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Icebreaker
Drumming Icebreakers
Overview
Drumming is immediate, Rhythm is unstoppable, Drums unite everyone.
Prepare to be amazed at what can be achieved with drums, enthusiasm and a professional conductor guiding you along the way!
This is a fantastic group icebreaker version of our popular Drumming event which has been formatted to last under one hour. It is a perfect icebreaker for any meeting or conference and will quickly dispel gloom and enthuse everybody.
Next to your seat you’ll find your drum, no musical skill is required. After a couple of miss-hits you’ll find it second nature. Our conductor will group you into different rhythm sections and then layer the rhythms like an orchestra to create a truly powerful sound.
About
Grand Finale
Our Rhythm Master helps create each team's separate rhythms which are interlinked to play one amazing sound. Our skilled drummers will also use individuals’ own musical ideas to create a personal and unforgettable drumming performance.
The finale is a roller coaster of surprise, energy and team empowerment. Bringing together all the skills amassed so far under our expert instruction. This is where team support and inspiration meet in music... to lift the roof!
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About
Team Building with Drums
The beating of the drums bonds everyone through the euphoric and collaborative feeling of working as part of a huge group to produce such an amazing sound.
With lots of interactive fun and passionate examples of how any successful orchestra relies on each other, this high performance, team working metaphor is business relevant as well as entertaining and great fun. A team building drumming event!
Depending on the size of your group, the bigger the better for a truly mighty sound, drumming requires a large room.
For more than 25 years we’ve run corporate events at hundreds of venues across the UK. Let us help you find a venue suitable for our Drumming energiser.
How it works
How does Drumming Icebreakers work?
The Drumming Icebreaker is a short version of our Drumming event for 10 to 500 people, where a professional conductor turns your group into a drumming orchestra in under an hour. Here's how it runs.
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Find your drum
Everyone finds a drum next to their seat. No musical skill is needed, and it soon feels second nature.
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Join a rhythm section
Our conductor groups everyone into rhythm sections, and the Rhythm Master teaches each one its own rhythm.
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Layer the sound
The rhythms are interlinked like an orchestra to create one powerful sound, with ideas from individual drummers built in.
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The finale
A finale full of surprise and energy brings everything together, to lift the roof.
What's included
What's included with Drumming Icebreakers?
The Drumming Icebreaker includes a drum for everyone and a professional to lead them.
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Professional Drum Master
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All instruments One per person.
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Event management and instruction
Optional extras
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Event photography or filming
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Mini drum souvenirs for each participant
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Other percussion events (ask for details)
Benefits
What are the benefits of Drumming Icebreakers?
The Drumming Icebreaker lifts the energy of any meeting or conference and shows how a team succeeds when everyone relies on each other.
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Energise
It quickly dispels gloom and enthuses everyone at the start of a meeting.
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Great fun
Interactive and entertaining, it gets the whole room smiling.
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Broad appeal
No musical skill is needed, and it works for groups of up to 500.
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Team cohesion
Like any orchestra, the sound only works when every section plays together.
We had really great feedback from the whole team and would definitely be keen to use the Teambuilding Co. in the future.
Accenture
FAQs
Drumming Icebreakers: Frequently Asked Questions
Every participant receives a drum and follows a professional conductor through a series of simple rhythms. Different parts of the room learn separate patterns, which are gradually layered together to create one powerful group performance.
No musical knowledge is required. The conductor introduces each beat in manageable stages, and the rhythm quickly becomes natural once everyone begins playing together. Enthusiasm and listening matter much more than previous drumming ability.
Yes. A drum is placed beside each participant's seat, allowing the entire delegation to become involved at the same time rather than waiting for a turn or watching a small group perform.
The conductor divides the group into sections and teaches each one a separate pattern. Those patterns interlock, demonstrating how individual contributions can sound simple alone but become much more impressive when they are coordinated.
The Rhythm Master can incorporate participants' own musical suggestions into the performance. This gives the session a more personal character and allows confident delegates to contribute without making musical experience a requirement for everyone else.
The session lasts approximately one hour and can also be formatted to run slightly under an hour. It is designed to fit neatly into a meeting or conference without taking over the wider agenda.
Yes. Drumming Icebreakers can accommodate approximately 10 to 500 people. A larger delegation creates an especially impressive collective sound while still allowing each person to make a direct contribution.
It works well as an opening activity, a return-from-lunch energiser or a transition between demanding conference sessions. The immediate noise and participation can change the atmosphere in the room within minutes.
The group plays together, so individuals are not expected to perform a solo. The simple rhythms and collective format allow hesitant participants to join in gradually without feeling that the whole room is watching them.
The final performance only works when people listen, keep time and support the sections around them. It provides a memorable demonstration of interdependence, showing how a group can produce something powerful when its separate parts work together.