Improvisation and Intuition
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Since 1988 the non-profit organisation “Music for People” in the USA has been organising and coordinating workshops and music improvising events for people, who want to develop and share free music making and singing
Music for People was founded in 1986 by the Cellist David Darling and the flautist Bonnie Insull. They created new ways of perceiving, expressing and sharing music. Man and music are integral to the Philosophy of Music for People.
An artistic attitude of respect, gaiety, humour and being in the present moment has been established over the years. This attitude encourages musical initiative and cherishes the devotion to music as a result of it.
Music for people is a platform for experienced musicians and non-professional music lovers to meet, share their love to music, learn from each other and deepen their ability to play music freely.
From this protected environment of tolerance there can evolve a creative space which opens up an intuitive access to mutual music making, improvising and developing a personal musical expression.
Music for People is for all those who want to embark on this wonderful journey.
Grundlagen der Improvisation 10. - 12. Jan. 2020
Der Kurs zum gleichnamigen Buch
auf dem Herzberg
- Techniken und Formen kennen lernen und anwenden
- Improvisation als Lernform - Neues entdecken
- Achtsam zusammen musizieren, gemeinsam Erfahrungen sammeln und austauschen
Bist Du beim Dreh dabei?
Wir filmen am Sonntag 1. Dezember 2019
in den VIDMARhallen / Bern Liebefeld
Die Welt ist Klang - Open Space Sound Camp 2019
15. – 17. November 2019, Landguet Ried bei Bern
Begegnung - Inspiration - Vernetzung - Erfahrung - Sein - Wagen - Geniessen - Entdecken - Tun und Nicht-Tun. Ein Wochenende rund um das Thema Klang.
SoundCamp heisst Klang und Musik im Open Space now Format.
Music for People Europe ist mit der Open Space Idee verbunden. Jedes Jahr nehmen auch MfPE-Mitglieder teil und bringen unter anderem MfP-Spielformen mit. Ebenso vertreten sind Musikrichtungen und -haltungen aus dem Bereich Sing und Songwriting, der Taktina Bewegung und aus dem Feld der Sakral- und Ritualmusik, wie sie zum Beispiel im Klangkeller Bern gelebt wird.
Weekend Retrait - Rigi - 26. - 28. Juni 2020 d/en
Seit 1986 in den Staaten das Musicianship and Leadership Program startete, haben unzählige Teilnehmer*innen die Weiterbildung besucht. Der Verein Music for People Europe organisiert zum zweiten Mal ein Retraite für alle Music for People Freunde Interessierte.
The Musicianship and Leadership Program started in 1986 in the States and since then countless participants have profited from this further training course. This year the association Music for People Europe will organise the second time a retrait for all MLP friends and interested persons.
Community Art (en/d)
The term Community Art includes all kinds of artistic media and groups, i.e. communities in which artistic processes take place and works are created.
By means of Community Art projects experienced artists are able to share their approach to art in a democratic way with people who otherwise would not have access to music, dance or the fine arts because they might not have the necessary financial means, or they might be living in special social or spatial situations.
Living the Dream - Lynn Miller - Phoenixville
Music that is moving and touching, holds a power within to stimulate, connect and highlight communities. 2004 Lynn Miller started a fascinating initiative, a community project in Phoenixville: she founded the Firebird Festival which is held annually. Music is played an danced at this festival and it ends with an improv orchestra in the old city cinema, the Colonial Theatre.
«Das Chaos lieben»
Stefan Schmutz and I met four years ago at MLP’s summer seminar in Kientalerhof. He told me about his music theatre projects with mentally disabled people. The following winter I bought tickets for their performance in the dojo of the Reitschule Bern. The theatre group “Just a Moment” by the parents association insieme, under leadership of Irmgard Eggel and Stefan Schmutz, was performing their piece «Schöner Gigolo – beau Gigolo» (“Beautiful Gigolo”).
Improvisation und Abschluss / Improvisation and closure
What does «finding closure» mean? «Improvisation sometimes leads to wonderful closures that are so clear and natural, as if composed. However, groups often find it difficult to find a common, natural ending. Some group improvisations seem «frayed» because there’s no agreement on when to end it.»
Bernhard Maurer’s (Grundlagen der Improvisation – Basics of improvisation, 2018) description of what to pay attention to when «coming to a closure» is pretty spot on:
Neues Vorstandsmitglied Clíodhna Ní Aodáin
Im Vorstand freuen wir uns ausserordentlich, dass wir an der letzten Vorstandssitzung Clíodhna Ní Aodáin als neues Mitglied gewinnen konnten. Sie wird im Vorstand für die künstlerischen Belange verantwortlich sein. Im folgenden Beitrag stellt sie sich gleich selber vor.
