Course Description

The Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop™ is for everyone! No experience is necessary.

Escape the outside world and play with your rhythm community in Arthur’s one-of-a-kind musical sandbox. This experiential, family-friendly event offers people of all ages and backgrounds a playful and safe environment to explore the power of rhythm in our lives.

Ice-breakers! Rhythm Play! Vocal games! Songs! Theater improv!

Program Content

Develop Leadership Skills Communicate Through Creativity Build Self-Confidence

In the Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop™ our rhythm community builds as we play, sing, dance and drum together. Using contact improvisation, vocals, rhythmical games, hand drumming and drum circle consciousness, we create musical fun in a nurturing place.

Explore expressive activities through musical ice-breakers, rhythm-play, vocal games, songs and theater improv for community-building fun!

This weekend experiential playshop provides 18-20 hours of rhythmical exploration, practice and fun! Facilitators of all backgrounds and experience levels will learn innovative motivational techniques and inspirational activities suitable for multiple group applications. Build your team and inspire your community through the fun and challenge of playing music together.

Touch, feel, listen, express with drums, whistles, chimes, gongs, bells, wood, metal and more.

Who Should Attend

• The Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop™ is for everyone!
• Teachers * Music Educators * Activities Directors * Nurses * Music Therapists * Health & Wellness Practitioners
• It is especially recommended for the playfully challenged
• Drum Circle Facilitators ready to stretch their rhythm sensibilities are encouraged to attend
• Families have attended together
• Past participants have ranged from ages 4 to 89!

This program will provide

• An exploration of basic & advanced rhythm and percussion skills.
• Practice using a variety of musical styles, forms and instruments.
• Musicality instruction through pitch dynamics, timbre discrimination & tempo variations.
• Experience of leading and following while playing in the groove.
• Musical improvisation experiences using a variety of instruments,
  body-music, vocals and group drumming activities.

Continuing Education Credits

Music therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, College Students and Teachers may earn Continuing Education and Professional Development Credits. CEU info