18 Meetup Groups match “Improvisational Music and Art” near Suffern, NY
Hi Folks ... Instead of creating our usual grooves that intermingle on the drums, we will do the same, but with our voices in a very playful, intuitive and spontaneous way, improvised on the spot. Much of this exploration will be influenced on work I have done with Bobby McFerrin, who created his Circle Songs method. Quoting McFerrin ... "It's primal, unadorned singing. I've always felt that singing a song without words makes one song a thousand songs because the people who hear it can bring th …
I want to gather together people who know how to make music. This meetup is broken into different genre's. The meetups will happen at a fully set-up studio in midtown. There will be a night for straight rock (think stones - franz ferdinand), for melodic expressionist improvisation (think Battles or The Knife), for the hard and original collaboration (think Lightning Bolt). Choose a night and come out. No learned songs, it's all improvised, so bring your imagination and the ability to collaborate …
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MUSIC AND DANCE CIRCLE is the new name for the meetup group formerly called OPEN MUSIC CIRCLE (MANHATTAN), a gathering place for acoustic improv musicians, vocalists and dancers and others, and an opportunity for all to create together. The Open Music Circle has met regularly since 2004, joining Meetup in 2010 under the name of Open Music Circle (Manhattan). Musicians, singers and dancers of all backgrounds and traditions and others are invited to explore new territory, expand their skills, and …
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Fans of a cappella music, members of a cappella groups, and educators looking to incorporate a cappella music into their curriculum should participate. This is not a rehearsed a cappella group. We meet to read through materials, discuss a cappella music, listen to recordings, play a cappella improvisation games, and sing in a non-stressful environment.
Are you getting tired of the same movie night and bar scene week in and week out? Are you interested in trying new things that don't necessarily include getting hit by paint, being strapped into a harness, or spending mad cash money? Are trips to NYC a drag because of cost and transportation? Do you feel like your "missing out" since the North/Central NJ scene kind of sucks? Are you a creative, artistic, musical or open-minded individual? Do you have a mullet-ful of imagination that cannot be co …
I’ve got an idea I’ve never seen that before. Be First. Find it at COLLECT. COLLECT is committed to “art for community” – creating work and events that enhance and celebrate culture within the civilization of New York City. COLLECT is committed to artists - providing a forum and mentorship for career development. COLLECT is the first voice on arts in New York City – via its blog and involvement with other media and publications If you are a working artist in New York City we want you to bring y …
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We are nature lovers and beginner drummers looking to attract a circle interested folks to enjoy their spontaneous musical expressions at the Alley Pond Environmental Center. We have a beautiful wooded setting, convenient free parking, and refreshments available for purchase. We could use some more advanced drummers to coach and encourage the rest of us. Please come to our first meet-up on July 18th and discover one of our city’s great natural gems.
Tired of playing with Jamey Aebersold? Looking to play with other jazz musicians, but not quite ready to make your debut at Small's? Tune Up! aims to create an ego-free, non-judgmental environment in which intermediate jazz musicians can gain valuable experience playing with others. Join and take your skills to the next level!
Three of my favorite things to do are: figure drawing, making music, and playing games--all while sipping wine and and eating fancy cheeses with like-minded creative and fun people. To that end I am opening my house in Windsor Terrace Brooklyn for a once-or-twice-a-month get-together to anyone who would like to share in these activities. Whether you are an accomplished gamer, artist, and musician, or a novice that can barely play an instrument or draw, and never played Scrabble or Boggle in your …
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Who Are We? Brooklyn Pilgrims is a cradle to grave collaborative theatre company. We take an idea or a piece of existing art and turn it into a fully company created piece of theatre. Our rehearsal process is flexible so no matter your availability you can be a part of the process. What Do We Do? Through an extensive workshop process with as many collaborators as possible we explore elements of improvisation, movement, music and words to arrive at a fully realized structure to build a play. Why …
This is a group for people who love to move and dance from within and explore their inner world through expressive arts and creative play. Activities will be both restorative and energetic. Grounding into the body and moving from authentic presence, we will support each other in expressing what is alive in us. Classes will include slow guided warm ups, improvisation and hot sweaty dancing - exercising body and soul. We will draw on the inspiration of dreams, prayer, poetry and personal experienc …
EVEVERY SUNDAY 6:00 PM SIGN UP , STARK REALITY Open Mic is for poets/spoken word/musicians/dancers and performance art of any kind. Music from rock n' roll, to hip hop, to blues, to folk, any music!!! This open mike is without censorship, designed for openess and total expression of the arts of music and poetry. From a rant to a chant to a lyric!!!
Welcome to the VOCAL BRILLIANCE Meetup group! This group is intended to cater to all types of singers. Whether you’re a seasoned professional, an intermediate hobbyist, or a complete beginner hoping to get your feet wet; whether your focus is rock, pop, classical, Broadway, Jazz, R&B…there will be an event designed specifically for you. Our primary purpose is to have fun becoming better singers; to improve together as vocal artists and performers beyond where we are at present. The “how” depe …
Drumming is truly a vehicle for change! When we drum together, COMMUNICATION is conveyed by LISTENING to each other; we are in RELATIONSHIP, CONNECTING WITH OTHERS AND OURSELVES!!! Together we will use spontaneous voices and inspirational songs that arise in the moment to create a convergence of rhythmic and vocal vibrations. Drumming together breaks down boundary's. The experience is FUN, UPLIFTING, LIBERATING & ENERGIZING. Joyfully, we connect and engage our spirit with the Greater Spirit. We …
Do you spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable? Have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you? BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and reenergize. SILLY DATE! NEW YORK is a good clean fun Meetup group in New York City for singles and their friends. Members are fun, friendly, independent-minded and are inter …
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This workshop focuses on the freedom & fun of Vocal Improvisation. After warming-up our voices & exploring some improvisational vocabulary we'll let our creativity unleash! We'll do some exercises & "pieces" that explore different facets of improvisation. We'll look for your own improvisational vocabulary and "language". The workshop includes my powerfully freeing “body, breath, voice warm-up” along with vocal exercises specifically designed to open the voice as a spontaneous improvisational ins …
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Meet for a drink before the Summer Cabaret or for a couple after....and oh ya go see the summer cabaret at yale.
You are invited to dance in community- traditional Balkan, Greek, Romanian, Armenian, and Near Eastern sacred circle dances. Throughout all ages and cultures, traditional circle dances were used to honor the divine, to heal, to affirm connection to the earth and each other, to build community and celebrate rites of passages and life transitions. The danced patterns illuminate the web of these connections. It is where personal and universal healing can occur. We will use the traditional dances as …
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