RHYTHM & MOVES:
ICEBREAKERS AND ACTIVITIES FOR GROUPS
(working title)
Get your group moving in harmony with this collection of 50 icebreakers, energizers, and team-building activities that use percussive rhythm as a foundation for deeper group engagement.The activities use every day movements – such as clapping, walking, posing, even doodling – and frames them with percussive riffs that you or your group create with their bodies, voices, or by striking instruments.
This resource dives into:
- The ABCs (and myths) of rhythm, timing, and beats – no experience needed!
- Tips for novices to create syncopated percussive riffs
- Exact wording for clear and efficient delivery of instructions
- When hiccups might occur and what to do about them
- Instructions and guidance that promote full group inclusion, access and participation
- Incorporating and facilitating interpersonal or introspective prompts
- How to coach every day movement into truly creative output in a 10-minute activity!
A few activities are adaptations of old favorites, but most offer truly unique experiences. So help your groups access every day artistic inspiration through rhythm and movement and be sure to get your copy!
SAMPLE ACTIVITIES FROM THE BOOK:
For years I experimented as an educator (classroom teacher, teaching artist, trainer) to devise activities that from the outset stepped over any participant resistance or skepticism to the phrase “OK, now we’re gonna dance!” and immediately engaged and energized the entire group through movement.
Here are some sample activities from the book (click to zoom):
Available soon!