PERFORMANCE POSTPONED
More information to be announced

At Deborah’s Place, participants create original music and art in the form of Graphic Scores. Over the course of six visits, participants learn musical concepts while also exploring the role of art in society. Utilizing a variety of artistic media, this program explores how art can make political and philosophical statements. The women of Deborah’s Place are encouraged to find their own voices through creative work, covering topics such as the empowering journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency, or the struggle of family trouble and solutions to overcome it.

PERFORMANCE POSTPONED
More information to be announced

This Graphic Score Residency gives students the opportunity to engage in the compositional process without having previous musical knowledge. Students learn how to create unique visual representations of sound and to justify their choices using musical terminology. The compositional and visual processes serve as tools for emotional expression, further explored by integrating Social Emotional Learning and Deep Listening components into the curriculum. The culminating project trains confident public speaking skills and performance. Team work on the final project mirrors the model of chamber music collaboration set forth by the two teaching artists in each visit.

Performance:
March 12, 2020 - 1:00-2:00pm

5HE is embarking on an arts-integrated residency at Cara Chicago. Curriculum and activities will be co- created with staff and instructors, using music learning and composition exercises to foster self-expression, self-confidence, team building, communication skills, and job readiness. The need this project addresses is for at-risk populations such as those served by Cara Chicago to experience accomplishment, develop practical job readiness skills, and find opportunities for self-expression to communicate and process experiences with trauma, beyond traditional therapeutic environments.

Project activities will be focused on 5HE’s new Deep Listening curriculum. Resulting in abstract musical compositions developed collectively through improvised, text, and graphic scores, Deep Listening uses listening, sonic meditation, and group improvisation exercises to foster mindfulness, agency, empowerment, collective decision-making, and creativity. The program will be developed with Deep Listening trainer Leila Ramagopal Pertl, music education faculty at Lawrence University.

Performance:
February 27, 2020 - 11:30am-12:00pm

In our Songwriting and Music Production program at Ignite, participants explore the basics of music composition as a means of creating their own original musical compositions. After learning the basics of audio editing software and recording equipment, participants create original loop-based songs inspired by their own personal stories, and are encouraged to use Fifth House Ensemble musicians to perform the songs. Additionally, clients of this program learn about music distribution, basic marketing, and public speaking skills to assist them in sharing their creativity outside of the classroom. The residency concludes with a presentation for other clients and Ignite staff in which the participants debut their original works and share stories about the compositional process.

Performance:
November 22 – 6:00pm

This Graphic Score Residency gives students the opportunity to engage in the compositional process without having previous musical knowledge. Students learn how to create unique visual representations of sound and to justify their choices using musical terminology. The compositional and visual processes serve as tools for emotional expression, further explored by integrating Social Emotional Learning and Deep Listening components into the curriculum.

PERFORMANCE:
November 14 - 11:00am

At Deborah’s Place, participants create original music and art in the form of Graphic Scores. Over the course of six visits, participants learn musical concepts while also exploring the role of art in society. Utilizing a variety of artistic media, this program explores how art can make political and philosophical statements. The women of Deborah’s Place are encouraged to find their own voices through creative work, covering topics such as the empowering journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency, or the struggle of family trouble and solutions to overcome it.

PERFORMANCE:
October 22 - 10:00am

In our Songwriting and Music Production program at Ignite, participants explore the basics of music composition as a means of creating their own original musical compositions. After learning the basics of audio editing software and recording equipment, participants create original loop-based songs inspired by their own personal stories, and are encouraged to use Fifth House Ensemble musicians to perform the songs. Additionally, clients of this program learn about music distribution, basic marketing, and public speaking skills to assist them in sharing their creativity outside of the classroom. The residency concludes with a presentation for other clients and Ignite staff in which the participants debut their original works and share stories about the compositional process.