May Spirit guide us . . .
— Levi Banner, 26, break dancer, yoga teacher, & green energy advocate
MUSIC IMPROV & DRUM CIRCLE - 3rd Thurs (No longer offered)
Men of all musical abilities play with sound, rhythm, & harmony, discovering the healing power of sound & community. MEN’S MUSIC IMPROV & DRUM CIRCLE Music Improv is no longer meeting. Bring an instrument or just your curiosity and love of music. Beginners welcome. REMEMBER WHY WE HAVE ALWAYS GATHERED TO MAKE MUSIC, THE DEEPER POWER OF MUSIC: “All the trouble in the world and all the disastrous results arising out of it – all come from lack of harmony. This shows that the world today needs harmony more than ever before. When a person learns music, he need not necessarily learn to be a musician, or to become a source of pleasure and joy to his fellow-men. No! By playing, loving and hearing music he should develop music in his personality. The true use of music is to become musical in one’s thoughts, words and actions. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony, and harmony is best given by producing it in one’s own life.” “Therefore, whatever means be chosen to bring the different minds of people together, there cannot be a better means of harmonizing them than music. It would be no exaggeration if I said that music alone can be the means by which the souls of races, nations and families, which are today so apart, may one day be united. Music is not expressed through language, but through beauty of rhythm and tone, which reach far beyond language.” “Music as we know it in our everyday language is only a miniature: that which our intelligence has grasped from that music or harmony of the whole universe which is working behind us. The music of the universe is the background of the little picture which we call music. Our sense of music, our attraction to music, shows that music is in the depth of our being. Music is behind the working of the whole universe. Music is not only life’s greatest object, but music is life itself.” —Hazrat Inayat Khan, a renowned Sufi teacher & musician in his seminal book, “The Mysticism of Sound & Music” Thank you for forwarding this invitation on to any men who may be seeking to create music and harmony with other men as a means for healing each other and our communities, and thanks for letting us know if you’d be interested in helping to create music with other men. SPONSOR: Manifest, a non-profit men’s wellness community empowering men to pursue visions & passions together in more than 19 programs monthly; no one turned away for lack of funds; work-study available if call in advance to schedule. INFO: Nathan at 503-223-8822 x1 RSVP online: REGISTER ONLINE • Save money on Manifest events: become a member! |
