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World Scholar Athlete Games 2006
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Corporate Events
Corporate Drum Circles challenge your participants with
creative cooperation. Your event begins with a simple warm up
activity, progresses to hand percussion and interdependent polyrhythms,
and the finale includes a plethora of high quality drums from
around the world. We deliver whatever message you request, so
your teambuilding, community development, leadership training,
or celebration will be a pertinent, high energy success.
Suggest 60 - 90 minutes, which includes processing.
Crowd Energizers are a concise, impactful way to revive
your group during an arduous day of seminars. Using lightweight
instruments or body percussion, a 15 - 30 minute activity is
a refreshing way to get your group moving (and thinking) again.
Suggest scheduling mid afternoon, or just prior to the keynote
address.
Corporate Family Events provide high quality instruments
and kid appropriate instruction for participants of all ages.
After more than fifteen years of providing events nationwide
for youth in schools, we specialize in providing professional,
cooperative activities which are fun for the entire family.
All durable, colorful, high quality instruments provided. Suggest
30 - 45 minutes per circle.
Drum Parties offer your friends and associates an enjoyable
way to burn off stress, develop interpersonal connections,
and have a lot of fun during the process! Let us know
where, when, and how many friends are coming to your gathering,
and weŞll provide high quality instruments for everyone. Absolutely
no experience necessary. Suggest 60 - 90 minutes for the activity,
and clothing suitable for movement.
| Previous Participants
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American Express
American Radio Systems
AMSCO
At Home Network
Bank of America
Bell Tone Technologies
Caremark
Citrix Online
Ernst and Young
Excite at Home
First Franklin Financial
Frequency Technology
Google
Group Health Cooperative
Java One
Joie de Vivre
Lithium
McCown and Delleuw
McCue Systems
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Mercedes Benz
Modus Media
Nutrasweet
Pacific Bell
Patagonia
P.E. Infomatics
PeopleSoft
Philips
Quest International
Seagate
Silicon Graphics Inc.
Sprint
Sun Micro Systems
Synopsis
Thru-Put Technologies
Toyota
University of Toyota
Young Presidents Organization
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"On behalf of all the instructors
and instructional designers of PeopleSoft University,
I would like to thank you for the team building Drum Circle
you facilitated at our Education Conference in Pleasanton,
CA. It was a huge success. For many, it was the highlight
of their conference experiences. I would like to share
with you some of the feedback that we received from the
attendees of your Drum Circle:
- Unexpected, but effective team building event.
It seemed everyone participated in the event in the
spirit in which it was given. I was surprised at how
quickly we were all able to work together.
I enjoyed it.
- This was probably the high point of the conference
for me... it was GREAT!!!
- Awesome! ...Just when things seem predictable out
comes an opportunity to be truly interactive
with the group. Considering myself non-musical I still
felt an integral part of the rhythms of PS University!
- This was such an awesome team building. Fun
and interactive! A real blast!
This positive feedback should not be taken lightly.
The group you facilitated includes experienced instructors
and facilitators of corporate training events for PeopleSoft.
They are a tough audience, but your Drum Circle reached
them in a way no other team building event could have.
Your facilitation techniques, combined with the rhythms
and metaphors that you applied to our organization made
a difference for our organization, both at the conference
and in the future. We all now have the common bond of
the drum experience to use in our professional as well
as personal lives.
Again, thank you Cameron for sharing your spirit with
our community."
- Jim Boneau, PeopleSoft, Inc. |
Collegiate Events
We provide the very best rhythm circles for the colleges and
universities of North America. We do this by providing the highest
quality musical equipment from around the world, a uniquely
qualified facilitator, and curriculum based upon experience
and expertise. Whether you want a dynamic message or pure entertainment,
Cameron Tummel's programs will transform, energize and motivate
you and your group.
Collegiate Events Give Your Participants Memorable Experiences
In:
- Teambuilding
- Leadership
- Appreciation of Diversity
- Involvement in Community
- Celebration
Participants begin by playing small percussion for an icebreaker/warm-up
activity, then add hand and stick drums to the ensemble as they
continue through the process. Initially our facilitator will
give plenty of instruction for them to succeed, but by the finale,
they are free to improvise and create their own music.
All instruments provided. Absolutely no previous experience
necessary - everyone plays.
We excel at designing unique events for our clients. Whatever
your desired outcomes are, we input your message during the
presentation. Just describe the results you want, and we'll
design a special event for your community's success.
Rhythmic Options: Community Drum Circles include
bells, blocks, shakers, stick drums and hand drums for everyone
to join in. High energy; maximum impact. Standard event time
for a university is 75 - 90 minutes, which includes processing.
