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. Instruments remain on-site during the week (need to be secured).

Tech Requirements

Portable PA system. Allow 60-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

$3,500 flat fee for the week (up to six sessions per day)
$1,750 for half day residencies (either morning or afternoon preferred)

$25/day trip fee beyond 10-miles of zip code 27609

Add-on a 30-minute stress-buster session for faculty/staff for $250

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Rhythm Residency ::: Value Of Rhythm

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

Rhythm Residency ::: Value Of Rhythm

NOTE: DRUM FOR CHANGE IS NOT A PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE. The artist brings real instruments for every student. Class sizes are limited to 25 students so that EVERYONE has the opportunity to drum TOGETHER. Students learn rhythms, songs, and dances from cultures all across the planet.

This program features a character-building component that highlights values important to rhythmacultures – places where drumming, singing, and dancing are still part of everyday life. Each song that we learn has a specific underlying moral, ethic, or principle like gratitude, unity, positivity, service to others, respect, balance, celebration, and connection to nature — ideas that serve as positive examples for healthy, happy lifestyles for modern society. Six 55-minute sessions/day Mon-Thu (allow for lunch).

Option 1:
Up to six groups per day return to drum class daily Monday thru Thursday (perhaps in lieu of other specials) to develop a drumming repertoire. These students then perform in a Friday AM assembly where other students get to witness and learn during the recital. Ideally we have a Friday AM review followed by school-wide performances (up to two 30-minute programs).

Option 2:
Everybody drums. Up to six sessions per day so that every student gets hands on drums during a 55-minute playshop. No recital.

Add-on sessions for special-needs, after-school programs, or 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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