“That was fun!” “I never thought of improvising right along with my students—what a great idea!” “I’m going to make improvisation a requirement for my piano classes.” “I think it’s sad that in all my …
Bringing Music Home – Hosting Improv Gatherings
Connections featured this article which contained several useful suggestions for getting started hosting your own music gatherings. Core Group: Start with a core group of 2 or more people who have been to a workshop …
Sally Childs-Healton
Web Site: www.wildmercy.com Sally Childs-Helton is a certified Music for People guided music improvisation teacher, and she teaches and conducts workshops in hand drums and ethnic percussion, music improvisation, and creativity. At the age of …
Nancy Salwen
Nancy Salwen grew up in New York city where she was raised on the folk music of the 60s. As a teenager she developed an interest in the traditional music of our culture and other …
Tracey Dillon
Tracey Dillon is a recent graduate of the MfP Musicianship program, where she has been developing short, improvised piano compositions and films. In 2008, she somehow fell in with a group of poets who introduced …
Will Price
Will is a visual artist and musician. He has delved deeply and passionately into the viola, ethnic percussion, especially the realm of frame drumming, studying and performing with Glen Velez for many years. His teaching …
Tom Weiser
Tom Weiser has an extensive background composing, performing (flute, piano, vocals, and drums), and facilitating vocal and instrumental improvisation. As the lead singer, keyboard player, and songwriter for a Rock n’ Roll band called ‘The …
Tim Simmons
Tim has been playing drums all his life…it is an essential part of who he is. He began playing in bands at the age of thirteen, and has never stopped. In recent years, he began …