In addition to the workshops hosted by Music for People, this page lists workshops and gatherings hosted by members of MfP. If you are a member of MfP and wish to have your event listed here (or wish to modify your event listing), please visit our Member's Event Update Page.

Key:

• (G) - MLP Graduate; Certified MfP Teacher
• (L) - Leader
• (M) - Mentor
• (E) - Explorer
• (A) - Apprentice

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

Village Music Circles- National and International

Village Music Circles™ exists in order to bring fun, accessible rhythm expression events to people of all ages, religions, cultures and walks of life. The purpose of a drum circle is to give the participants an “in the moment” experience of his or her own rhythmical spirit and power. Any time a group of people come together and cooperate in creating an interactive, experiential musical event, they make connections beyond the music produced. In doing so, their community is strengthened and the world is a better place to live in. Calendar of Events at : http://drumcircle.com/arthurian/calendar.html

Canada

Ontario

SHARON LITTLE (G) - London, Ontario

Make Your Own Kind of Music workshops, one-on-ones, distance learning (phone and tape), children to adults. Drum circles. Find Your Creative Voice – through the voice to the Creative Fire Within (private sessions, groups, seminars, speaking engagements). No musical experience necessary. slittle@mco.net or 519-785-0797.

Quebec

Chantal Drapeau (G) - Val-David, Quebec

Self-discovery through vocal improvisation
Within a sacred container, Chantal allows people to connect to themselves by listening to silence, where the breath is born and soars in a melody, a rhythm, a spontaneous song ! ! ! This is the discovery of your own inner voice in all its unique resonance and authenticity. Chantal is offering regular workshops (indivudual sessions and groups) through Musique du Cœur (Music from the Heart) in the Laurentian region. No musical experience necessary 819-322-3708 / www.musiqueducoeur.com

LISE ROY (G) - Montreal, Quebec

Separate weekly gatherings for beginners and long-time improvisors and individual sessions. 514-523-7517.

MONIQUE POIRIER (G) - Montreal, Quebec

Workshops in improviation open-to-all. Piano workshops and individual lessons in piano improvisation. poirier.impro@sympatico.ca or 514-341-5943.

United States

CALIFORNIA

ARIEL “Orna” LECHNER - Oakland, CA

Monthly improv gatherings on Sundays at 11:00 AM. Bring your spirit, voice and instrument, veggie munchies optional. Call: 510-655-2952.

SADJA GREENWOOD (G) - Bay Area, CA

Monthly gatherings on Saturdays or Sundays. Always fun! No fee. Call: 415-868-0493.

CONNECTICUT

KEVIN MAKAREWICZ (G) - Greenwich, CT

Workshops, Private Sessions and Residencies. www.thecairn.net

MARY AZIMA FRENCH JACKSON (G) - Guilford CT

Creative Worship Services Every 3rd Sunday of the month from 2:00-4:00 pm at Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health, 35 Boston St (at end of Guilford Green), Guilford, CT. Call or email to confirm: 206-643-8033 or info@ahouseoflight.com

RANDY BRODY (G) - Weston, CT

Community Drum Circles: Join us for a fun evening of playing hand drums and percussion instruments and dancing
to the uplifting rhythms. You don't have to be a trained musician or an experienced drummer-—just share a desire to
make rhythmic music, relieve stress and have fun in the process. Drums and percussion instruments provided, or
bring your own. Some instruction at the beginning of each drum circle. 2008 Dates: Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19, June 16, July 21,(Aug. break) Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15 Time: 7:30-9:00pm Location: Norfield Grange, 12 Good Hill
Road, Weston, CT. Admission: $15.00 adults/$10.00 seniors (65+) and under 12.

Saturday, May 31
Community Drum Circle. 7:00pm. Another fun, uplifting Community Drum Circle in the stone barn at Sticks & Stones Farm. Welcome back Annie and Tim, and Annie¹s wonderful organic food! Dancing encouraged. No experience necessary. Drums provided. $15.00/$5.00 seniors, and kids under 12. Sticks & Stones Farm, 201 Huntingtown Road, Newtown. Info and RSVP: please call 203-270-8820 and ask for Annie or Tim.

Sunday, June 8 Georgetown Day Fair - 11:00am-6:00pm Come visit us at the Drum-N-Dance booth on Main Street in Georgetown. We love to see our drum circle regulars at the ongoing drum circles. Bring drum and jam with us! And drums and percussion instruments from around the world, including those fun rhythm frogs, will be available for sale at the booth. These make great gifts. Drum circles take place all day long. Georgetown is as the intersection of Routes 57 and 107, just off of Route 7. There will be live music, food, the famous chili cook-off, and many vendors, so plan on spending the day there.

