Practice, practice, practice.
Calling all non-professional musicians!
Practice your music in surprising places and spaces throughout the Music Center.
Hit a high note this Spring and let PUBLIC PRACTICE take your music practice routine up a notch. Try a new tune, gain confidence on an unfamiliar instrument, and make music outdoors. Discover the Los Angeles street soundscape while practicing (not performing) your music at one-of-a-kind locations on the Music Center campus.
For people who like to make music for fun!
Public Practice featured in Making Music magazine! Read article.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
A unique and INFORMAL music-making opportunity...
- Apply to participate as a solo musician or as part of a duo (with another musician you know).
- Non-professional instrumentalists are then selected to PRACTICE music outdoors in designated "off-the-beaten path" public spaces on the Music Center campus.
- Practice a new piece of music or a new instrument - warm-ups, scales, riffs, patterns, improvisation, starts/stops and mistakes allowed.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
You can apply to participate as a solo musician OR as a duo (with another musician you know).
- Open to non-professional instrumental musicians/music hobbyists of all skill levels and cultural musical traditions.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must provide your own acoustic instrument*, sheet music and music stand (if needed).
- Must be available for two 30-minute practice sessions at the Music Center during daytime hours on a Wednesday or Friday in April.
- Must be willing to spend time practicing (not performing) in an outdoor public space.
*Note: Instruments that require electricity to amplify sound, such as keyboards, are not considered acoustic. This program is designed as a practice opportunity for instrumentalists and not vocalists.
QUESTIONS? E-mail activearts@musiccenter.org.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Application period is now closed.
Please check back in mid-February for an update.
DUOS: You and Your duo partner must submit your own DUO application. Your DUO application will be linked to your duo partner's application and reviewed together.
Through a peer review process, musicians are selected based on stated interest, understanding of Public Practice goals and commitment to recreational music-making. There is no audition.
Active Arts® at the Music Center
From the novice dancer, to the casual singer, to the recreational musician, Active Arts at the Music Center invites you to come sing, dance, make music and tell stories in Downtown Los Angeles. Be Active with this series of low or no cost do-it-yourself programs.
Photos by Alex Pitt
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