This fun and interactive improvisational workshop provides participants with tools and techniques for
enlivening creativity and creating community through music, rhythm, and
movement improvisation, freedom and above all having had plenty of FUN making
music together! The goal of this workshop is to provide an inspirational
and supportive environment in which each participant has a chance to discover,
explore and express their own unique creativity while experiencing the joys of
improvising and creating within a music making community. The improvisational
forms and structures are simple enough to successfully grasp immediately yet
profound enough to explore for a lifetime! This unique improvisational workshop
is intended for people of all ages, varied backgrounds and musical abilities
(from beginners to professionals).
This workshop is especially good for:
Any person
longing to bring music into their lives in an interactive and fun way!
Musicians (all
genres) who want to develop or improve their improvisation skills
Music teachers
looking for new inspiration for their work with students
Teachers of all
subjects and levels as inspiration for group work
Music, art and
movement therapists and Occupational therapists as an additional resource
Orff teachers
wanting to explore accessible, fun and interactive tools for music
improvisation!
Drum
facilitators looking for new ideas for facilitation that involve voice and
other instruments
Participants will:
Discover
how EASY and FUN it is to freely express yourself in sound, rhythm, and
movement
Experience
the JOY in becoming an integral part of a music making community
Simple
and Fun structures and activities to bring the group into Relationship and
spontaneous Creativity
Explore
improvisational movement as a tool for body awareness, mental relaxation
and focus, and intentional listening
Experience
all types of instruments in a community music making event
Explore
self expression and relationship to community through the powerful
connection of body, voice, and instruments
Music Together Teachers Training Seminar
RHYTHM VILLAGE: Drumming, Music, Story and Movement Improvisation
Discovering Your Natural Creativity!
Rhythm Village workshops create a strong sense of community and bring out the unique musician in participants, regardless of age or experience! Mary provides Music Together teachers with an exciting variety of simple, accessible and FUN tools and techniques for the exploration of drumming, music improvisation, storytelling, and nonverbal communication for personal and classroom use. Teachers will learn engaging and interactive rhythmic, movement and improvisational games and activities and explore ways in which these new ideas can be integrated into their current curriculum. This improvisational work can free up trapped creative energy and provide participants with new tools and inspiration for personal and classroom use, a sense of community, freedom and above all having had plenty of FUN!
In this training session Mary (www.rhythmicconnections.com) shares and integrates several bodies of work that she has trained in and taught for many years including the music improvisation work of Music for People (www.musicforpeople.org), ethnic drumming styles and drum circle facilitation work, and the expressive movement form of NIA (www.nianow.com).
Professional Development
Although workplace and professional development courses can often seem long on information and short on fun, Rhythmic Connections has the perfect programs to lighten things up! Mary Knysh conducts rhythm circles and other exercises that encourage participants to share, to innovate, and to connect with others toward a common goal. The rhythm circle is a wonderful icebreaker, stress reliever, and morale builder, not to mention fun! The group will see results, too, in improved channels of communication, enhanced creativity, and a stronger team focus. Did we Mention FUN?