15th Annual Drums Around the World!
August 24, 2008, 2:30-5:00pm at Taylor Farm Park, Norwalk, CT. Join hundreds of drummers and dancers for the 15th
anniversary of this amazing event that takes place simultaneously all over the world! Guest drum and dance
facilitators, vendors and more!

For more info, call Randy Brody: 203-544-7085 or email: rbdrumguy@sbcglobal.net or visit our website: www.sounddirections.net

Music for the Planet, June 21, Summer Solstice Concert, Mostly improvised concerts celebrating the seasonal changes while making a statement for world peace and unity. Performers include Randy Brody and other Music for People friends. At the Norfield Grange, 12 Good Hill Road, Weston, CT. For more info, call Randy Brody: 203-544-7085 or email: rbdrumguy@sbcglobal.net or visit the website: mfplanet.com

VICTORIA CHRISTGAU - Litchfield, CT

Ongoing workshops, gatherings, residencies and private sessions. Call: 860-567-3441.

Florida

Susan Golden - Clearwater, Florida

Universal Music Day: We are a non-profit grassroots community of music enthusiasts on a quest to nurture universal harmony by encouraging everyone everywhere to gather and create connections through music especially on the 2nd Saturday of October every year. Create your event and let us know what you are planning to do! We hope to have events all around the world and to create a World Wide Sound Wave! Learn more at UniversalMusicDay.org

Georgia

Elise Witt- Pine Lake (Atlanta), GA

"Singing for Fun" classes and workshops use MfP principles along with elements of Tai Chi, Yoga, Alexander Technique, dance and theater. Discover the rainbow of colors in your voice and our collective voice. Discover, explore and expand your own voice and find yourself part of a glorious impromptu choir. Classes held at Rising Phoenix Tai Chi Studio, Little 5 Points Community Center. Two Singing Saturdays: JULY 26 PINE LAKE GA And August 23 PINe LAKE GA
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., "Improvisational Singing for Fun" with Elise Witt Open to all (experienced and new singers)Pot luck Lunch, Pine Lake Clubhouse, 300 Clubhouse Dr., Pine Lake GA 30072Cost: $30 paid by July 11 / $45 paid after July 11

Contact: Elise Witt emworld@mindspring.com (404) 297-8398 * www.elisewitt.com

INDIANA

SALLY CHILDS-HELTON (G) - Indianapolis, IN

Improv gatherings are held at 7:00 PM on a somewhat ad-lib schedule in the home of Sally and Barry Childs-Helton, 5271 Primrose Ave. Please bring snacks. All welcome. Please call 317-251-8099 or email atomland@iquest.net to be added to the notification list for upcoming events.

MASSACHUSETTS

ANDREW OXMAN (G) - Springfield, MA

Joyful Music Improvisation for Adults - A workshop dedicated to each participant’s natural musical self-expression. No prior musical experience is necessary. All levels of musical experience are welcome. Bring any instruments you enjoy playing. Heartsong Yoga Studio, Longmeadow, MA. For Dates and register or further information contact Andrew Oxman at (413) 739-3943 or by email at: andrewoxman@peoplepc.com.

EVE KODIAK - MASSACHUSETTS

SOUND INTELLIGENCE and Brain Gym(R) workshops and private sessions, combining music and developmental movement, improvisation and kinesiology - For musicians - transforming issues like performance anxiety, playing-related pain, visual and auditory and cognitive challenges. For people of all ages - releasing trauma, moving through developmental delays, clarifying decisions, realizing personal goals www.evekodiak.com, eve@evekodiak.com, 603-878-4726

JOANNE SPIES(G) - Stockbridge, MA

Musical gatherings the first Sunday of each month 2:00 - 4:00pm in Stockbridge, MA. Call (413) 298-5505 or email spiesart@aol.com for more information.

SARAH TENNEY (G) - Cambridge, MA

Improvisation gatherings. Call: 617-876-7847 or e-mail: sarahtenney@att.net.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

EVE KODIAK - see MASSACHUSETTS listing

JAHNA MONCRIEF (G) - Alstead, NH

Music Outside the Box! Intermediate and Advanced musicians on violin, viola, cello, and double bass are invited to join the Contoocook Valley Regional School District String Ensemble on Monday afternoons at 3pm, at ConVal High School. Classic chamber music and MfP style  improvisations are all part of the fun. Performances are in December, March, and May. Please contact Jahna Moncrief if you are interested! jmoncrief@conval.edu or JahnaCalandrelli@world.oberlin.edu or phone 603-588-6630 x6414.

NEW JERSEY

ANGE CHIANESE/AMALA VIOLA(L) - Trenton/Lawrenceville, NJ

Ange and Amala alternate hosting an improv gathering on the first Sunday of each month. Contact Ange (angezip@aol.com) (cellphone- 609-306-3799) or Amala (cvamuse@yahoo.com) if you are interested in coming.

