Improvisation in Music – Awareness, Timing & Interaction Workshop with Mazyar Younesi

Mazyar Younesi
  • Date: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
  • Time: 17:00 – 19:30 hrs
  • Price: €35

About the Workshop: 

This two and a half-hour session offers a hands-on and reflective introduction to musical improvisation. But it’s not just about how to improvise on your instrument — it’s about how to react, correspond, and stay present with both musical and non-musical elements. You’ll explore the role of awareness, rhythm, tension, timing, and spontaneous decision-making through guided exercises and group interaction.

Whether you’re a professional musician or a curious beginner, this workshop will offer tools to spark your creativity and deepen your listening. This workshop led by the composer, pianist, and conductor Mazyar Younesi — known for his genre-crossing work between Persian music, jazz, and experimental forms — this workshop opens space for creativity, trust, and dialogue across sound, movement, and silence.

Workshop Schedule

  • Welcome & Introduction (15 mins)
    Meet the group and explore improvisation as a mindset: presence, openness, and attention.
  • Body & Sound Activation (30 mins)
    Engage with rhythm, breath, and physical listening through warmups that prepare both body and ear.
  • Improvisation Tools & Group Play (40 mins)
    Learn and apply short exercises focused on timing, gesture, reaction, and interaction — across sound and movement.
  • Short Break (20 mins)
  • Mini Improvisation Rounds (30 mins)
    Try it yourself! Guided group or solo improvisations with feedback and shared reflections.
  • Wrap-Up & Q&A (15 mins)
    Open space for thoughts, questions, and tools to continue exploring improvisation in your own way.