"It's my world, it's your world, it's the world of everybody out there, because we drum all the time. "We are all drummers," says longtime Berkshire musician Otha Day. They look for me to help them make connections between their world and each other and the work that they are doing.Ĭarr: And this is something that music and, in particular, drumming can do that almost no other form of communication can, would you agree with that? I call it personal development and interactive community development, so team building works. Why do corporations call you? What's the outcome that they are looking for?ĭay: Team building is the phrase that they like to use most. and up to 20, 30, 40. I've worked with groups of 2,000, 2,400 people all at once.Ĭarr: Now you're working in the corporate setting. The numbers of people will be anywhere from two. I also use congas, bongos, some Indigenous American frame drums. I'm looking to bring out the child in all of them.Ĭarr: You do sessions where how many people are in the room? What are the drums? What do they look like? How does that really work?ĭay: These are West African drums, mostly djembes. My purpose when I work with adults is to tell them. Is there any difference between how children react to what you just described and how adults react?ĭay: Adults react the exact same way. "Wow, what's next?"Ĭarr: So suddenly you're creating a community out of individuals. What's your approach?ĭay: It's to have them have fun, make as much noise as possible, and then the joy is having us stop together at the same time.ĭay: One, two, ready and - stop. And my job is just to help you discover that.Ĭarr: Give me an example of the kind of drumming work that you do.ĭay: Many different groups: little children with their parents drumming together, to the corporate world, health care, elders.Ĭarr: Let's imagine you're working with children. Everything in our life is about rhythm and drumming - everything. It's my world, it's your world, it's the world of everybody out there, because we drum all the time. Tell me a little bit about your drumming world. Gene Carr: You teach what you refer to as rhythm-based creativity. (If you're having trouble viewing the interview in our app, visit The Eagle's YouTube channel for the full video.) Eagle's Eye host Gene Carr sat down with Day for an interview about his career and living in the Berkshires.
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