Warren Thompson
Union College
Project
Flute Music Across the World: Exploring Expression, Ritual, and Healing
Japan, Australia, India, Peru
Flute music is used in cultures around the world for important rituals, for expressing traditional stories, and for healing. In all of these traditions, the musicians use the flute for deep emotional expression in such meaningful pursuits. I will learn the elements of four flute styles from musicians who have grown up with the music. Playing music in clinics, hospitals, and other places of healing will allow me to explore what the music means to people in each culture, musicians and non-musicians, and discover how much I can use music to reach vulnerable patients, learn more about listeners in general, and help them heal.