Employee Retention Through Music
More fun and engaging than most interventions, targeted music programs can improve workforce morale, create community, increase productivity, and even boost job satisfaction.
77% of small and medium-sized business owners believe music increases employee morale. And if you want healthy and happy employees, studies show that music can actually improve the body’s immune system function!
How does it work?
Music activates the motor cortex, causing you to tap your foot to the song,
Music stimulates emotion from the nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and cerebellum,
Song lyrics activate Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, the parts of our brains that process language,
Music is processed in the auditory cortex, and
Music stimulates memories from the hippocampus.
2. Music releases dopamine in the reward center of the brain. Dopamine is the same chemical released when you eat your favorite food or get a new follower on social media, and it can help improve your focus and make you happier.
1. Music stimulates multiple areas of your brain, which is why you might find yourself crying while listening to a sad song or unconsciously moving along to the beat of a happy tune. For example:
Music also:
Reduces anxiety and stress
Decreases pain
Improves immune function
Aids memory
Increases motivation
Aids social bonding
What are employee drum circles & how do they benefit employees?
Improved Communication & Stress Relief
Playing in a group requires good communication skills, and drum circles can help employees improve their ability to listen and respond to one another in real time.
Drumming immediately reduces stress and breaks down barriers between the participants.
Learning how to listen to what is going on and respond to it in a way that adds to the total product can result in better communication, increased effectiveness, increased creativity, and problem-solving skills.
An employee drum circle is a positive team-building activity in which employees gather together to play drums or other percussion instruments in a relaxed and informal setting. Our facilitators provide guidance and instruction to help participants feel comfortable, empowered, and engaged.
Not everyone can or will play the drums the same way, just as they don’t do their jobs exactly the same way. And those slight differences, if done from each person’s strengths, are what make the musical result magical. People learn that playing/working together is something that is its own reward because the results are beyond what any individual can do.
We offer various forms of drum circles and group music making activities (electronic music, dancing, song writing, etc.), which can be implemented in person or online.
Services
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5-50 people | In-person only
50-minute sessions
1 session: $500
3 session package: $1,300 (14% savings)
6 session package: $2,500 (17% savings)
12 session package: $4,500 (25% savings)
Add-ons: egg shakers, hand drums, electronic music
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In-Person 1-20 people / Virtual unlimited enrollment
Four 45-minute sessions to learn how to use music to hack your brain:
1. Music for Motivation
2. Music for Stress Management
3. Music for Increased Happiness
4. Music for Work/Life Balance
All 4 sessions $600 virtual (live)/ $1,000 in-person (+ drive time if more than 20 minutes from Reno)
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3-20 people
Eight 1-hour sessions
An in-depth look at using music in multiple ways to improve your health and wellbeing:
1. Stress Management & Relaxation
2. Motivation & Movement
3. Music & Emotional Expression
4. Music & Mental Health
5. Music & Social Connection
6. Review & Setting Goals
All 8 sessions $1,200 virtual/$1,500 in-person (+ drive time if more than 20 minutes from Reno)
Research
In the first large-scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music, a team led by Prof. Daniel J. Levitin of McGill University’s Psychology Dept. showed that playing and listening to music has clear benefits for both mental and physical health. In particular, music was found both to improve the body’s immune system function and to reduce levels of stress.
Dr. Levitin was able to document the neurochemical mechanisms by which music has an effect in four domains:
management of mood,
stress,
immunity,
and as an aid to social bonding.
Chanda ML, Levitin DJ. The neurochemistry of music. Trends Cogn Sci. 2013 Apr;17(4):179-93. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.02.007. PMID: 23541122.
Let’s Talk!
Note-Able Music Therapy Services
2590 Orovada Street
Reno, NV 89512
HOURS
9 am – 6 pm Monday through Saturday
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