by Tarek Ghriri and Nour Kadan
Duration: weekly workshops for up to 4 weeks
Explore the project Music From Hope, in which Nour Kaadan and Tarek Ghriri lead creative music workshops for refugee youth ages 5 – 25 who have recently arrived in Canada and are…
by Allison Girvan
Duration: Lalin meets September- June; Fireworks Choir is one rehearsal and one performance in a day
Explore choirs as a vehicle for community building with Allison Girvan, a conductor who uses global song to create connections and build relationships across cultural differences. Allison is a choral conductor and…
by Rebecca Barnstaple
Presentation of Music and Health Resource Hi. I’m Rebecca Barnstaple. I am the manager of Community Initiatives Research and Innovation here at Chigamik Community Health Center. I’m also a post-doctoral research fellow…
by Ajay Heble
Type of Project: Program
Ajay Heble: What is Music and Health? My name is Ajay Heble. I’m the director of The International Institute for Critical Studies and Improvisation, and I was the founding artistic director of…
by Geremia Lodi
Type of Project: Program
As part of the Music in Incarceration & Rehabilitation Resource, Geremia Lodi describes his experience working with former inmates in a transition community program, the possible benefits of implementing music programs in…
by Shifra Cooper
Type of Project: Program
Duration: A flexible process that can take one workshop, or many.
Sound Waves shares an approach to layered soundscape-making that responds to research themes through multiple art forms, in order to create inclusive and accessible soundscapes, for groups of intergenerational mixed-ability singers, that…
by Shumaila Hemani
Type of Project: Activity
Art causes people to question or consider their own beliefs, assumptions, or values. It can offer new possibilities, solutions, and alternatives to current conditions. Sound Arts enhance our capacity to notice the world…
by Shumaila Hemani
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 90 minute workshop
Art can become a means to integrate marginalized voices into the conversation. It can voice aspects of the issue not otherwise expressed in public documents or policy statements. Art helps us to listen better.…
by Shumaila Hemani
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 90 minutes
The Energy Matters workshop series was located at the intersections of interdisciplinary and participatory sound art for climate action and justice, involving stories, sounds, word bubbles, gestures, and movement. In these workshops,…
by Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D.
Type of Project: Activity
The soundscape composer, Hildegaard Westerkamp writes, “True receptive listening comes from an inner place of non-threat, support and safety. Paradoxically, while a grounded and calm state of mind, a sense of safety,…
by Kathy Kennedy
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 20 minutes minimum
This sonic meditation allows participants to improvise vocally while exploring an outdoor space with others. It is an opportunity to walk while singing, observing the constantly changing sounds of other singers and…
by Frédérique Drolet
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 60 — 90 minutes workshop
Birdsong course Designed and implemented in Plaisance by Frédérique Drolet and Mariane Lacroix (2022) 1. Context The birdsong course was designed by Frédérique Drolet (soprano) and Mariane Lacroix (naturalist from Parc national…
by jashen edwards and Patrick Murray
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 2–3 workshops/group presentations over 3 months
Singers in this collaborative choral music creation project explored how sounds gathered from their everyday lives could speak to aspects of place, identity, and community in new vocal soundscape compositions they created,…
by Samantha Tai
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 6 1‑hour sessions
Sounds of Home is a collaborative songwriting initiative for refugee and newcomer youth. Over the course of 6 weeks, participants explore the theme of “home” through group music making and songwriting. The…
by Louise Campbell
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: One one-hour workshop or one month residency
Whether your school or community organization is in an urban, rural or remote area, the natural environment is full of inspiration for creativity and learning. Louise Campbell leads participants in exploring and…
by Edmee Nataprawira
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: One rehearsal to a full school year
In this project, music educator Edmee Nataprawira and her students in the Prep Choir of VIVA Singers Toronto build community virtually through creative singing and music making: Hi, my name is Edmee…
by Nathan Gage
Type of Project: Program
Duration: One year to multi-year
Nathan Gage and his students describe and reflect on their creative work as musicians, bands and producers in their classroom recording spaces. Here is a description of a secondary music program that…
by Pia Kontos, Sherry Dupuis and Christine Jonas-Simpson
Type of Project: Program
Duration: As long as it takes, but normally 6+ months
What does collaborative music-making mean to you? “I quickly realized that that was the point, in a way it was just to bring people together. I would arrive as myself where I…
by Sherry Dupuis and Pia Kontos
Organization: Reimagining Dementia Coalition
Type of Project: Program
Duration: Writing, recording, and producing the song/video took 8‑months.
