We Are Music: A Healing Weekend of Improvisation, Creativity and Connection
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A weekend of discovering spontaneous improvisational music creation that is both fun and deeply transformative!
What if music is not something reserved for performers, professionals, or the naturally gifted?
What if music is part of who we are?
Join Michael DeMaria and Mary Knysh, Music for People facilitators and longtime colleagues, for an intimate weekend exploring improvisation, deep listening, creativity, and authentic human connection.
Grounded in the pioneering work of David Darling and Bonnie Insull, and inspired by themes explored in The Musical Human, this experiential workshop invites participants to rediscover music as a birthright rather than a skill to be mastered.
Together, we'll create a welcoming and playful environment where musicians and non-musicians alike can explore sound, rhythm, silence, movement, and spontaneous expression. Through guided experiences, group improvisations, reflection, and community music-making, we'll discover how music can connect us more deeply to ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
This is not a performance workshop.
It is an invitation to listen, respond, create, and belong.
During the Weekend We Will Explore
Improvisation as a path of discovery and presence
The power of deep listening
Creativity beyond judgment and perfection
Music as a universal human language
Building connection through sound and collaboration
The legacy of David Darling and the Music for People philosophy
The joy of making music in community
Who Is It For?
Musicians of all levels
Beginning musicians
Music educators
Therapists and helping professionals
Creative seekers
Anyone who has ever been told they are "not musical"
No prior improvisation experience is necessary.
Bring an instrument, your voice, percussion, found objects, or simply your curiosity.
Facilitators
Michael Brant DeMaria:
Jungian psychologist (retired), musician, filmmaker, author and Music for People graduate.
Mary Knysh:
Senior Music for People Facilitator, educator, performer, and longtime community builder dedicated to helping people discover their innate musicality and creative voice.
Cost: $225.00 if Register prior to Nov 1st; 250.00 if Register Prior to November 7th; 275.00 between Nov 8th and day of if there are spots left.
Limit: 10 Participants
Please DM Michael for Registration Details
What if music is not something reserved for performers, professionals, or the naturally gifted?
What if music is part of who we are?
Join Michael DeMaria and Mary Knysh, Music for People facilitators and longtime colleagues, for an intimate weekend exploring improvisation, deep listening, creativity, and authentic human connection.
Grounded in the pioneering work of David Darling and Bonnie Insull, and inspired by themes explored in The Musical Human, this experiential workshop invites participants to rediscover music as a birthright rather than a skill to be mastered.
Together, we'll create a welcoming and playful environment where musicians and non-musicians alike can explore sound, rhythm, silence, movement, and spontaneous expression. Through guided experiences, group improvisations, reflection, and community music-making, we'll discover how music can connect us more deeply to ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
This is not a performance workshop.
It is an invitation to listen, respond, create, and belong.
During the Weekend We Will Explore
Improvisation as a path of discovery and presence
The power of deep listening
Creativity beyond judgment and perfection
Music as a universal human language
Building connection through sound and collaboration
The legacy of David Darling and the Music for People philosophy
The joy of making music in community
Who Is It For?
Musicians of all levels
Beginning musicians
Music educators
Therapists and helping professionals
Creative seekers
Anyone who has ever been told they are "not musical"
No prior improvisation experience is necessary.
Bring an instrument, your voice, percussion, found objects, or simply your curiosity.
Facilitators
Michael Brant DeMaria:
Jungian psychologist (retired), musician, filmmaker, author and Music for People graduate.
Mary Knysh:
Senior Music for People Facilitator, educator, performer, and longtime community builder dedicated to helping people discover their innate musicality and creative voice.
Cost: $225.00 if Register prior to Nov 1st; 250.00 if Register Prior to November 7th; 275.00 between Nov 8th and day of if there are spots left.
Limit: 10 Participants
Please DM Michael for Registration Details
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Where is it happening?
2927 Bay St, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563-3103, United States
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Host or PublisherMichael Brant DeMaria
