Mud To Music en Español

This class will be taught in English on SEP 6.

Musical instruments have helped us communicate and express ourselves since the beginning of human culture.

Learning about the musical instruments of the ancient Americas and building and playing our own instruments helps us to awaken the memory of our connection to nature, cultivate presence through the working with clay, and experience joy through sound and music-making. In this hands-on workshop we will learn about musical instruments that have been made across Central and South America for thousands of years and learn to build our own working clay flutes.

You and your classmates are invited back on Dec 7th from 6-8pm for a musical jam session! Reflect on what you learned, explore the sound palettes of the instruments you created, and express ourselves using the clay flutes you created.

Location: The Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave. Baltimore MD 21224
Age Range: 15+
Cost: $12, $10 Members | All supplies are included
All are welcome, and no previous experience with clay, instruments, or music is necessary.

More info about Melissa: melissahyattfoss.com
Questions? Write to: hello@melissahyattfoss.com

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

• Cultivate news ways to listen to and engage with sound and music
• Engage critical thinking through analysis of historic musical instruments
• Understand basic principles of the craft of ceramics
• Learn hand-building techniques with clay
• Utilize fine motor skills to sculpt working musical instruments
• Develop community around envisioning designs for instruments
• Exercise curiosity and creativity to explore the sounds of their instruments
• Express themselves using their instruments
• Practice non-verbal communication, improvisation and play by creating music