Free Music Improvisation as a Collective
With Jo Rinaldo Heffernan, Marianthie Makropoulou
This is a Music Improvisation course designed to make contemporary improvisation accessible to everyone. There is no need for prior knowledge. The sessions will be a nurturing and guided approach to modern improvisation practices within the context of a group. By facilitating this workshop, we aim to strengthen the bonds of the music community by creating and performing original material and existing works of music, with a focus on deep listening and musical dialogue. By encouraging freedom of interpretation and expression, the workshop will be a journey of creativity and connection. We will be working in small groups and larger groups, making original scores, within the context of an ongoing musical dialogue. Together, we will explore the possibilities in the interpretation of graphic scores, call-and-response structures, and active listening practices. Feedback and proposals of original ideas for new pieces or methods of collective improvisation is integral to democratizing the process of music creation. This workshop is a practice-based learning experience, where navigating music performance as a collective is our primary focus. The end result will be a final live performance based on structures and free improv developed in the workshop.
- Dates
- Mon 19 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Mon 2 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Mon 16 Nov
- Time
- 18:00–21:00
- Cost
- €150-200 (+ €5 membership fee for new members)
- Attendance type
- You should attend the full course
- Class type
- Music, Improv
- Space
- Project Space
- Desired audience
- Anyone wanting to experience music creation in a live spontaneaus context.
- What should I bring?
- no prior knowledge is needed. people can bring any instrument.
About the artist
Jo Rinaldo Heffernan is a vocalist/composer/producer and multi-instrumental performing artist from Northwest Arkansas. He has performed his solo work and collaborated with many artists internationally. Marianthie Makropoulou is a Greek, Berlin-based multi-intrumentalist, composer and sound artist with a background in classical piano and music theory. She completed her BA degree at the Conservatory of Rotterdam with a distinction, and is currently enrolled at the MA program of Sound Studies and Sonic Arts of the UdK Berlin. She has been a private piano and composition tutor for more than 10 years, and a member of the CCE improvisation ensemble Rotterdam as a pianist and flutist, actively performing in the Netherlands, among others at the IFFR for three consecutive years. Her work has been performed in Greece, the Netherlands and Germany. She is currently working as a solo improvising artist and is involved in the extreme music scene as a vocalist, her more recent collaboration being with the Canadian project of the Growlers' Choir. https://soundcloud.com/wundpunm
Instagram: @_marianthie @jorinaldoheffernanhttps://www.joerinaldoheffernan.com/ https://soundcloud.com/wundpunm
Accessibility
One solidarity spot is available for this course at no cost. Please write to 90milartschool@gmail.com to book. 90mil is wheelchair accessible. Please see the yellow section below for more on accessibility.
Sliding scale
We use a sliding scale to make courses as affordable as possible. Here’s how to use it: Lower end: You don’t have a stable income. Mid range: You have a less stable financial situation and are more selective about where you spend your money. Higher end: You experience relative financial stability. Solidarity spot: You’re experiencing financial precarity and wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford to come to a workshop.