Monday, January 10, 2005
JAN 10: UCLA/NPI DRUMMING EVENT - Free
UCLA Creative Arts and Healing Series:
Monday, January 10 – Finding Your Rhythm: The Therapeutic Power of Drumming.
7 – 9 p.m. NPI Auditorium at UCLA.
Beginning with the heartbeat, our sense of rhythm is innate.
The creative process of drumming allows non-verbal emotional expression and the generation of insight. Call and answer exercises empower participants to take charge. Drum circles have become popular because the combined energy and synchronicity of group drumming is a transformational experience for all who participate. A drum circle works because of the principle of "entrainment" - when a strong rhythm exists, the other rhythms around it fall in sync. Therapeutic drumming is helpful in stress reduction and recovery from illness such as cancer. It is also an effective tool for diversity training and team building. Three studies of first-time group drummers have documented immune enhancement, decreased indicators of biological stress, and reduced burnout.
The program will consist largely of experiential exercises and demonstrations with audience volunteers on how to use drumming with different client groups and in one-to-one therapy.
The audience will engage in an interactive drumming experience right from the start of the program. Bring your own drum if you have one. Percussive instruments will be provided for those who did not bring one.
Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC, MA is a board-certified music therapist with two masters degrees, in social work and music therapy. A modern day troubadour, she introduces people all over the world to the therapeutic value of group drumming. As Director of Music Therapy and Wellness Programs at Remo Drum Company, Christine has led music and wellness seminars in England, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. Her first book, The Art and Heart of Drum Circles, was recently published by Hal Leonard and is already enjoying a second printing. Through her company, UpBeat Drum Circles, she offers programs for corporate teambuilding, diversity training, and personal growth. Recently, she contributed to a study on group drumming and employee burnout, published in Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, and presented an exciting interactive drumming seminar for middle school arts teachers at Los Angeles Unified School District. A multi-instrumentalist, whose credits include music director for Up with People International, Christine composes and performs in a wide variety of musical settings. She also developed group drumming programs to alleviate emotional distress among students at Columbine High School and PS150 at Ground Zero in New York City.
Admission is free. No reservations required.
Sponsors and Purpose of Series: This lecture is part of the Creative Arts and Healing Series sponsored by the UCLA Pediatric Pain Program and the Salamander Fund, in association with the American Music Therapy Association, UCLA Ted Mann Family Resource Center, the UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine, UCLA Extension, and Inside Out Community Arts. The series will explore a variety of ways in which poetry, art, music, dance, drama, writing, and drumming can enhance health and unleash personal insight. Each program will be practical in nature and appeal to both hemispheres of the brain via experiential learning, case studies, scientific evidence, and presentations by young visual and performance artists. The series will serve as a first step in launching an educational outreach program at UCLA that will offer training in innovative ways of working with youth, as well as programs that will directly engage youth in constructive self-reflection and expression.
Parking and directions: Parking will be $7, and parking permits for the Center for Health Sciences parking lot can be purchased from the kiosk on Westwood Plaza, which can be found by continuing straight ahead through two traffic lights after you enter the campus on Westwood Blvd. (Westwood Blvd. becomes Westwood Plaza on campus). The kiosk will be located in the middle of the road and you will pass the entrance to the auditorium on your right as you are headed towards the kiosk. The parking attendant will show you the closest place to park, which may be Lot 9 to the right of the kiosk or the Doris Stein Plaza parking lot which can be found by going back to where you entered the campus from Westwood Blvd. and turning left at the second light as you backtrack. It is also possible to park at the Medical Plaza parking lot, which can be accessed by turning right at that same light. General driving directions to UCLA can be found at http://www.ucla.edu/map/. The auditorium entrance is on the ground (or “C”) level of Westwood Plaza, the second set of glass doors north of the main entrance to the Neuropsychiatric Institute. The Neuropsychiatric Institute Auditorium is in Room C8-183 NPI, at 720 Westwood Plaza.
