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Mary Knysh

Mary Knysh an innovative educator, workshop facilitator, professional musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist. Her work
reflects the broad range of ethnic music traditions that she has studied including African, Southern Indian, Caribbean, Indonesian and others. Knysh is a certified Orff Schulwerk clinician and has presented at Orff
conferences both in the USA and abroad. She is an artist on the Pennsylvania
Council of the Arts roster and travels throughout Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut offering performances, workshops, teachers? in-services and residencies.

Mary is a multi-istrumentalist specializing in ethnic music,a storyteller, and an innovative music educator. Mary has studied gamelan music in Indonesia, and aborigine Maori cultures in Australia and New Zealand. She is an Orff Schulwerk clinician and has presented improvisational workshops both on the national and International level. Mary is part of the MFP staff working with the Musicianship and Leadership Program. "My love for music and belief in it's potential for enhancing creativity, cooperative communication, and community have led me to expand my knowledge of world music and ethnic traditions, and to share this knowledge with others. My goal as a performer and educator, is to further the concept that musical self-expression is a joyful and positive means if communication is
available to every individual. Through the exploration of the musical heritage and traditions of many lands, I believe that cultural understanding, awareness, and appreciation can be achieved and nurtured.
Residency participants explore a variety of improvisational techniques based on many cultural traditions while learning to find their own unique music, story and dance within. Former residency experience has included diverse
populations (hearing and sight impaired, seniors, early childhood) and has an integrated curriculum including "sound" science, math, history, and geography."

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