We invite you to play with us, to drum, to sing and to laugh. Connected online through the Zoom platform, we will create music in the moment. Using techniques developed by members of Music for People, our music improvisation workshops are accessible to everyone; no previous musical experience required! Join our growing international community! Music Creates Pathways: There is a huge hunger for meaningful connection in these times and we believe we are making a significant difference to the quality of the lives of so many people in isolation. We hope that you will join us on this musical healing journey. |
Fill Your Home With Music
Winter 2021 3 Saturday Sessions 13:00 - 14:30 EST January 30 February 27 March 27 Registration Cost: $49.95 CA (abt $40US)/ALL 3 sessions OR $24.00 CA (abt $18US) per session THE WINTER 2021 SESSIONS HAVE COMPLETED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED! |
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Sessions are facilitated by:
Irene Feher (Canada) ♫ Mary Knysh (United States) ♫ Clíodhna Ní Aodáin (Ireland/Switzerland)
Irene Feher (Canada) ♫ Mary Knysh (United States) ♫ Clíodhna Ní Aodáin (Ireland/Switzerland)
FACILITATOR BIOGRAPHIES:
Irene Feher, founder of Living Your Way, completed Music For People’s four-year Musicianship Leadership Program in October 2017 where she worked closely with master facilitators Mary Knysh, Dr. David Rudge, Lynn Miller and James Oshinsky. She is now a on staff with Music for People running satellite workshops in Montreal. In September 2018, Irene launched Music for People’s first regional Musicianship and Leadership Training Program in Montreal. In September 2019, Irene received a generous donation for “Live Your Music at Concordia – Music Health Breaks”, a community music project to help students overcome isolation and anxiety. In February 2018, Irene participated, along with her mentor Mary Knysh, in an intensive 6-day training with Arthur Hull, founder of Village Music Circles. Irene facilitates recreational drum circles for Concordia University’s Multi-Faith & Spirituality Centre.
Mary Knysh is the founder of Rhythmic Connections, an innovative company advancing education, health, community building, and creative development through drum circles and music improvisation programs that she has developed. Mary is also the primary teacher for the International Music for People organization, as well as an Orff Schulwerk Clinician, and has traveled internationally for over 30 years inspiring participants to tap into healing and human potential through the transformative power of music. As an author, Mary has penned five books on improvisational drumming, which assists and instructs educators, therapists, parents, and anyone interested in music. Mary is endorsed by Remo Drums and Rhythm Band Instruments.
Clíodhna Ní Aodáin is a professional cellist, conductor, composer, teacher and creative artist. She has studied cello with - Olwen Lewis and Aisling Drury-Byrne in Dublin - Emma Ferrand at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (BMusRNCM) - Yuli Turovsky at the Université de Montréal (MMus Interprétation) - Susanne Basler at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Konzertdiplom) - and Masterclasses with Janos Starker, Valentin Berlinsky, and David Darling. Originally from a musical family in Dublin, Ireland, Clíodhna currently lives and works in Bern, Switzerland. She teaches cello at the Musikschule Konservatorium in Bern, and conducts the Orchester Divertimento in Bern. Clíodhna performs as a soloist and chamber musician internationally and loves to explore musical expression through improvisation. Clíodhna is the Artistic Director of Music for People Europe.
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What participants are saying:
"The Zoom concert was great! I got wonderful feedback and it was so much fun to play at home, in slippers, on my own piano, in front of some 100 tiny people on a screen! I probably would never have done this in a concert hall." Anna B
"After this session I have slept well for the first time in weeks!"
"Thank you for an amazing session! So much fun - inspiring and inspired."
"I am feeling peaceful and breath is slower and fuller and I can't help smiling!"
"Thank you everyone! I feel more in touch with people!"
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Mary Knysh expresses what we facilitators are feeling:
"For me this experience is incredibly illuminating. In a time where social distancing is forcing us to think and act in new and innovative ways to stay in connection with one another, we are discovering more and more possibilities for continuing our beloved creative work in an ever changing world. I love seeing the smiling faces of people I know from all around the world, some joining the meeting in the wee hours of the morning, just to be connected to this stunning community of music makers.
Connecting to one another musically is more powerful than I think any of us know, and it is in times like these that we have the opportunity to recognize and experience this profoundly transformative gift that we have been given."
Connecting to one another musically is more powerful than I think any of us know, and it is in times like these that we have the opportunity to recognize and experience this profoundly transformative gift that we have been given."
