Plan a Silent Party!
Planning a party is already challenging, without the additional work of multiple channels. Sound Freqz can provide all the equipment you need, but wireless headphones can't make poor planning into a great party!
The first thing to establish is the reason for your gathering to narrow your choice of music and entertainment options. An easy way to keep things interesting is to select different tempos or types of movement for each music channel (e.g. Rock, Pop, Hip-hop).
Silent parties don't have to just be about music! Any gathering that requires great audio can work. Use wireless headphones to broadcast any audio from a presentation, movie screening, video game, live concert, and etc.
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It's also helpful to consider the event space and what potential dangers might exist like traffic or poor visibility.
Need some inspiration? Explore our suggestions for channel entertainment, themes, and group activities.
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Entertainment Choices
When planning a silent party you can choose three entertainment options to offer participants. That could be in the form of a playlist, live performance, or interactive game.
If choosing a playlist be sure to use ad free subscriptions, high quality mp3s, or pre-recorded DJ sets to create the best experience. Bad audio sounds bad everywhere, and advertisers tend to max their volume without warning.
Alternative options could be:​
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Live DJ Performance
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Concert / Studio Session Monitor
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Movie / Game Screening
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Live Stream Event
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​Fitness, Yoga, Zumba, or Dance Instructor
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Guided Meditation
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Classroom Media Support
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Sports Venue Speaker Support
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Team Sport Communication System
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Channel Themes
Theme parties are always fun! Think of adding a theme to each of your channels to encourage participants to collaborate and role-play together. Careful consideration of each channel theme will widen the appeal of your event to audience members who differ greatly in taste. The joy of a silent party comes from hearing people sing out different songs or dance at three different tempos.
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See our silent party themes examples​ and inspiration!
Encourage participation by staging areas of your event space with decorations, props, and plan out interactive games that match each channel theme.
Don't forget to take pictures!
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Group Activities
When planning a silent event it's helpful to think of ways to create key signature moments for your participants. Adding a simple collaborative game, call-response, mimed movement, or dance challenge can really elevate an already amazing silent party.
Here are some games that we have successfully modified for silent parties:
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​Follow the Leader
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Trivia
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Freeze Dance
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Line Dancing
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Charades
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Crowd Karaoke
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Limbo
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Red/Light Green Light
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What time is it Mr Wolf
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Tug of war
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Spoons and Eggs relay
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Try to experiment with the way movement is incorporated in your party planning and always ensure that participants safe. If participants are going to remain still together with a shared activity, or running across a space sporadically, it would be wise to designate a space for those different movements.