the garden • a collaborative vocal improvisation lab
games, exercises, and tools to bring ease, joy and connection to collaborative vocal improvisation
who:
• up to 15 vocalists who enjoy being musically creative, and want to deepen their experience in connection and collaboration
• facilitation by ashley maher
what:
a workshop for cultivating:
• safety, belonging, and collaborative creation, through shared music-making
• connection with intuition and your creative flow🚰
• fluency in music as a language
when:
sunday, march 22, 2026
doors at 4:45pm for a 5:00 start
musical ending around 6:30
where:
Van Nuys, CA 91401
address shared upon registration
why:
• the joy and healing of harmonizing and grooving with others
• the delight of self-surprise
• exploring the nexus of music and meditation
how:
join us in co-creating a playful, safe space for connection and creative inspiration. we'll till and nourish the fundamentals of vocal improvisation through games and exercises.
while there may be some circle singing, this workshop encourages participants to explore crafting rhythms, parts, words, narratives, and harmonies that connect and flow with the group.
some invitations:
• bring water - we're just complicated plants
• wear clothes you can move in.
• masks welcome, but not required
If you are feeling physically unwell, please honor your body and the wellbeing of others by waiting for a future session.
Gratitude to Cathy Shapiro for helping make this event possible and to Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, and Joey Blake and so many others for modeling such rich methods for welcoming forward the songs of the soul.
• up to 15 vocalists who enjoy being musically creative, and want to deepen their experience in connection and collaboration
• facilitation by ashley maher
what:
a workshop for cultivating:
• safety, belonging, and collaborative creation, through shared music-making
• connection with intuition and your creative flow🚰
• fluency in music as a language
when:
sunday, march 22, 2026
doors at 4:45pm for a 5:00 start
musical ending around 6:30
where:
Van Nuys, CA 91401
address shared upon registration
why:
• the joy and healing of harmonizing and grooving with others
• the delight of self-surprise
• exploring the nexus of music and meditation
how:
join us in co-creating a playful, safe space for connection and creative inspiration. we'll till and nourish the fundamentals of vocal improvisation through games and exercises.
while there may be some circle singing, this workshop encourages participants to explore crafting rhythms, parts, words, narratives, and harmonies that connect and flow with the group.
some invitations:
• bring water - we're just complicated plants
• wear clothes you can move in.
• masks welcome, but not required
If you are feeling physically unwell, please honor your body and the wellbeing of others by waiting for a future session.
Gratitude to Cathy Shapiro for helping make this event possible and to Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, and Joey Blake and so many others for modeling such rich methods for welcoming forward the songs of the soul.
