Flute Workshops
Experience the joy of learning from diverse perspectives in our Workshops. These live events, available for replay, often feature guest instructors who bring unique insights and techniques. The duration of each workshop varies, providing an ample opportunity to broaden your understanding and inspire your musical journey.
- Ideal for learners who enjoy learning from diverse perspectives in live events.
- Perfect for those who value insights from guest instructors.
- Suited for learners who appreciate varying durations depending on the topic.
"The Music of Being: Listening, Presence, and the Living Voice of the Flute" With Michael DeMaria
About This Workshop:
In this deeply personal and experiential workshop, Michael DeMaria invites us into the musical journey that shaped his relationship with the flute. From first hearing R. Carlos Nakai’s Earth Spirit during a vision quest in Glacier National Park more than 30 years ago, to being instructed by his first flute teacher to play outside alone at night for an entire year, Michael’s path has been anything but conventional.
Those early experiences helped him discover music as more than performance. For Michael, the flute became a practice of healing, deep listening, presence, and spiritual connection.
Drawing from Zen shakuhachi traditions, more than four decades of meditation practice, and a four-year apprenticeship with acclaimed cellist and improviser David Darling, Michael will guide participants into a different way of approaching music. Together, we’ll explore what happens when we stop trying to control every note and begin listening for what wants to emerge.
This workshop is an invitation to become more present, more receptive, and more connected to the living voice of the flute. Participants will also experience excerpts from Michael’s film We Are Nature, which explores the deeper relationship between creativity, nature, sound, and the music that moves through us.
In This Workshop, You’ll Learn:
- How to use listening, stillness, and presence to develop a more authentic and expressive relationship with your flute
- How improvisation, one-note practice, and the discovery of your own “heart note” can help you move beyond perfection and play more freely
- How nature, meditation, and deep awareness can become part of your musical practice, allowing the music to emerge rather than forcing it into being
About Our Instructor:
Michael Brant DeMaria is a four-time Grammy-nominated, award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, author, filmmaker, and teacher whose work explores the meeting place between music, healing, creativity, and the natural world. His music has been streamed more than 250 million times worldwide, with six albums reaching No. 1 on the New Age/ZMR chart. He is also the recipient of multiple ZMR Awards and a Native American Music Award, and he contributed to the Grammy-winning children’s album All About Bullies… Big and Small.
Michael’s relationship with music began in childhood, when he discovered its ability to help him process and heal from surgical trauma. Over time, that connection grew into a lifelong practice rooted in improvisation, meditation, deep listening, and spiritual inquiry. His work has been shaped by decades of contemplative practice, time immersed in nature, and a four-year apprenticeship with acclaimed cellist and improviser David Darling.
Through his music and teaching, Michael invites others to move beyond performance and experience sound as a pathway into presence, authenticity, and inner stillness. His work carries a deep reverence for life and reflects his belief that music is not simply something we create, but something we learn to listen for, receive, and allow to move through us.
Areas of Expertise:
- Therapeutic Music & Sound Healing
- Improvisational Music & Composition
- Mindfulness, Presence & Spiritual Practice
How To Register?
To register for workshops, please visit your Student Dashboard and select "Event Registration." This will direct you to the page where you can sign up. Alternatively, you can reach the same page by choosing "Event Registration" under the "H+ Content" menu heading at the top of this page.
- Workshops are exclusively for Horizons+ Members.
- Guest workshops are included in membership dues.
- Members need to register for these events to attend live.
- Recordings of workshops will be made available to current members.
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