LISTEN, FEEL & PAINT

To raise self-awareness of how you feel and perceive sounds, just start SIMPLE. This requires to slow down, breathe. It is a mindfulness based practice.

Here are below the drawings done while listening to various sounds coming from a piano, a guitar, a drum and a harmonica. There is also the sketches coming from humming vowels and paintings issued from the listening to different types of music.

Such practice is a way to dig into your imagination and explore your ideas and subconscious. When you wonder “how did he/she do this?” when you look at an art work, very often there is a sense of let go which is very appealing, or sometimes confusing.

So, here is below one way to learn how to let go :)
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Bear in mind that these are warm up exercises but they can also be practised in a meditative way allied to breathing techniques. If any result is appealing to you, then why not taking more time to give some structure to it, and even giving yourself more time to deepen the process?

LISTENING TO INSTRUMENTS

In this first example, Alexa experienced a very clear imagery which appeared in her “inner eye” while listening to the instruments. This technique can be very helpful to connect with your intuitive imagination as sounds can make you travel and discover what lies inside you.

Whereas Caroline had a different response from Alexa. She expressed her emotion felt through the pitch and vibrations with abstract lines and shapes.

SINGING VOWELS

The second experience was to see how we could be creative with the sound and vibration of our own voice while singing different vowels.
There is nothing right or wrong, as the experience is personal. Each individual has a different response. Also, the introduction of colours was a personal choice.

RYTHM - GESTURE - IMAGERY

After this warm up, we listened to different types of music and we let go our creativity using paint, charcoal, pencils or pastels. Everyone was free to use the medium of their choice and to compose based on rhythm and/or personal imagery.

To have an authentic response to music, it was important to feel relaxed and confident. Also I made no comment and gave no information about the music, this allowed everyone to have a personal interpretation.
However, sometimes, people share a same feeling or imagery for a music. Below they all had the image of gathered people marching to war or for a sacrifice. They also used similar colours.

RYTHM & ABSTRACTION

We also ended having some abstract art works which mainly rely on Feelings and Vibrations. Adults usually struggle to let it happen. But beginning the session with the sounds of the instruments and the voice was very helpful. See by yourself:

MUSIC - A STORY TO UNFOLD

The structure of songs, or any other pieces of music guide the listener in a very subtle way. It can energise you, make you feel moody, depressed, or on the contrary it can have a very calming and soothing effect. Some sounds and pitches are also known to help concentrate, and relax to help you go in a deep sleep.

This is something you can use to freshen up your creativity.

Every musician is telling a story, but you may hear a very different story telling from theirs. This is absolutely fine. I define this as the Triangular Relation between the art work, the artist and the observer/listener. I will write soon a specific article on this subject.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY?

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This practice helps you be in the moment, and let go of the expected results which can freeze your process. Before achieving a target, experience how to be messy and welcome new ideas. This is where all starts from :) This practice gives you “creative material” to be structured into “something” - this is when you are very likely to surprise yourself.
So … what are you waiting for?