MusicWorks Mission Statement:
”To inspire and motivate people and communities throughout the world, through rhythm and music that creates physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellness.”
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> “I loved participating in the drum circle for so many reasons… a rare chance for line workers and managers to mix and collaborate as equals and I think it helped build cohesiveness as a team at a very deep level. There was a wonderful sense of the fun to it, shared amongst all of us. And it was a powerful metaphor for what a team can do. More!!!!!”
Sheila Lindfield MA, RCC, RPT-S, CPT-S
Senior Clinical Counsellor, Westcoast Family Resources Society. (June 2011)
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The work is immensely diverse – each year MusicWorks, based out of Vancouver BC Canada, works with over 100 different companies, groups and institutions, in health care settings, corrections, conferences, community and arts organizations, education and schools, faith communities, senior and preschool centres, and various ethnic groups and universities. Some programs are ongoing (example – B.C.’s Children’s Hospital, the UBC Sauder School of Business, St. Paul’s Hospital Inpatient Eating Disorders Program, and the Beat Street Community Drum Circle) and some are “one-off” events. While the focus, content and intended outcome of an African drumming, rhythm and music session would be different for the various groups, universal themes that thread through the experience is bolstering health, promoting peace and building community. Session participants range in age from babies to seniors and include people of diverse ethnic, socioeconomic and spiritual backgrounds. Part of the universal appeal of this unique activity is its accessibility, even for first time beginners. The most common benefits people report (through formal and informal surveying) as a result of participating in a Drum Circle are being more inspired, energized and relaxed, and less anxious (see testimonial below re: rheumatoid arthritis).
> When I came here today I was in terrible pain in my left hand with a rheumatoid arthritis flare up. The pain had been excruciating all night and all morning and I had no use in my hand. After the first half of the drum circle, and using my left hand very gently to keep rhythm, I was amazed to find I could straighten my hand and the pain had subsided. I expected that this could make my hand worse rather than better. My hand was very energized. I see the possibility for all kinds of healing. I am amazed. Kate Evans – participant, Beat Street Community Drum Circle – Sept 18, 2011.
Offering music and drumming programs in these diverse areas:
> Keynote Speaker Engagements
> Hospitals
> Community Events
> Autism
> Special Needs Children & Adults
> Corporate Team Building
> African Drumming and Wellness Research
> Seniors and the Well-Elderly
> Community Drum Circles
> Parent/Teacher Education Seminars
> One-to-One Sound and Wellness Sessions
> Drum Circles and Equine Facilitated Learning
> Youth-at-Risk/Adolescent Treatment Centres
> Eating Disorders
> Psychiatry
> Retreats/Workshops
> Schools
> Inter-Generational Learning
> Music and Spirituality
> Staff Retreats
> Corrections Canada/Prison In-Reach
> Conferences
> Teaching
> Sacred Chant Events
> Addictions and Recovery Centres
> Mental Health Facilities
> Private Functions & Special Events & Parties!
