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| Over the last two years, Soweto Street Beat has been involved in conducting Drum Kingdom workshops in the communities, corporate events and schools. |
| Drumming has been used traditionally for centuries to release emotional stress, raise the spirit, enhance clarity and focus, and develop co-operation and community bonds. The therapeutic work we do at Soweto Street Beat focuses on children and adults with physical, social, mental and emotional disadvantages. |
| The structures facilitated workshops for adults and children, aimed at developing the child’s potential through drumming. Interactive drumming is a powerful and unifying experience for children and suits all ages. Each participant gets a drum, is taught how to play and through a facilitated circle, learns not only to play, but also to listen to others. This culminates into an exciting and fun experience. |
| Benefits: |
- Non-verbal communication
- Integrates left and right brain activity
- Group bonding
- Socialization
- Breaking down cultural, gender and age barriers
- Building self-esteem and confidence
- Promotes individuality
- Promotes leadership
- Creates powerful team spirit for school\club or cultural groups
- Creates a co-operative rather than competitive spirit
- Offers a powerful alternative to drugs and alcohol
- Anger Release
- Strengthens motor, visual and auditory co-ordination
- Encourages creative expression
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| Therapeutic Benefits: |
- Drumming is a group activity and requires little, if any skill from participants.
- Every-one can beat on a drum and this gives participants a sense of competence, which in turn enhances self-esteem.
- Participants experience a greater sense of belonging.
- Drumming enables the participant to disengage from mental activity and compels them to focus on the present moment, which relieves mental stress.
- It may also be equated to meditation because it clears the mind and therefore provides rest and rejuvenation.
- The activity frees up trapped creative energy and the participants leave the experience with a sense of freedom and triumph.
- Drumming can be used constructively to release aggression thereby diverting destructive tendencies, and channeling anger constructively.
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| Over the last five years, Soweto Street Beat has been involved in giving back to the community. This has been in the form of charitable events for non-profit organizations to assist in their fund-raising efforts. |
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