Levanta Institute presents a series of interdisciplinary music lessons and concerts designed to encourage out-of-the-box thinking about music creation and performance.
At the new Levanta Institute for Music & Creativity at Albuquerque Academy, we invite our community to learn to play and create music through an approach to music education that emphasizes creative thought.
Students will study and practice music from diverse cultures, learn about popular styles, and develop an understanding of how music communicates. Levanta’s world-class musician-educators will guide you through various aspects of the music creation process, and along the way students will engage in experiential projects to learn about musical composition, improvisation, instrumental technique, technology, and performance. An exploration of essential music concepts such as rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, and expression will serve as the curricular foundations offered through the Levanta Institute.
Learn more about Levanta from this KHFM interview hosted by Alexis Corbin.
FREE WORKSHOP SERIES
Practice for the Hands, Mind, and Musical Imagination
Workshop #1: Creativity and Your Practicing
For musicians in grades 9-12
Parents and other guests are welcome to observe!
Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m.-Noon
Albuquerque Academy Music Building Chorus Room (view map)
Register now!
The world needs musicians who are creative, fearless, and joyful. Through a series of fun, hands-on workshops, students will explore techniques for improving their concentration, creativity, performance outcomes, and technique. If you want to make your practice time super fun and blow people away when you perform, don’t miss this workshop!
You’ll learn to:
- Make the most of your practice time.
- Have more fun and be more engaged when you practice.
- Reduce anxiety when performing.
Questions? Please contact Director Mickey Jones at levanta@aa.edu or (505) 828-3250.
Workshop #2: Driving Your Car, Fixing Your Engine: Two Modes of Music Practice
Saturday, January 14, 2023, 10 a.m.-Noon
Workshop #3: Four for Memory: How to Memorize Your Music
Saturday, February 11, 2023, 10 a.m.-Noon
Workshop #4: Joyous Performances: Performance Anxiety Issues
Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10 a.m.-Noon
Spring 2023 offerings will include two courses for adults – Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar and Beginning Music Composition – and one course for students in grades 3-5 – Beginning Classical Guitar.
Mickey Jones is founder and director of Albuquerque Academy’s Levanta Institute for Music and Creativity. Having taught, performed, and conducted at important festivals and institutions around the world, Mickey brings an extensive career to the classroom where, for 20 years, he’s worked to innovate music education, incubate new ideas, and stretch the limits of what’s possible outside traditional models. His varied and eclectic approach to making music extends to the creation of music, and his compositions comprise a repertoire rich in color and form. His commissioned works include Trance of Fire and A Tree Telling of Orpheus for guitar ensemble; his solo works for guitar include Old Growth Forest, Mary’s Peak, and Black-Crowned Night Heron. Mickey holds a M.Mus. and B.Mus. in Music Performance from University of New Mexico.
