toy choir corporate workshops:
JOy and creativity
at work
This unique team-building, skills-based experience uses the power and unity of music to create an extraordinary
experience for all participants.
Through song-writing, the Toy Choir (from The House that Dan Built) takes individuals and teams beyond their comfort zone in a fun and relaxed learning and performance environment.
AT TOY CHOIR, WE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE YOUR TEAM SINg!
No previous musical training is required. The workshops are led by the Toy Choir, a talented group of female teen singer/songwriters and overseen by acclaimed musical director, Dan O’Keefe, Founder of the The House that Dan Built.
2 hour program
1. Learn and master simple music chords on the ukulele
2. Become familiar with basic song and lyric structure
3. Write a song with your co-workers
4. Perform with your peers
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Venue: Workshops are held in your office or a company meeting space
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Key OUTCOMES: Teamwork, leadership, creativity, inclusion of core meeting themes/values, breaking the ice, communication, cross-functional execution, time management, networking, collaboration, entertainment.
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Workshops start at $3,500
Max participants 20 for each workshop. We provide ukuleles that can be purchased after the workshop. Each workshop participant gets a TOY CHOIR workbook to keep, enabling your song writing journey to continue! An extended workshop includes making a custom video-clip to accompany your team's song.
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Please get in touch to find out more about the program and how we can tailor a program to meet your organisational goals or to fit the specific needs of your group.
TESTIMONIALS
\"Danielle is an exceptional facilitator, able to hold a room and create an environment that delivered the team outcome we were looking for" - Rebecca, Merkle
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I had just about given up on finding a suitable team activity, when I discovered The House That Dan Built’s ukelele activity. They came to us, tailored a workshop for us to fit in 2 hours, and I couldn’t believe we actually learnt chords and wrote two songs in that time! The young artists were so friendly and relaxed so we didn’t feel intimidated by their talent – and they brought out talents we didn’t know we had! Thanks so much for making us feel like musicians for a day!
- Nathalie, Sydney Opera House
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"I loved working with a younger age group. It was great for the team to relax while dealing with a difficult work period”
- Kate, Columbus Group
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“It was such a joy to have Danielle and the two young facilitators join us at our team’s strategy day. Working in the arts, this activity was the perfect team bonding activity to remind us why we work in this industry and how important it is to bring a touch of creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, collaboration and FUN to everything we do as we team."
- Caitlyn, Sydney Opera House
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I didn’t think I could do it but my team let off some steam and created a funny song about how we would like to scrap Mondays.” - John, Hendrick Automotive Group
DANIELLE O'KEEFE
Danielle is creative entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of The House that Dan Built. Danielle consistently confounds contemporary expectations and understating of what potential pursed by young women can sound like. Passionate about passion, Danielle is an interdisciplinary contemporary artist whose site-responsive work with young female singers is being recognised and awarded internationally.
Toy Choir is a talented group of female singers and songwriters have been trained by Danielle O’Keefe. This group's infectious positive vibe has been seen opening The Sydney Mardi Gras, perform at Sydney Festival, as well as delivering workshops in regional towns for girls Australia-wide.
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The Toy Choir’s infectious positive vibes have seen them perform at major venues and events well as delivering regular rural workshops. Past appearances have included TED Sydney, Sydney Festival, The Australian Museum, The Venice Biennale in Angelica Mesiti’s “Assembly”, Sydney Mardi Gras with Paul Capsis, and with the Sydney Chamber Opera.