Other options include Boom Whackers (percussion tubes) and/or
body percussion and/or vocal percussion, as a warm up for the
drum circle. In addition to the drumming and motivational messages,
do not be surprised if your entire assembly gets up to dance
while they play!
Boom Whackers are colorful, plastic percussion tubes
which are simple to use, lightweight to transport, and have
a delightful sound. If your budget or schedule requires an effective,
quick, enjoyable way to connect your campus community, a 30
minute rhythm event played with Boom Whackers is the best option.
Crowd Energizers are a concise, impactful way to revive
your group during an arduous day of seminars or lectures. Using
lightweight instruments and/or body percussion, a 15 - 30 minute
activity is a refreshing way to get your group moving (and thinking)
again. Suggest scheduling mid afternoon, or just prior to the
keynote address.
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Aurora University, IL
Benedictine University, IL
Brandeis University, MA
Bryant College, RI
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, NY
Butte College, CA
California State University Monterey Bay, CA
College of the Holy Cross, MA
Framingham State College, MA
Green Mountain College, VT
Johnson and Wales University, Downtown, RI
Johnson and Wales University, Harborside, RI
Kent State University, OH
Maryville University
Massachusettes State Colleges, at Worcester State College,
MA
Mesa Community College, AZ
Mills College, CA
Moravian College, PA
National Collegiate Athletic Association, Regional Leadership
Conferences:
Dallas
Boston
Indianapolis
Jersey City
Minneapolis
Newark
Pittsburgh
National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Leadership
Conference,
Orlando, FL '01,'04,'05
National Collegiate Athletic Association, University
of California at Berkeley, CA
Pacific University, OR
Portland Community College, Cascade, OR
Portland Community College, Sulvania, OR
Portland Community College, Rock Creek, OR
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA
University of California Santa Cruz, CA
University of Missouri at Kansas City, MO
University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV
University of Redlands, CA
Young Harris College, GA
Extensive References Available Upon Request
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"It was an experience that reinforced
much of what the [NCAA] Leadership Conference tries to
teach: respect for the contribution and diversity of others;
ways to effectively change the direction of the group
without hitting a sour note; how to influence others to
help create change; and how to recognize the importance
of everyone's contribution, even the quiet bells."
- NCAA Leadership Conference |
School Events
Rhythms of the C has provided interactive rhythm circles for
kids in schools all across California,numerous other states,
and also in several European countries, for the last fifteen
years. Extensive references available upon request.
School visits are one or two days, while residencies may last
two or three weeks. Each campus visit is catered to its particular
request.
Typical school day usually includes four rhythm circles, each
an hour long, with twenty to fifty participants per circle.
Your campus needs to provide a chair for each participant, and
a large room with a high tolerance for volume. Rhythms of the
C provides all of the instruments.
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Elementary Schools:
Ballard
Barrett
Bonny Doon
Boulder Creek
Cesar Chavez Charter
Cleveland
Cold Spring
Community Children's Center, Santa Cruz
Crane
Ellwood
Harding
Hollister
Hope
J. C. Washington Child Development Center
Kellogg
Makawao
Marin Montessori
Mar Vista
Marymount
Mintie White
Monroe
Montecito Union
Monte Vista
Mountain View
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Novato Charter
Pacific
Peabody Charter
Quail Hollow
Redwood
Roosevelt
Ross
San Lorenzo
Tamalpias Valley
Uni Hill
Vine Hill
Waldorf of Santa Cruz
Washington
Zuni
Middle and Secondary Schools:
Escuela Quetzal
Gambetta Middle School
G.B. Kirby Middle School
Goleta Valley Junior High
Grace Cathedral School for Boys
Juan Cabrillo Middle School
Missouri Assoc. of Student Councils
Santa Barbara Junior High School
Wilcox High School
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"Cameron
Tummel is completing his fourth year as an artist in residence
at Ellwood School. His funding has been a combination
of the Goleta Education Foundation school grants and the
Ellwood PTA. His program, entitled "Rhythms of the C,"
allows every student in grades K-6 to experience rhythm
instruments from many different countries. Each year he
runs an after-school group, Youth Performance Ensemble
(YPE), of 5th and 6th graders. These students work with
him for a total of nine hours and create musical pieces
to be shared in a school assembly. Last year the YPE performed
for Brandon and El Camino Schools and this year performed
at Hollister School. Each Ellwood student has been given
the gift of learning, creating, and enjoying making music
with their peers and teachers. Cameron's teaching transcends
musical knowledge into an understanding of the harmony
and strength of diversity of people. His ability to generate
strong student focus, collaboration, and unity of the
human spirit is commendable."
- JoAnne Meade Young, Principal, Ellwood School |
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