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Musical Play 101

Music has several important elements and rhythm is one. The first sounds we hear in our mother’s womb are her heart beat, and her blood pulsing around her body.

The reassuring rocking of our parent’s arms as we were sung to sleep, relaxed and nourished us. Being bounced on Dad’s knee while he sang enlivened us and got us giggling. Maybe these were in short supply in your childhood. This is the right place to be.

Relaxed rhythmic breathing helps us center and tune in to ourselves.  Arrhythmic breathing correlates with stress. Come and breathe with us.

Rhythm is important in communication. In parts of traditional Africa, drums were used to transmit messages between villages. We can use them to communicate our feelings and relieve stress. Come and play with us.

Poetry, song, and story telling have a rhythm that engages us. In older traditions raftsmen and oarsmen sang as they paddled to keep in time together. Rhythmic music or poetry can sweep us up in drama, send us marching through unknown danger or coo and woo and tickle our funny bone. Come and play with words with us.

The stress of living the twenty-first century life sometimes takes us out of our comfort zone, out of the natural rhythms of life. Come tune into your natural rhythmic child, and come out of your closet.

We shall explore our breath, voices and some simple instruments as expressive tools, as rhythmic communicators, as music makers.

Dates: November 7 – December 12    6 Monday mornings 

Time: 10-11:30am

Cost: $110+ HST

Location: Nectar Centre – 3rd Floor, 255 MacKay, in New Edinburgh     www.NectarCentre.ca

To register: Phone: 613-829-1556

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A Course in Active Listening:

An in-depth understanding of the benefits of music has been growing over the past few decades. Cognitive researchers, healers and therapists from a wide range of perspectives are building clusters of techniques to help you to live a healthier, happier life.

Bring fresh new ears to music listening, and build on your understanding of music with Music Appreciation with Active Listening. Explore the basic building blocks of music through listening, playing, singing and art. You will learn about the fundamental elements of music, like rhythm, metre, tone, etc., how they come together and how engaging with them can help with your wellness journey. This is also a great starting point for people wanting to go on to learn an instrument or sing.

This class has been cancelled. Please let me know if you are interested in it.

Explore rhythm and how it serves to relax or stimulate

Location: Nectar Centre, 255 MacKay St., Ottawa  – Main floor

Cost: $120 + HST = 135.60 + $5 materials

To Register: Contact Pamela at 613-829-1556  or email hidden; JavaScript is required

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