Instant Energizers & Ice-breakers
drum culture provide the perfect ice breaker activity to enliven your meeting or conference. They usually take the form of short musical ‘breakouts’ of about 20 to 30 minutes but can last up to one and a half hours.
“The musical icebreaker was one of the best ice breakers in which I’ve participated.” Participant, Discovery Channel forum, December 2007
Boomwhackers show how a simple collection of tuned plastic tubes can create wonderful melodic sounds. We split the group into different notes, creating an instant percussive orchestra with the end result being a musical delight, made possible through careful listening; the foundation of all effective communication.
Ice breaker & energizer activities
Boomwhackers® Tuned Percussion Tubes are brightly coloured plastic tubes that are tuned by length to musical notes. Easy to play and loads of fun: fantastic instruments for ice breaking, team-building and uplifting conferences for virtually any number of people!
Why do we want to use them?
It’s great way to encourage dialogue at a meeting, conference or team building session as within minutes people are smiling, feeling relaxed and forming relationships with other members of the group.
So how can we use them?
Boomwhackers is one of the great ice breaker activities that provide a great example of what a small or a large group can achieve musically in a short space of time. With them we can create a melody, find a rhythm and cultivate listening.
I’m sorry but how can plastic tubes sound good?
Somewhere in sound between a muted xylophone and a marimba, boomwhackers are subtle, versatile and colourful. Watch more boomwhackers being played here:See below how other clients have used us.
Playing music together reduces stress, develops our understanding and willingness to work as a team. Exercises of this nature are enjoyable experiences and prove to be beneficial in the workplace.
“Simon’s Boomwhacking sessions have been fantastic, just what was needed for our meetings” Paul Dorday, Shell Learning
Companies who have used drum culture Boomwhackers, and why, include:
- Credit Today – Awards ceremony 1500 people!
- Shell Learning – as energizers after lunch / evening
- Proctor & Gamble – to welcome new staff
- Nationwide Building Society – for team building
- West Bromwich Building Society – Welcome to our conference!
- Allied Bakeries – boosting keynote speech
- Norwich Union – evening entertainment
- Quest International – enhancing creativity sessions