Nemo Project
Raising the standard of your team’s or organisation’s performance, whatever the activity - business, sport, the arts - requires higher levels of team work and inspired leadership. Enhanced concentration, attention, awareness and listening skills are all invaluable tools in this endeavour. Nemo offers a combination of training activities to discover, develop and fine tune these capabilities.
Why Nemo?
ne·mo [nee-moh] (noun, Latin): no one
In any activity - be it individual or in a group - there arise moments when things flow in an effortless and perfectly coordinated way. Whether it is in music, sports, business or some other collective endeavour, the experience is unmistakeable: the individual vanishes, completely absorbed in the task or activity at hand; the group comes together as one.
This state has been described variously as being ‘on the ball’, ‘in the zone’ or ‘in the groove’. The quality of performance – whether in a music ensemble, sports team or work project – attains levels not previously thought possible and it is in these moments when true improvisation takes place.
Nemo and Business
Every GMF NEMO workshop features outstanding musicians who are also great communicators.
At the workshop GMF presents a unique programme of events: the various activities together will stimulate creativity and improve concentration, attention, and self-awareness.
Through the carefully crafted training methods, participants can experience directly the effects of heightened concentration, attention and awareness, leading to enhanced mental and physical efficiency. This higher degree of sensitivity is the gateway to the creative state, where innovative ideas and solutions arise spontaneously as a response to whatever conditions present themselves at any given moment. This is vital for creating a healthy work environment in which teams and organizations can flourish in today’s constantly changing, turbulent business climate.
Alexander Technique
With Val Keogh
Many performing artists find the Technique an invaluable way of fine-tuning their posture and movement. These introductory classes concentrate on the relationship of the head and neck to the rest of the body, training an awareness of good posture. The physical and mental practices help promote a sense of rediscovery and ease in day-to-day activities. This leads to an overall improvement in general health, concentration and a feeling of well being.
Benefits include fewer accidents at home and in the workplace, better general state of health, fewer repetitive strain injuries, improved self confidence.
Participants will be experimenting with:
• sitting, standing, lying and walking
• working in pairs to inhibit habitual reaction to stimulus
• stopping the cycle of bad habits
• working in different scenarios such as public speaking presentation and behind the desk
• managing performance related stress
• working with breathing
• applying good habits of physical behaviour in performance
• identifying tension and how to deal with it
• being aware of matters relating to good health and physical fitness
Pulse Training
With Stephen Keogh
Pulse lies at the heart of music, and developing one’s sense of pulse is the goal of these sessions. The work fosters awareness – of the pulse, of silence, of the other members of the group. This workshop is hugely beneficial not only to musicians but particpants of every kind. Concentration, and attention to fine detail are greatly improved. Sensitivity is increased and a higher state of awareness is established.
World Music Ear Training
With Greg Burk
Musical traditions from around the world provide the material for this workshop. Participants learn to connect the voice to the body, singing melodies and rhythms while playing patterns with the hands – and feet!
In a group, the layering of parts energizes each participant bringing about greater awareness in collective music making and working in a team.
The work greatly improves coordination of mind to body and independence of the limbs.
Session with full Jazz Group
As each visiting team will always be a full jazz group, a workshop session using a full jazz group is also available. During this session participants together with the team will look into listening skills, improvisation, naturally changing leadership, how to be creative within form and structure, organic dialogue and responding to uncertainty.
Question and Answer
After each session there will be an open discussion.
Whole Group Performance
The last session will culminate with a performance by all the participants, working together with the jazz group/team leaders, on a piece put together on the day.
Concert
We are also able to offer a concert by the Team for the participants part of each event and/or to the general public in your area.
Duration
Whether you want a morning, a whole day, or a residential weekend we can tailor a package to meet your needs.
Nemo Team
Stephen Keogh
Performer and Educator
Drums & Percussion
Founder Director of Global Music Foundation
Co-founder of Jazz Rainbow Project
Val Keogh
Performer & Alexander Technique Teacher
Alexander Technique professor at Hochschule für Musik, Theater and Dance, Frankfurt, Germany
Alexander Technique teacher & Life Skills lecturer at Kronenberg Academy, Germany
Greg Burk
Performer & Educator
Professor of Music at New York University, Florence, Italy
Maestro of jazz piano & improvisation
Conservatorio di Frosinone, Italy
Felix Gibbons
Performer & Educator
Latin Percussion & Samba
Official Judge of Sao Paolo Carnival, Brazil
Guillermo Rozenthuler
Performer & Educator
Vocalist, guitarist, composer
Principal teacher at GMF International seminars
* The team for each event may vary depending on programme considerations. GMF reserves the right to change the size of the team and its members where necessary.
Find out more
For booking and information:
nemo@globalmusicfoundation.org
+44 (0)1707 665 406
GMF NEMO
144 Main Street
Shadwell
Leeds LS17 8JB