DOROTHY SIKORA (G) - Red Bank Area, NJ

Monthly gatherings, vocal, drum circles and improv gatherings open to all. Have fun, Sing, play music. Call 732-222-8703.

JANE BUTTARS (G) - Princeton, NJ

Music from the Inside. Explore music and movement improvisation and develop self-expression and music skills. Workshops, residencies, private sessions, piano improvisation distance learning by speaker phone or tape. For details: 609-683-1269 or janepiano@patmedia.net.

KEN GUILMARTIN - Princeton, NJ

Fun, participatory workshops in early childhood music and movement. Increase your understanding of music development in young children; learn developmentally appropriate instruction using Center for Music and Young Children’s Music Together curriculum. Workshops offered through U.S. and Canada. Call Music Together, LLC: 800-728-2692.

NEW YORK

Express Your Inner Artist! A Weekend of Creation with Writing, Music and Dance
David Rudge and Julie Weber facilitate "Free Improvisation for Radical Acceptance, Creative Expression, and Spiritual Growth" May 9 - 11, 2008, Easton Mountain Retreat Center, 391 Herrington Hill Road, Greenwich, NY 12834. info@eastonmountain.com
* www.eastonmountain.com * 800 553-8235

JULIE WEBER (G) - Woodstock, NY

YOU ARE THE MUSIC - music improvisation and music learning experiences - No matter your musical experience - begin, reawaken or deepen your relationship with music in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Workshops • Lessons • Individuals • Ensembles • Professional Groups • Community Building • Staff Development. E-mail: JULESoso@aol.com or Call: 845-473-4572.

DAVID RUDGE (G) - Fredonia, NY

The Improv. Collective meets weekly on the campus of SUNY-Fredonia. We give two concerts per year. This is a student organization with David Rudge as its advisor. There is also a Free Improvisation class that meets each week 3:00-4:30 PM on Thursdays. Guests are always welcome! For more information call: 716-673-4644.

JOELLE DANANT (G) - Brooklyn, NY

e-mail: VocalMuse@gmail.com or Call: 718-783-5231. Courses and Workshops available in: devotional singing
(non-denominational; includes improvisational approach); vocal improvisation, and voice & movement improvisation.

Emily Metcalf (G), Jim Oshinsky (Hon G) , - Baldwin, NY.

Periodic MfP house parties. Call 516-623-6912 or oceansky@optonline.net

NORTH CAROLINA

MayaJoëlle Aubry (G) - Asheville, NC

SOUNDS FROM THE HEART, a Gathering of Voices: Singing, Toning, Co-Creating Chants, Improvising, Exploring... To deepen your musical imagination, to bring forth sounds from the inner chamber of your soul, to built trust and intuition, to joyfully celebrate life, yourself and each other. Second Tuesday of each month, 6:30PM to 8:30PM; other dates as well.
Available for private individual and group sessions. Also MONTHLY MUSIC (All Instruments) GATHERINGS!
Call: 828-242-9084 / www.ahthejoyoflife.com / $10

PENNSYLVANIA

Suzanne V. Bernhardt (G) - Northern Philadelphia suburb.

Private workshops in overall self-expression, creative development, and life integration, including MFP techniques as well as improvisational theater and dance approaches. I also teach “Theater as Spiritual Practice” at Bryn Athyn College, and for the community, at Mitchell Performing Arts Center, which is open to larger community involvement. Call 267 502 2588 or suzanne.bernhardt@brynathyn.edu

ERIC & LYNN MILLER (G) - Phoenixville, PA

Workshops and gatherings. Call for details: 610-933-8145.

Henrik Stubbe Teglbjaerg (L) - Phoenixville, PA

Musical gatherings: A Musical Journey, every last Sunday of the month, 4-7PM, in my home in Phoenixville. Email or call for directions: henrik11@verizon.net or call (610) 933-9199

LYNN MILLER (G) - Phoenixville, PA
Vocal Improv Workshops, expressivetherapy.org. Join Firebird Festival Improv Orchestra Dec. 15th with roving conductors, firebirdfestival.com

RON KRAVITZ (G) - Philadelphia, PA  & Wyndmoor, PA

Group Motion Workshop Dance improvisation with live music 8:00 to 10:00 PM every Friday night throughout the year at 3500 Lancaster Ave. Phila. Pa. 19104. Ongoing since 1968. Lead by Manfred Fischbeck and Brigitta Herrmann www.groupmotion.org or 215-387-9895.

Music in the Moment (The Songs Within You). www.musicinthemoment.com. Improv gatherings many Saturday mornings from 9:30AM - 12:30 PM. 1012 E. Southampton, Wyndmoor, PA.