“There’s a human connection, despite what some people like to think… Despite age or disability, there’s a humanness amongst all of us if you look for it. And that’s what we’re trying…
by Ira Lee (Iraleesiwack)
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 1 hour workshop
Through an inclusive and experiential lens, this project introduces Freestyle rap, participatory music, and improvised musicking through group skill building activities for digital artists, creatives, and the curious. Our participatory project brings…
by Geremia Lorenzo Lodi
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 30 minutes to 1 hour workshop, which can be further developed through multiple sessions
This activity introduces participants to creating music by paying close attention to the quality of another person’s movement. The activity develops the ability to listen and notice one’s responses to the surrounding…
by Leah Abramson
Organization: Arts & Health: Healthy Aging through the Arts & Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
Type of Project: Program
Duration: 10–12 2hr sessions
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sound & Song program participants have developed an online collaborative songwriting practice grounded in individual soundwalks. Participants use soundwalking to gather lyrical material for an…
by Louise Campbell
Organization: C.A.R.E. Centre
Type of Project: Program
Duration: 3 month residency
The C.A.R.E. Centre, a recreational organization for adults living with severe physical disabilities, recognises the importance of art and expression for their clients, particularly for those clients who are non-verbal. In addition…
by Deirdre Potash
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 1 hour visual art workshop
GOAL: to develop a deeper appreciation of music and the visual arts and how they compliment each other. In this particular workshop, participants were inspired by the music of Jabbour, using the…
by Dina Cindric
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 2–20+ minutes, depending on warmup
These Presence Warmups prepare the body, breath and mind for expressive and creative music-making. They are most effective when used at the start of a rehearsal and can easily be incorporated into…
by Thais Montanari
Type of Project: Activity
The project Moi_Espace Public was born out of a conviction that artistic creation can be a fruitful space for exchange on everyday issues, whether emotional or social. My desire was to meet…
by Guillaume Jabbour
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 2 hour workshop (can be split into 2 sessions), add 60–90 min for extension activities
Short Description: This Audio Scavenger Hunt involves finding sounds from a list, reporting on them, and discussing what the sounds mean to you. Sounds are searched out and checked off a list.…
by RECAA Choir
Organization: RECAA: Respecting Elders Communities Against Abuse
Type of Project: Program
Duration: A series of one-hour workshops
Songs that Connect Us is a community-engaged project for collaborative and meaningful group singing using storytelling and song. It fosters open communication and a respect for diversity. The project was initiated by…
by Geremia Lorenzo Lodi
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: One/two hour(s) workshop
Words and Rhythm have a really close relationship since ancient times when poets sang the epic tales in iambic pentameters, both to better remember and more easily sing them. Words contain rhythm.…
by Naila Kuhlmann, Rebecca Barnstaple, Louise Campbell
Organization: Piece of Mind Collective
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: Main activity : 30 min — 1 hour
Piece of Mind uses the performing arts to synthesize and translate knowledge about Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia. Our participatory research-creation project brings together artists (circus performers, dancers, musicians, visual artists), researchers,…
by Naila Kuhlmann, Rebecca Barnstaple, Louise Campbell
Organization: Piece pf Mind Collective
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: Ongoing project ; example activities: 1–2 x 1.5 hour virtual sessions
Piece of Mind uses the performing arts to synthesize and translate knowledge about Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia. Our participatory research-creation project brings together artists (circus performers, dancers, musicians, visual artists), researchers,…
by The Paramorph Collective / Le collectif Paramorph
Organization: Paramorph Collective
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: A series of 5 sessions, adaptable and scalable to your needs
Have you ever wanted to create your own music/multimedia artwork, but couldn’t figure out where to begin? While creation can seem intimidating, it can actually be surprisingly accessible, and more importantly, FUN!…
by Steve Wright
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 3–5 2‑hour workshops
A community-based collaboration featuring original local music paired with the stories and sounds of seniors residing in an assisted living centre Over the course of multiple workshops, get to know participants so…
by Moe Clark
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: A single 2 hour workshop session or series of multiple 2h drop-in sessions.
Sound Stories from the Land okâwîmâw askiy is Mother Earth (nêhiyawêwin/Plains Cree language), always providing for us in ways beyond our wildest imaginations. This workshop provides an opening for us to strengthen…
by Jodi Proznick
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: This could be a one hour workshop or multiple sessions over an extended period of time.
What does it mean to “Know Music”? The important thing, as one cannot repeat too often, if that the child should learn to feel music, to absorb it, to give his whole…
by Jeff Morton
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 2 one-hour sessions
Finding Folk for Music is a way to share concepts and strategies for a kind of experimental folk music. The series engages people in hands-on creation regardless of anyone’s level of previous…
by Meredith Bates
Type of Project: Activity
From finding objects around the house (the recycling and ‘junk drawer’ are treasure troves!) to turning them into musical instruments and decorating them, to composing a symphony, to conducting the final performance!…
by Opéra de Montréal
Organization: Opéra de Montréal, Espace Transition (CHU Saint-Justine) & La Gang à Rambrou
Type of Project: Program
A co creation project with adults faced with mental deficiency and autism issues through the reinvention of Carmen. With workshops on opera, meeting with creators, and trainers helping them producing it as…
by Dr. Daniel Oore, International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation & Memorial University
Type of Project: Activity
Listening, touching, feeling and sounding activities using your voice, hands, whole body, instruments, or speakers (e.g. on phone, computer, earphones). These sound activities are for people of all —including hearing and non-hearing—…
by Germaine Liu
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 1 hour
Hello! My name is Germaine. I have prepared for you some task-based games you can share and play with your friends. I love task-based games because I feel like I am living…
by Germaine Liu
Type of Project: Activity
Hello! My name is Germaine. I have prepared for you some task-based games you can share and play with your friends. I love task-based games because I feel like I am living…
by Germaine Liu
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 10–60 minutes
Hello! My name is Germaine. I have prepared for you some task-based games you can share and play with your friends. I love task-based games because I feel like I am living…
by Germaine Liu
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 10–60 minutes
Hello! My name is Germaine. I have prepared for you some task-based games you can share and play with your friends. I love task-based games because I feel like I am living…
by Germaine Liu
Type of Project: Activity
Duration: 1 hour
Hello! My name is Germaine. I have prepared for you some task-based games you can share and play with your friends. I love task-based games because I feel like I am living…
by Chelsea Jones & Helen Pridmore
Organization: The Big Sky Centre for Learning & Astonished!
Type of Project: Program
This entry is a co-written account of “jam sessions”—an improvisational musical practice based in Regina, Saskatchewan that embraces and accounts for radical forms of access in sonic expression with disabled and Deaf…
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