Music for People’s signature training program fosters self-expression, creativity and community Musicians of all levels wanting to improve their improvisation and group facilitation skills are invited to register for Music for People (MfP)’s popular Musicianship …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Music for People’s Jim Oshinsky, Part II
Jim Oshinsky has been a steady presence at Music for People (MfP) since its inception in 1986. As a musician, an administrator and the author of the seminal book “Return to Child,” he has helped …
Art of Improvisation 2020 Recording Project
During Art of Improvisation (AOI) 2020, attendees had the opportunity to participate in the AOI Community Recording Project. Evening sessions taught people how to use BandLab, an online recording platform, and introduced its collaboration feature …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with MfP Charter Board Member Jim Oshinsky, Part I
Jim Oshinsky was a Ph.D. student at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in the mid-1970s, when he attended a concert by the Paul Winter Consort. By then, the group was taking world music mainstream, combining …
Vocal Expressions with Dawn Tyler Watson
2020 JUNO Award winner Dawn Tyler Watson will explore the emotional aspects of singing at “Art of Improvisation.” The cover says it all. “When I found out I had won, I screamed really loud,” says …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Joëlle Danant About ‘HeArtful Singing’
On the first day of “Art of Improvisation” (AOI), Music for People (MfP) will present a session by Joëlle Danant titled “HeArtful Singing Using a Mindful Approach.” The session, she says, seeks to empower musicians …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Mary Knysh, Irene Feher and David Rudge About the ‘Art of Improvisation’
“We plan to make music any way we can,” says Irene Feher, regarding the “Art of Improvisation” (AOI), coming to a computer near you, Aug. 2-5. “Music uplifts us and connects us to one another. …
Press Release: ‘Art of Improvisation’ Workshops Aug. 2-5
An all-star faculty will headline the virtual series, designed to foster creativity, self-renewal and a sense of community Musicians of all ages and skill levels are invited to register for “Art of Improvisation” (AOI), a …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Composer, Conductor Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli
Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli was 20 years old when he discovered the poetry of Robinson Jeffers, known for exploring the uncanny relationship between nature and humanity. That it has taken the Los Angeles-based composer more than 30 …
Sound Bites: A Q&A with Cellist, Conductor Clíodhna Ní Aodáin
In Irish mythology, Clíodhna is the goddess of love and beauty—traits also ascribed to one of Music for People (MfP)’s leading ambassadors. For more than a decade, Clíodhna Ní Aodáin—an Irish-born musician living Switzerland—has led …