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SUMMARY:Come Back to Play - Session 5: Piano and Drum Playshop
DESCRIPTION:About The Come Back to Play Series\n\nAs adult responsibilities and routines take over\, time for play is something many of us leave behind. Our goal is to experience play as children do: with curiosity\, connection\, freedom\, surprise\, and a sense of adventure. Play reduces stress\, fuels creativity and problem-solving\, strengthens social bonds\, and promotes happiness. You are never too old to create opportunities to bring play back into your life.\n\nOver the following five Wednesdays from 12:00–2:30 PM\, each facilitator will guide you in experiencing play through their unique modality. We look forward to sharing the joy of becoming like little children as we Come Back to Play together.\n\nThese free events are offered through White Horse Community Hub. Registration is not required (except for 9/2 Painting Play- See event page for registration details). Doors open at 12pm for 1 hour of light refreshments and time for connection\, and each workshop will begin at 1pm.\n\nSchedule:\n\nAugust 12 -- Introduction to Come Back To Play: A Weekly Series\n\nAugust 19 -- Child’s Play with Janet Taylor\n\nAugust 26 -- Improv Play with Mondy Carter\n\nSeptember 2 -- Pass The Painting with Alison Press\n\nSeptember 9 -- Piano and Drum Playshop with Daniel Barber\n\nSeptember 16 -- Play in Movement with Victor LaConti\n\nSee event pages for each date for more details.\n\nAbout the Event:\n\nPiano and Drum Playshop with Daniel Barber\n\n90 minutes. No musical experience needed. Instruments provided.\n\nMost people believe improvising on a piano takes years of lessons. Daniel knows otherwise. He teaches a technique called Playing the Fields that enables complete beginners (and lifelong printed-note players) to enjoy improvising in any key in less than an hour.\n\nIn this playshop we'll have several keyboards in the room\, along with some drums and percussion. Even with everyone improvising in the same key at once\, it will sound good together. Not exercises. Actual music\, made up as we go. It's an amazing and eye-(and ear-)opening experience.\n\nWhy play improvisationally as adults? Being at our best amid real challenges requires us to incorporate our natural creativity if we want to navigate the unknown capably. Improvising with sound is a way to practice that in a low-stakes setting that can prepare us for higher-stakes situations. Nobody knows what the next minute holds. We practice exploring that gap by playing.\n\nThis event will end earlier than our typical Play Series timeframe. Come from 12pm-1pm for light refreshments and time for connection. The workshop runs 1-2:30pm.\n\nAbout the Facilitator:\n\nDaniel Barber has spent more than a decade helping people who would never call themselves musicians sit down at pianos and drums and simply play. He is the founder of Tune U (playyourway.us) and the creator of Playing the Fields\, a technique that gets complete beginners (and lifelong printed-note players) improvising on the piano\, in any key\, in less than an hour. He believes playing is how we stay connected to our creativity and how we naturally learn to navigate the unknown successfully. He's excited about helping you inhabit your nature at the keys.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:About The Come Back to Play Series\n\nAs adult responsibilities and routines take over\, time for play is something many of us leave behind. Our goal is to experience play as children do: with curiosity\, connection\, freedom\, surprise\, and a sense of adventure. Play reduces stress\, fuels creativity and problem-solving\, strengthens social bonds\, and promotes happiness. You are never too old to create opportunities to bring play back into your life.\n\nOver the following five Wednesdays from 12:00–2:30 PM\, each facilitator will guide you in experiencing play through their unique modality. We look forward to sharing the joy of becoming like little children as we Come Back to Play together.\n\nThese free events are offered through White Horse Community Hub. Registration is not required (except for 9/2 Painting Play- See event page for registration details). Doors open at 12pm for 1 hour of light refreshments and time for connection\, and each workshop will begin at 1pm.\n\nSchedule:\n\nAugust 12 -- Introduction to Come Back To Play: A Weekly Series\n\nAugust 19 -- Child’s Play with Janet Taylor\n\nAugust 26 -- Improv Play with Mondy Carter\n\nSeptember 2 -- Pass The Painting with Alison Press\n\nSeptember 9 -- Piano and Drum Playshop with Daniel Barber\n\nSeptember 16 -- Play in Movement with Victor LaConti\n\nSee event pages for each date for more details.\n\nAbout the Event:\n\nPiano and Drum Playshop with Daniel Barber\n\n90 minutes. No musical experience needed. Instruments provided.\n\nMost people believe improvising on a piano takes years of lessons. Daniel knows otherwise. He teaches a technique called Playing the Fields that enables complete beginners (and lifelong printed-note players) to enjoy improvising in any key in less than an hour.\n\nIn this playshop we'll have several keyboards in the room\, along with some drums and percussion. Even with everyone improvising in the same key at once\, it will sound good together. Not exercises. Actual music\, made up as we go. It's an amazing and eye-(and ear-)opening experience.\n\nWhy play improvisationally as adults? Being at our best amid real challenges requires us to incorporate our natural creativity if we want to navigate the unknown capably. Improvising with sound is a way to practice that in a low-stakes setting that can prepare us for higher-stakes situations. Nobody knows what the next minute holds. We practice exploring that gap by playing.\n\nThis event will end earlier than our typical Play Series timeframe. Come from 12pm-1pm for light refreshments and time for connection. The workshop runs 1-2:30pm.\n\nAbout the Facilitator:\n\nDaniel Barber has spent more than a decade helping people who would never call themselves musicians sit down at pianos and drums and simply play. He is the founder of Tune U (playyourway.us) and the creator of Playing the Fields\, a technique that gets complete beginners (and lifelong printed-note players) improvising on the piano\, in any key\, in less than an hour. He believes playing is how we stay connected to our creativity and how we naturally learn to navigate the unknown successfully. He's excited about helping you inhabit your nature at the keys.
LOCATION:1130 Montreat Rd Black Mountain NC 28711
UID:e.4420.1594869
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DTSTAMP:20260821T232912Z
URL:https://business.explorethevalley.org/events/Details/come-back-to-play-session-5-piano-and-drum-playshop-1877432?sourceTypeId=Hub
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