{"id":25542,"date":"2019-07-08T10:24:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=25542"},"modified":"2023-06-20T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:10:25","slug":"the-awesome-power-of-teamwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2019\/07\/08\/the-awesome-power-of-teamwork\/","title":{"rendered":"The Awesome Power of Teamwork"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u201cNo one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 H.E. Luccock<\/p>\n

\u201cBand members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It’s like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.\u201d<\/em> Steven Van Zandt<\/p>\n

What happens when you combine a six-person percussion team, two fiddlers, one banjo player, 16 guitar players, a horn section, a four-person keyboard and synthesizer team, over a dozen vocalists, two sound professionals, one lighting professional, and a spreadsheet guru? One heck of a performance, that\u2019s what! It\u2019s not only the passion for music and the friendship, but also the commitment to each other and the performance as a whole that unites us as one team.<\/p>\n

The teamwork involved in a musical performance is a good example of how all teamwork should work in an organization, on a project, in a family. Over the last 11 years, I\u2019ve been privileged to be a part of an amazing group of musicians who perform twice a year to raise money for The Carnegie Arts Center\u2019s arts educational programs for children. This fundraiser, Suits That Rock, has challenged me to do the uncomfortable by singing rock songs to a public audience, as well as teaching me the awesome power of teamwork.<\/p>\n

Playing in a band like this is a multi-faceted experience of teamwork and accountability. It\u2019s important when considering teamwork as a whole, that in order for things to have a positive outcome, everyone has to be held accountable for their performance. As a musician, I feel accountable performing across many levels and for many audiences:<\/p>\n