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"Mulheres" (2010) MIMA, Leon Mobley and Afroreggae
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00:03:59
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The US Consulate in Rio de Janeiro sponsored MIMA and Leon Mobley to host a week-long program with students at Afroreggae / AfroLata. Leon and his ...
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"Tick Tock Let's Rock" (2010) Caleb Dance, Kevin Wenzel and Cristo Rey
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00:03:52
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Original song by MIMA Music's Harlem class. "Tick Tock Let's Rock" written and recorded by students from MIMA Music's after-school program at Cris...
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"Transformation! I woke up, opened my eyes and saw the sun again." A group of teenagers from the NGO Corpos Percussivos in Recife, Brazil wrote, re...
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MIMA presents "Aganju" by Gilberto Gil (2011)
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00:09:23
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Brazilian music icon and former Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil improvises and interacts with the audience at MIMA's first international conferenc...
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MIMA presents "Esoterico" by Gilberto Gil (2011)
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00:05:29
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Brazilian singer-songwriter and former Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil serenades a full house at Princeton University's Richardson Auditorium for ...
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MIMA teams up with the US State Department to produce an original music video in El Salvador. The students of FUSALMO sing about chaos, gnomes and ...
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Original song and music video from MIMA in Barracas (Buenos Aires), Argentina. Program led by MIMA Music teacher Matias Zloto, and sponsored by th...
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Original song and music video from MIMA in Bristol, England. Program sponsored by the United States Embassy in London and the High Sheriff of Bris...
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A group of international musicians wrote and recorded "the Garden of Darwin" during MIMA Week training sessions at the MIMA Academy in Brooklyn. Th...
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MIMA presents "Traveling with my senses" (2010)
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00:03:23
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MIMA Teacher Christina Charalambidou leads a US-Embassy sponsored songwriting course in Nicosia, Cyprus. Her students wrote the lyrics and recorded...
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MIMA Media collaborated with high school students in Harlem, New York to produce a catchy song in less than 4 hours in a MIMA songwriting workshop....
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A MIMA Minute in Berlin with BMG's HR department
Duration:
00:01:15
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MIMA offers team-building programs for international corporations like BMG in Berlin, Germany. Many of the exercises that MIMA develops for musicia...
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A MIMA Minute in Berlin with the Jugend Funk Haus
Duration:
00:01:08
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MIMA has an international network of musicians in Asia, Europe, North and South America. After completing the European tour, Kevin Wenzel reflects ...
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A MIMA Minute in Brooklyn with Carl Craig and Blkmarket Membership
Duration:
00:01:19
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MIMA Media Tip: The best spot in a venue is the spot in the middle of the crowd that forms an equilateral triangle with the left and right end of t...
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A MIMA Minute in Brooklyn with Faith Gonsalves
Duration:
00:01:05
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Faith Gonsalves founded "Music Basti", a program based in Delhi, India that focuses on using music for community building and development through a...
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MIMA welcomes musicians like Tuelo Minah from South Africa to bring positive vibrations to the MIMA Academy in Brooklyn. Her group played in conjun...
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A MIMA Minute in Buenos Aires with Ivan and Matias
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00:01:12
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MIMA Media tip: Find a desk lamp with a flexible head and place it on the ground to create an improvised lighting rig for a quick guitar duet indoors.
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A MIMA Minute in Hamburg with Sally Fosu and Nerry Tobien
Duration:
00:01:09
Description:
MIMA invented a method that uses music improvisation to unlock the creative potential of students in all subjects ranging from dance to art. The US...
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A MIMA Minute in Hamburg with the Hip Hop Academy Hamburg
Duration:
00:01:21
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MIMA provides students of all ages with interactive songwriting lessons. Oftentimes students who have had no previous musical experience discover a...
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A MIMA Minute in Leicester with Karen Huntress from the US Embassy in London
Duration:
00:01:24
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MIMA partners with the US State Department to expose international students and audiences to the music and culture of American musicians and teache...
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MIMA celebrates the original songs of students of all ages by giving them an opportunity to record in a professional studio setting. Leena Pala fro...
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A MIMA Minute in Leicester with Rosie Olivier-Heggs
Duration:
00:01:09
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MIMA creates a constructive learning environment for students like Rosie Olivier-Heggs to jump into a "teacher's" mindset, which reinforces musical...