For more information, please e-mail pingho@ucla.edu or call 825-5300.
Monday, January 10 – Finding Your Rhythm: The Therapeutic Power of Drumming.
7 – 9 p.m. NPI Auditorium at UCLA.
Beginning with the heartbeat, our sense of rhythm is innate.
The creative process of drumming allows non-verbal emotional expression and the generation of insight. Call and answer exercises empower participants to take charge. Drum circles have become popular because the combined energy and synchronicity of group drumming is a transformational experience for all who participate. A drum circle works because of the principle of "entrainment" - when a strong rhythm exists, the other rhythms around it fall in sync. Therapeutic drumming is helpful in stress reduction and recovery from illness such as cancer. It is also an effective tool for diversity training and team building. Three studies of first-time group drummers have documented immune enhancement, decreased indicators of biological stress, and reduced burnout.
The program will consist largely of experiential exercises and demonstrations with audience volunteers on how to use drumming with different client groups and in one-to-one therapy.
The audience will engage in an interactive drumming experience right from the start of the program. Bring your own drum if you have one. Percussive instruments will be provided for those who did not bring one.
Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC, MA is a board-certified music therapist with two masters degrees, in social work and music therapy. A modern day troubadour, she introduces people all over the world to the therapeutic value of group drumming. As Director of Music Therapy and Wellness Programs at Remo Drum Company, Christine has led music and wellness seminars in England, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. Her first book, The Art and Heart of Drum Circles, was recently published by Hal Leonard and is already enjoying a second printing. Through her company, UpBeat Drum Circles, she offers programs for corporate teambuilding, diversity training, and personal growth. Recently, she contributed to a study on group drumming and employee burnout, published in Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, and presented an exciting interactive drumming seminar for middle school arts teachers at Los Angeles Unified School District. A multi-instrumentalist, whose credits include music director for Up with People International, Christine composes and performs in a wide variety of musical settings. She also developed group drumming programs to alleviate emotional distress among students at Columbine High School and PS150 at Ground Zero in New York City.
Admission is free. No reservations required.
Sponsors and Purpose of Series: This lecture is part of the Creative Arts and Healing Series sponsored by the UCLA Pediatric Pain Program and the Salamander Fund, in association with the American Music Therapy Association, UCLA Ted Mann Family Resource Center, the UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine, UCLA Extension, and Inside Out Community Arts. The series will explore a variety of ways in which poetry, art, music, dance, drama, writing, and drumming can enhance health and unleash personal insight. Each program will be practical in nature and appeal to both hemispheres of the brain via experiential learning, case studies, scientific evidence, and presentations by young visual and performance artists. The series will serve as a first step in launching an educational outreach program at UCLA that will offer training in innovative ways of working with youth, as well as programs that will directly engage youth in constructive self-reflection and expression.
Parking and directions: Parking will be $7, and parking permits for the Center for Health Sciences parking lot can be purchased from the kiosk on Westwood Plaza, which can be found by continuing straight ahead through two traffic lights after you enter the campus on Westwood Blvd. (Westwood Blvd. becomes Westwood Plaza on campus). The kiosk will be located in the middle of the road and you will pass the entrance to the auditorium on your right as you are headed towards the kiosk. The parking attendant will show you the closest place to park, which may be Lot 9 to the right of the kiosk or the Doris Stein Plaza parking lot which can be found by going back to where you entered the campus from Westwood Blvd. and turning left at the second light as you backtrack. It is also possible to park at the Medical Plaza parking lot, which can be accessed by turning right at that same light. General driving directions to UCLA can be found at http://www.ucla.edu/map/. The auditorium entrance is on the ground (or “C”) level of Westwood Plaza, the second set of glass doors north of the main entrance to the Neuropsychiatric Institute. The Neuropsychiatric Institute Auditorium is in Room C8-183 NPI, at 720 Westwood Plaza.
For more information, please e-mail pingho@ucla.edu or call 825-5300.
