UMS 101
Are you looking to get more out of your performance experience? Join us for UMS 101.
These 90-minute workshops, presented in partnership with Ann Arbor Public Schools Community Education & Recreation, focus on upcoming UMS performances and are ideal for individuals seeking to familiarize themselves with — or deepen their understanding of — the performing artist and genre.
Facilitated by professional, community-based practicing artists/educators, UMS 101 workshops offer background and contextual learning, live demonstrations, and participatory activities in a fun, casual environment.
Upcoming Workshops
This fun, casual 90-minute workshop takes you behind the scenes of one of the world’s most versatile instruments, with both a professional piano tuner and a concert pianist as guest instructors.
UMS 101 - Community Programs
UMS 101:
Explore the World of Contemporary Percussion
Join us for an interactive workshop that reveals the incredible variety of instruments and sounds utilized by ensembles like Sandbox Percussion.
UMS 101 - Community Programs
UMS 101:
What is Music Therapy?
This enlightening workshop explores the intersection of art, neuroscience, and human connection.
UMS 101 - Community Programs
UMS 101:
Instruments of the 17th Century: Baroque Violin and Lute
This captivating 90-minute workshop is designed to bridge the gap between musical history, historic instruments, and modern listening.
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