Get Creative
Build Community
Embrace Your Inner Child
Experience the thrill of creating a live, improvised composition in real time, where the only limits are your imagination.
You’ve never made music like this.
Welcoming in the Spirit of Playfulness
“Soundpainting is the universal multidisciplinary live composing sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual Artists.” (Thompson, 2023)
In practice, a composer (the Soundpainter) directs a group of musicians to create an improvised composition in real time, using a musical sign language as their only form of communication.
As a result, each live composition is only created, performed and heard once, in real time!
Bend Soundpainting
Join us to begin your journey into the art of Soundpainting. Learn the basic signs and start creating music right away.
With an open heart and a playful mind, make music collaboratively with your fellow musicians and Soundpainter composer.
Our performances are a great opportunity to showcase your musicianship and take your collaborative music-making to the next level.
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Play with Us
Ready to Get Started?
Every new Soundpainter’s first step is to join us for our Soundpainting 101 Workshop.
All musicians, instruments and ability levels welcome!
Have a question? Send Bend Soundpainting an email here.
Class Details
In your first Soundpainting workshop and rehearsal, we will cover:
What is Soundpainting
Why it’s literally impossible for you to make a mistake when creating music in this way
The basic signs you’ll need to get started making music right away
How to invite playfulness into your creative process
When: Check the schedule!
Where: TBD
Cost: Free! (donations welcome to support the cost of our community building efforts)