you don't come off as putting more effort into your clothes than you do your act. 3) As Gary said, allow extra time when getting to gigs. 4) We're NOT there to give a concert.
The music is the primary reason we're with them, but IMO, we're there to stimulate them. . * Intellectually - Play games with them, name this tune, trivia related to musical eras, tie it to a musical theme. Example: I say "Tommy or Jimmy... " 5) Use dynamics. Corporate Drumming Programs, Getting Started. “How did you get started doing corporate team building drumming programs?” Is a question I am frequently asked. In the early 1980’s, I was organizing drum circles and teaching drumming classes. One of my students exclaimed after class, “This is the best stress release therapy that I’ve ever done! We should do this in our office; we’re always so stressed out that we sometimes just don’t work effectively.”
Of course, not stopping to wonder how I would do this, I said, “I’d be glad to!”. I knew that I couldn’t teach a drumming class, or just lead a regular drum circle jam session. I then spent hours researching the corporate world. I also included some of the universal fundamentals of thriving communities into my approach to creating a drumming program that would truly serve this group. In other words, I began at the beginning by studying the corporate world and using my own interests and talents to develop a program that would serve this group. I had an enormously powerful “Aha!” David James Duo - Home. Free Streaming Live Music, Vintage Tees, retro t-shirts, concert posters, live concert, vintage rock tshirts, concert vault, Posters, rock photos and more. Pandora. Online Guitar Tuner.