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SUMMARY:Griffin Terrace Series | School of HONK!!
DESCRIPTION:The Griffin Museum and Winchester Cultural District are excited to
  welcome the School of Honk to Winchester! Join us on the Griffin
  Terrace for a warm up session and march over to the Winchester Common
  for an afternoon of a blast of brass! Bring your brass instrument to
  the party and play with the band as music fills downtown Winchester. 
 
 Be at the Griffin Museum Sunday August 24th starting at 2.30pm. Meet
  other Honkers\, warm up and play on our Griffin Rotary Terrace until
  4pm then march down Shore Road to Winchester Common for a performance
  on the Green. 
 
 About the School of Honk - A WEEKLY MEET UP AND PARADE when friends
  and neighbors learn to play lively\, spontaneous music together. As
  with any form of play\, the goal is fun. The more we listen to and
  support each other\, the more free we'll feel to express our musical
  selves\, the better we'll sound and strut together\, and the more fun
  we'll all have. But worrying too much about each passing note or
  phrase gets in the way of having fun at all. So we don't sweat the
  sour notes or fumbled cues\, and just move on to the next. As long as
  our beat and our feet keep moving forward\, nothing anyone does can
  stop the music\, or the feelings of joy and empowerment that follow. 
 
 AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE\, at any age\, to learn an instrument\, or
  a rhythm\, or a dance routine\, or otherwise help us make music
  together. We value diversity\, inclusion\, egalitarianism and mutual
  love and respect\, and we have mentors and players with all levels of
  experience\, eager to help others learn to play too. Everyone is
  encouraged to find their own voice\, and participate at whatever level
  is both comfortable and rewarding. And although playing music involves
  cooperation and some simple rules\, unlike most other play\, it is
  completely non-competitive and open to all. Want to learn trumpet?
  We'll show you how to blow one note\, then maybe you'll play that note
  on every fourth beat. It's a very important note in the song\, and
  it's easy to play\, and the next thing you know\, you've just taken
  your first steps to playing music with us. 
 
 A STREET BAND TRADITION\, tracing the post-colonial spread of people's
  brass bands\, which is uniquely conducive to bringing out the musician
  in everyone\, offering a powerful revival of collective mind-and-body
  experiences dating back to the dancing\, wailing and drumming that
  healed and united peoples\, before language\, before history itself.
  Before there was the story\, there was the song. The activist brass
  street band\, especially\, expresses all manner of human emotions\,
  from the most powerful calls to justice\, to the most clever and
  beautiful visions of self-parody. The music is kinetic\, on the move\,
  and the street band's mobility\, agility and spontaneity allows it to
  create these moments when people least expect it\, instantly disarming
  onlookers of their fears and distractions\, to experience an awakening
  in themselves of authentic human connection. Everyone\, free to choose
  however they want to join in\, just for fun.
LOCATION:Griffin Museum of Photography\, 67 Shore Road\, Winchester\, MA 01890
URL:https://griffinmuseum.org/event/gts_honk/
CATEGORIES:Cultural
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