The Joy
Of Music
Presentation, Hands-on Demonstration & Jam
Mesa, AZ, 24 June 2011, 6-9pm
Mesa Woman's Club
House
200 North MacDonald Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
Free Event - Donations Accepted
The Presentation
How did I come to the musical path I am on today? The
stories I'll share, illustrated with music on kalimba,
recorder, and other instruments, paint the picture of my spirituality
experienced through music.
One of the best things that comes
to me through music is joy: the joy of discovering something new, the joy of
getting better on an instrument day by day, the joy of connecting with someone
through the magic of music, and the joy of spiritual revelation coming into my
heart through the music. Joy will be a recurring theme through these musical
stories that trace the path of my musical development.
The Hands-on Demonstration
I don't think there is a surefire path to musical joy, but
one instrument that often enables people who know relatively little about music
to achieve joyful musical expression is the kalimba.
We'll be playing the kalimbas together, experimenting
with the possibilities.
On the other hand, the more you know about music, the more
that can help to strengthen your kalimba playing.
I've been playing kalimba for 25 years, and of
course, I am still getting better with each day that I play.
The Jam
Don't leave your instruments at home, but bring them on
down. After everyone has had a chance to play on the kalimbas,
let's add the voices of flutes and guitars, as well as our own voices.
I am a Quaker, and I honor that of God in each of us. I seek
to make improvisational music in which each player spends as much energy on
listening to one another as they spend on deciding what to play themselves. I seek a musical experience that benefits from the
contributions of all of us. I seek to create a river of spirit flowing from
each of our hearts.
Free event, but donations to cover
venue cost accepted!
For more information on this family-friendly
user-participatory musical event, contact Mark Holdaway:
mark("at")markholdaway.com
or Lenny Henderson: lenny.henderson("at")gmail.com
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