Adventures in Improvisation, a weekend workshop put on by the arts non-profit Music for People and hosted by Buffalo Creative Music Group  led by Mary Knysh and Leanne Darling will take place at Benten Music Center, 292 Summer St in Buffalo NY.  Fees for the workshop are $135 (until November 9th) $185 (after November 9th) for the entire weekend, with discounts for educators, single day tuition, and a free introductory session on Friday night. For more information and to  register visit https://musicforpeople.org/events-music-improvisation-workshops/nov-2026-buffalo-ny/? People of all musical abilities are welcome; some instruments are provided, personal instruments encouraged.

The workshop schedule is: Friday November 20th from 7:00pm-8:30pm, Saturday November 21st from 9:00am-5:00pm, and Sunday November 22nd from 10:00am-1:00pm.

Whether you are a singer-songwriter, a table drummer, a shower singer, a trained musician, or someone who just loves music, come discover the fun and joy of improvised music! Join Music for People and the Buffalo Creative Music Group for a powerful workshop where we will explore the joyful healing practice of musical improvisation. Through simple exercises, non-judgmental activities and a supportive community, you’ll discover how spontaneous music-making can enhance your personal creativity, foster emotional well-being, and create powerful connections with other musicians.

Program director and facilitator Mary Knysh has led workshops around the world as an international teacher/trainer with Music for People, an Orff Schulwerk clinician and teaching artist for the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, Young Audiences of NJ, and New York BOCES.  Facilitator Leanne Darling is director of the Buffalo Creative Music Group, a classically trained violist and adjunct professor at the University of Buffalo. Both have dedicated themselves to encouraging others to create a new way of listening and playing that is free of judgement and full of inspiration.