Most of us know many tunes. If we sing, or have a basic skill on some kind of portable acoustic musical instrument, we can probably produce the tunes we know out loud after a bit of trial and error. This in itself is enjoyable, but could be more so if we could share the tune with others, contributing the tune itself or some kind of harmony or accompaniment. In this way, an improvised arrangement of the tune can be built up by a small group.

Music groups often work from printed scores, and the idea there is to play or sing what has been written down and arranged by others. There is nothing wrong in that, but social enjoyment can often be more readily available if people play or sing without written music. Firstly, you can only play or sing what is ‘in your ear’, so you are not led into playing or singing things that you don't know, or that are beyond your ability (with all that can entail in terms of errors of pitch, tuning, and rhythm). Secondly, you really have to listen to yourself and the others in the group rather
than being overly concerned with visual information from printed music (which can distract you from immersion in the sound and "going with the flow").

Sarah's background is in classical and folk music. Her time with folk groups which did use "dots" convinced her that an even more enjoyable social and musical experience might result from freeing ourselves from the written page.

M.A.Y.B.E. could be fun! Get in touch if would like to find out more about joining her in this experiment.