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OPEN HOUSE for
Improvisation Across Abilities - Adaptive Use Musical Instruments
Sunday, March 27 from 2 to 4 pm
Deep Listening Institute presents the first open house for its project, Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI). AUMI is a software interface that was developed specifically to enable people who have very little voluntary mobility to create and perform electronic musical sounds in order to participate in solo and ensemble improvisation. This two-hour open house will discuss the uses of AUMI in home, educational and therapeutic settings, as well as demonstrate an open drum circle collaboration using percussion instruments and the AUMI software interface .
This open house initiates a series of three workshops in the Hudson Valley area to educate teachers, therapists, aides and parents in how to use AUMI with improvisation and drumming. The AUMI interface in use At Abilities First, Inc. School since 2007 will be introduced by DLI executive director Pauline Oliveros. DLI AUMI Technical Assistant Jaclyn Heyen and Abilities First, Inc. Occupational Therapist/musician, Leaf Miller will demonstrate how to use AUMI. After the demos the public will be invited to participate in the music making. AUMI is free to download and is intended to facilitate and empower musical expression for students with disabilities.
The Open House will be held at: Deep Listening Space @ the Shirt Factory,
77 Cornell St, Suite 303, Kingston NY.
RSVP by Monday, March 21, 2011 by calling: 845-338-5984
In Additional News:
Deep Listening Institute has received $15,000 for Improvisation Across Abilities from over 200 contributions through United States Artists, a nationwide grant-making, arts advocacy organization whose mission is to invest in America's finest artists and illuminate the value of artist to society. The project was initiated for funding on the USA ARTISTS web site in December 2010 and was fully funded there by February 26, 2011.