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Corporate Drumming |
Rueters Health -
Drum Sessions Protect Employees from Burnout: "...making music may bring people together better than other group activities, such as group retreats or team sports, because it is more cost-effective and accessible to people of all physical abilities. Furthermore, music may inspire more openness to others by asking people to adopt 'a level of communication (they) weren't accustomed to,'..." SOURCE - Advances in Mind-Body Medicine - Fall/Winter 2003
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Proven benefits of group drumming:
A Pennsylvania corporation saved $89,100 in costs associated with training new hires by using drumming to improve morale.*
Corporate employees participating in a drumming research study reported a 20.7% reduction in stress.**
When employees of a
long-term care facility participated in drum circles employee turnover dropped by 18.3%. Total annual savings to the industry for such a decrease in turnover is projected to be more than $1.46 billion.***
*(Bittman, Bruhn, Stevens, Westengard, Umbach, 2003, Advances in Mind-Body Wellness, Vol. 19 No. 3/4)
** (Bittman, Berk, Felten, Westengard, Simonton, Pappas, Ninehouser, 2001, Alternative Therapies, Vol. 7, No. 1)
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