Contact Information

Greg Whitt
Drum for Change with Greg Whitt
(919) 696-0883
[email protected]
https://www.drumforchange.com/

Space Requirements

Large open room or shaded outdoor space (weather permitting). Gyms not preferred but ok. During residencies, instruments remain on-site during the week (need to be secured).

Tech Requirements

Portable PA system. Allow 45-min load-in and 30-min pack out. Assistance loading is appreciated. Arrange access and parking at the door closest to the space. Room temp bottled water requested.

Availability

Year round

Fee Structure

$400 for the first session
$200 each additional session
$700 half day (3x either before or after noon)
$1,200 full day of six sessions

$25 trip charge for venues more than 10 miles from zip 27609

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Drumming Traditions

Drum for Change with Greg Whitt
Program Type: Workshop/Residency

Drumming Traditions

NOTE: DRUM FOR CHANGE IS NOT A PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE.

The artist brings real instruments for every student. Class sizes are limited so that EVERYONE has the opportunity to drum TOGETHER.

Group drumming fosters cooperation, collaboration, and communication. In a 55-minute session students receive a world music immersion through games, rhythms and songs using hand drums from around the planet. Each song has a specific underlying moral, ethic, or principle like gratitude, unity, positivity, service to others, respect, balance, celebration, and connection to nature. These serve as positive examples for healthy, happy lifestyles for modern society.

Add-on sessions for faculty/staff stress busters available.

Artist Background

At Drum for Change, Greg Whitt facilitates workshops and retreats designed to connect people to one another and to the world around them. Greg has been on the teaching artist roster with United Arts since 2009. During those years they’ve awarded him four professional development grants: two for folkloric study in Cuba and Belize, one to purchase specialized instruments to provide arts and wellness programs in healthcare settings, and one to develop a series of essays on positive affirmations expressed through music.

Greg holds a B.A. in Communication from NC State University. He studied holistic lifestyle practices in graduate school at the Maryland University of Integrative Health where he focused on ancient wisdom traditions to benefit modern society. This support his work leading interactive and experiential education programs in corporations, congregations, communities, and classrooms. Cleverly disguised as music, his programs are actually hands-on philosophy teaching how to live, work, and play well together in community.

In 2024, at the invitation of United Arts, Greg was honored to present “Conveying Your Curriculum Through Music”, an arts integration workshop for Wake County teachers.

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