Invent Music is a workshop to create music regardless of knowledge or skills in existing music. Since I do not use any existing musical instruments and are not based on existing music theory, there is no knowledge or experience on music needed.
Can be applied for team buildingeducationart therapy etc.
What We Do
Part One
Find the Border Between Music and Sound
Think about what "music" that we are going to create is, and find out what we need to achieve it.
Think What is "music"?
Think What is to "perform"?
Think What are "musical instruments"?
Think What are "songs"?
Think What do we need to create "music" at a minimum?
Do Make "sounds" / Make sounds "musically"
Think Is this "sound" or "music" for you?
Think Two elements that might let you cross the border between sound and music
Part Two
Create Your Own Musical Instrument
Each participant create his/her own musical instrument.
Do Decide on a type of your musical instrument
Do Decide on a structure of your musical instrument
Do How to create idiophones
Do How to create reed aerophones
Do How to create membranophones
Do How to create chordphones
Do How to create aerophones / hydraulophones
Part Three
Create Music
Design your own tuning and notation system.
Do Design your own tuning system
Do Design your own notation system
Do Create music
Part Four
Do Live Performances
Do live performances using your own tuning and notation system.
Translated It was fun. I can't help smiling since I found out that music is freer than I had thought. I have found something to entertain myself with in my daily life.
Translated I didn't know making any sound I want anytime was such a fun. Everyone was focusing on listening to each other in the second recording and I felt I am playing a role as a part of the band.
Translated It's like being in a forest, listening to animals. My sense of distance got sharper when closing my eyes. Obviously the sound turned into "music" knowing "rhythm". Felt stronger that I want to be involved.
Translated At the beginning, I was just making sound I want and didn't care what others are doing, but gradually I started listening and was making sound reacting to them. When I realised that I was guided by the loud and clear rhythm, my own sense of rhythm came back. It might be similar to how teams and communities work. Trying to have fun at the beginning, and start listening to the others, but it also leads me to speak what I think. When to listen, when to speak, when to leave - very interesting to see the difference in each one.
— 23 Jun 2012 | Tokyo, Japan
Very interesting. I always thought I can't play music even though I've always wanted to.
— 12 Dec 2014 | Wellington, New Zealand
About Payment
Fee
Varies depending on the project
Additional fees
Collaborator
Credit card: 4.6% of the item price
PayPal (credit card): 8.7% of the item price
PayPal (bank transfer): 7.4% of the item price
Shipping: none
Participant
None
Payment methods
Collaborator
Credit card / PayPal / bank transfer
Participant
Credit card / cash
When to pay
The time of workshop
When to get delivered
The time of workshop
Return / refund
Collaborator
If notified before 24 hours prior to the appointment: refundable
After 24 hours prior to the appointment: not refundable
Participant
Upfront: Various according to a project
After the workshop has started: not refundable
I Can Organise it for You
This workshop can be organised in the ways below.
On-site: Kazune goes to the venue and organise the workshop
Remote: Participants assemble in the venue and Kazune organise the workshop remotely
Supervise: Kazune supervises the workshop and you organise the workshop
You can choose multiple ways e.g. supervise + remote, or combining with other workshop or lectures.
Language
English / Japanese
For Whom
Nurseries
Schools
Universities
After-school care centres
Hospitals
Welfare facilities
Team building
Contact me even if your venue does not apply to any of above.
Duration
For individual workshop: about 30 minutes - 2 hours
For months-long program: several months
Capacify
min. 4 people - no upper limit
Ages Admitted
4 years old and over
What to Bring
Things to make sound (other than "instruments" which are allowed to share with others)
Equipments Needed
Quiet room
Screen (or white wall, white board, etc.)
Sockets (consuming approx. 400W)
Chairs
ACs (mid summer or winter, depinding on the weather)