Award-winning percussionist and drum circle leader Jim Greiner shares his skills at prestigious Percussive Arts Society Workshop
Soquel, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2004 -- Jim Greiner, founder of Hands-On! Drumming® and one of the worlds leading drum circle leaders, taught several successful Drum Circle Facilitation Workshops at the 2004 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), held November 14 in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshops, designed for beginning to advanced group leaders of all types, presented techniques of drum circle facilitation.
The Drum Circle Facilitation Workshops covered beginning through advanced facilitation methods, and prepared participants to work with corporate, community and therapeutic groups of all sizes. Over 400 people from nine countries and four continents came away with the drumming, leadership and communication skills needed to facilitate motivating interactive drum circles.
"Jim Greiner's workshop was a resounding success," states Mark Ford, President of The Percussive Arts Society (PAS). "Jims workshop was very educational, and his personal touch was enjoyed by all!"
The Percussive Arts Society is the largest percussion education organization in the world, and PASIC is one of the most prestigious annual events in the world of drumming. Jim Greiner has led over a dozen clinics and workshops at past PASICs. This years Drum Circle Facilitation Workshop is only the second time in its fifty-year history that the PAS has offered an extended-length, five-hour long workshop. Mr. Greiner was specially selected by the PAS in recognition of his standing as one of the leaders of the contemporary community drumming movement. Based in the Monterey Bay Area of California, Mr. Greiner has over 30 years of drumming experience, including two years in Africa where he was profoundly influenced by the ancient traditions of community drumming.
About Jim Greiners Hands-On! Drumming®
Jim Greiners Hands-On! Drumming® leads interactive group drumming programs and rhythm-based keynotes for groups of all types and sizes. Hands-On! Drumming specializes in fun and easy activities, based on universal rhythms, for corporations, conferences and retreats. These rhythm-based sessions are designed to break down communication barriers, enhance creativity, and create a spirit of celebration in any group. The results are enduring improvements in communication, collaboration and camaraderie. Most of all, its fun!
Since 1980, Hands-On! Drumming has lead thousands of programs throughout the U.S. and internationally. Jim Greiner has also developed interactive rhythm-based motivational keynotes designed to teach people how to access their innate ability to create personal, community and professional life-rhythms that help them live the lives that they want to live. For more information about Jim Greiners Hands-On! Drumming, visit www.handsondrum.com.
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