Positive Music drum circle facilitator training level one is perfect for anyone wanting to utilise fun and engaging rhythmic musical activities to support social and emotional development to empower community or personal growth for health and well-being.

Get back to nature and retreat for an experiential two days of music-making, exploration, connection, learning, having fun, sound-bathing and healing! 

Program Includes:

• DCF basic skills, tools and techniques
• Tune into group dynamics and build rapport
• Enhance musicality and storytelling
• Engaging fun rhythm games
• Increase listening skills and sculpt songs
• Connect with yourself and others through mindfulness, music and meditation
• Free form jump time
• Powerful healing rhythms and vocal chants
• Four healing elements of music
• Improvise musically and vocally
• Optional workshop hand drumming skills

In the day program you'll have demonstrations, teachings and lots of experiential learnings, so you'll have lots of opportunity to practice. There's also handouts and certificate for attending Positive Music Drum Circle Facilitation Training.

Who's the training for?

No need for any prior musical experience, just a desire to reconnect rhythmically. If you already use rhythm in your practice this is an opportunity for you to go deeper into rhythm and build knowledge for personal growth or facilitate rhythm within all kinds of groups.

This training is for all kinds of people, such as:

• Wellness facilitators
• Health care professionals
• Social workers
• Community leaders
• Music therapists
• Youth workers
• Stay at home mum's & dad's
• Recreational drummers
• Psychotherapists
• Life coaches
• School teachers
• Occupational therapists
• Personal development and self help

Drums and healing instruments, books and CDs will be for sale on the day.

What to bring: BYO lunch/drink (there is a small kitchen to prepare tea, coffee (provided).

Instruments are provided, however you can bring your favourite acoustic instrument such as Native American flute, (string instruments), harps, guitar, drum, percussion. Pen and paper.

About the area: On the doorstep of nature! Surrounded by lush Mountain Grey Gum trees and teaming with native bird-life of wrens, honeyeaters, crimson rosellas, wombats, butterflies and lots more.

Directions from Melbourne. Venue TBC!

Staying over night? Looking for some personal time out? More information here on lovely Dandenong Ranges cottages, BnBs and nature.

Through commitment to reconciliation Positive Music acknowledges traditional custodians The Wurundjeri people of Melbourne and surrounding lands where Positive Music provides services, and further acknowledges and pays respects to past, present and emerging Elders.