What Happens at a LiveWire Event?
Suitable for groups of 6 to 2000+, your LiveWire event will begin with a short presentation from a representative from the fantastic charity you choose to donate your finished adapted instruments to. This gives the teams the opportunity to hear first-hand who they’re making the instruments for, and what a difference their donation is going to make.
Once your team is buzzing with excitement, positivity, and the motivation to make incredible instruments to change lives, they will get creative. In teams of 6, participants will design, decorate, assemble and wire a one-of-a-kind adapted musical instrument designed by the o3e team.
It’s a great activity for both creative and logical thinkers, and with mini-challenges throughout the event, there’s something for everyone. Once the building is complete, teams will get to showcase their designs by learning a recognisable tune and putting on a final winning performance for their peers!
Why Make and Donate Adapted Musical Instruments?
Music brings people together, evokes memories and enriches our lives through self-expression. And for young people with special educational needs or disability (SEND), this is no different.
Studies have shown that music can promote a wide range of benefits for SEND individuals, from mood enhancement such as calming, energising, pride and achievement, to other skills such as teamwork, listening, communication and co-ordination.
We believe everyone should be able to experience the joy of making music. That’s why we have developed LiveWire, the team building event with access to music at its heart.
Musical Mini-Challenges
LiveWire is a flexible activity. It can be extended or shortened to suit your team’s particular needs and fit within your larger agenda – we can run anything from a 90-minute activity to an all day long solution.
Depending on the duration of your session, you’ll have the option to add fun mini-challenges to keep everyone engaged. Choose from:
- Kazoonary: One team member must get their teammates to guess the famous musician using only the sound of a trusty kazoo
- Lyrical Logic: Test your team’s problem-solving skills with a baffling musical brainteaser
- Music to My Ears: How many songs from our eclectic event playlist can your team recognise?
Your team will leave the event buzzing with motivation and new-found skills, feeling even better knowing that they have made a big difference to charity.
Now Available as a DIY Option!
We now offer the LiveWire activity as a self-facilitated DIY option – same charitable outcome, more flexibility for you.
Order your kit online > hold your event when and where suits you > we’ll deliver the instruments to your charity > you’ll receive charity feedback
LiveWire FAQs
What's the group size for LiveWire?
Each team of around 6 people will create one LiveWire adapted musical instrument together. It's a completely scalable activity, suitable for groups of 6 to 2000+, in-person or at home. If you'd like a remote or self-facilitated version of LiveWire, get in touch for more information.
Where does LiveWire take place?
We'll bring our team and all the equipment for the event directly to you, whether you're at a hired event space or on-site at your offices. We're invested in keeping our carbon footprint low, so we have a network of specialist o3e Event Crew across the country. We've held events in the UK, Europe, the USA and beyond! We also offer LiveWire as a self-facilitated at home option - get in touch to find out more about this option.
How do you choose which charity the musical instruments we create will be donated to?
If you don't already know which charity you'd like to support, we'll give you options for organisations in need, typically in your local area as we feel supporting your own community is important. These musical instruments are completely unique, and we're finding that children's SEN charities, schools and music groups are benefitting most from the donations. We typically try to encourage giving donations to smaller charities and groups who don't always receive the same funding as larger organisations.
How long does the LiveWire activity last?
LiveWire is designed to last around 2-3 hours to ensure the whole group can participate in both the build and the mini-challenges. However we can be flexible based on your agenda - if you're running a drop-in session at an exhibition, or a larger full day event, get in touch and we can discuss options.
What happens after the LiveWire event?
After the event, we'll deliver the instruments you've created to your chosen cause, normally straight after your event. Once the recipients have had the donations for a short while, you'll receive feedback you can share with your team to really demonstrate the difference they've made by participating in the event.
I'm interested in LiveWire - what next?
Get in touch with us via our Contact Form, the phone or email to let us know the size of your group, the anticipated location and date of your event (if you have one). We'll then provide a straightforward quote and a summary of the number of instruments you'll be creating. If you choose to go ahead with the event, we'll get the ball rolling with the event set up. We project manage the entire process from start to finish. We'll liaise with you about charity options and organise the event logistics, agenda, event space set-up and charity representative. We can also add bespoke elements to your event, depending on your objectives - for example, you might want to incorporate messaging surrounding your company's mission and vision, values or brand. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service, and our client testimonials and satisfaction scores are a testament to this!