Feel the Music at VISIONS with teaching artist and master percussionist Bashiri Johnson. This culminating concert includes Francis Mbappe and Feel the Music! founder, Valerie Ghent, alongside Visions senior participants. Also features an interview with Ann De Shazo, LMSW, Director of the Visions Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Announcing our Feel the Music! “Songwriting for Seniors” workshops this fall! We are delighted to kick off October bringing Singing and Songwriting to members of Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, at St. Peter’s Church. Starting October 5, 2012, Feel the Music! will bring weekly songwriting workshops to seniors at Lenox Hill with renowned songwriting instructors Ina May Wool and Thomas Boyd. This free songwriting workshop series runs for 10 Fridays, culminating in a public concert. Save the date now – December…
Feel the Music! launched a new program this spring at VISIONS! Renowned percussionists Bashiri Johnson and Gary Fritz taught weekly percussion workshops for the blind and visually impaired at VISIONS, engaging participants in rhythms and hand techniques. By the end of the workshop each participant could solo on their own drum! The series culminated in a wonderful concert, featuring all participants, on June 27th. Congratulations to all our new DRUMMERS! This program is supported, in part, by public funds from…
We are thrilled to announce our spring 2012 schedule for Songwriting for Seniors at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, at St. Peter’s Church. Starting March 29, 2012, Feel the Music! will bring weekly songwriting workshops to seniors at Lenox Hill with renowned songwriting instructors Ina May Wool and Thomas Boyd. This free songwriting workshop series, will run for 12 Thursdays, culminating in a public concert. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of…
Music Over Manhattan is very proud to present a special benefit performance by acclaimed singer, songwriter and spellbinder SLOAN WAINWRIGHT. Sloan is performing to benefit “Stories We Can Tell,†a songwriting course for seniors offered by Feel The Music! and taught by Thomas Boyd and Ina May Wool. The afternoon begins with brief samples of senior writing, then an opening set by WOOL&GRANT, Ina May’s new duo with Bev Grant. And the featured artist: SLOAN WAINWRIGHT, with guitarist/singer/songwriter VITO PETROCCITTO,…
Feel the Music! brings songwriting workshops to the Lenox Hill Senior Center at St. Peter’s Church with renowned songwriting instructors Ina May Wool and Thomas Boyd. This free songwriting workshop series, titled Stories We Can Tell, starts Monday, April 4th and runs for 12 Mondays through June 6th. See dates below for specifics. Classes are held 11am-12pm each week and culminate in a public concert on June 20th at 1pm. Classes: 4/4, 4/11, 4/18; 4/25, 5/2, 5/9; 5/16, 5/23, 5/30,…