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MIMA returns to the UK and partners with the US Embassy in London to host a weeklong songwriting program in Leicester. Samson Dada is a local unive...
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A MIMA Minute in Leicester with Ye Olde Americans
Duration:
00:01:27
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MIMA offers its students the unique opportunity of recording individual song parts in a professional studio setting. The recording process reinforc...
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A MIMA Minute in London with Caleb Dance and Kevin Wenzel
Duration:
00:01:10
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MIMA sends its envoys around the world to share the joy of music with students of all ages. Each community has a unique identity, and each program ...
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A MIMA Minute in London with Queen Elizabeth at the Diamond Jubilee
Duration:
00:01:11
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MIMA captures a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee from a handful of vantage points: strange masks, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, bank...
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A MIMA Minute in Madrid with adults improvising at 10am
Duration:
00:01:26
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MIMA creates non-hierarchical, musical settings for adults to learn how to improvise in large groups, oftentimes on instruments that they have neve...
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A MIMA Minute in Madrid with Almudena and Yazara
Duration:
00:01:25
Description:
MIMA invented a songwriting method that permits older and younger participants to work together harmoniously. While older trainees learn to teach i...
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MIMA envoys harness their own inspiration to ultimately inspire their students. Caleb Dance shares his thoughts about arriving in Madrid for the fi...
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MIMA has a network of musicians that travel and teach around the world. During international teaching projects, we try to balance our schedule with...
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MIMA invented a method that permits adults to cultivate a better understanding of group dynamics and boost their self-confidence within group setti...
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A MIMA Minute in Madrid with Miguel Ruiz De Elvira
Duration:
00:01:01
Description:
MIMA provides professional music teachers and musicians with the opportunity to expand their teaching skills during weeklong training programs arou...
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A MIMA Minute in Thessaloniki with Caleb Dance
Duration:
00:01:12
Description:
MIMA envoys use a "scaffolding" approach when they conduct songwriting workshops abroad. They start by creating rhythms through an interactive "mat...
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MIMA Minute Highlights from Envoy tour in Europe with US State Department
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00:03:08
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MIMA hosts songwriting programs around the world and partners with the US Department of State to promote cultural exchange with American musicians ...
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MIMA presents "Dance above the Noise" (2011) | by SEENFIRE
Duration:
00:04:04
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MIMA students in Harlem, New York wrote a catchy new song in less than 4 hours in a MIMA songwriting workshop. Musical directors Caleb Dance and Ke...
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MIMA Teacher Erik Dijkstra leads a week-long MIMA workshop in Berlin, Germany. The MIMA Method can bring adults together from different backgrounds...
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by MIMA Media. Cuba is a gem, surrounded by an emerald sea. Old cars rumble past crumbling Spanish-colonial buildings, perfect in their postcard ar...
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MIMA presents "Songwriting in Harlem" (2010)
Duration:
00:04:04
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MIMA students at the Cristo Rey High School reflect on the transformational experience of writing and producing their own song, "Tick Tock, Time to...
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MIMA Teacher Alan Gaskill provides adults in Florianopolis, Brazil with an interactive theater workshop for 10 weeks. They produce a show in one we...
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MIMA launches a new partnership with the 15 Foundation and brings its trademark songwriting program to San Francisco. Jonathan Barnes and Alan Gask...
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MIMA teacher Caleb Dance demonstrates what his future students think about the word "chill". Following the groove of a jam session, he shakes his h...
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Itai from Israel would like to focus on bringing music into other people's lives. He explains why he has chosen MIMA to help make it happen.
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MIMA's songwriting approach for kids is to combine movement, dance, poetry and humor into its interactive workshops. WIth the help of nature's beau...
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A short documentary about MIMA's songwriting program in Berkeley, CA, "Flavor" (2011) emphasizes the transformational power of music education. Rad...
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MIMA envoys Christina Charalambidou, Caleb Dance and Kevin Wenzel prepare for a week-long leadership and songwriting workshop in Thessaloniki, Gree...
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MIMA leadership training focusses on the mind / body paradigm and uses sounds to encourage self-awareness and group cohesion amongst participants. ...
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MIMA outreach has two significant functions. University trainees learn how to implement MIMA teaching exercises in a classroom / community context....
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Cultural Affairs Officer Carolyn Turpin from the Embajada Americana talks about the goals of the program. The US Embassy in El Salvador and the US...
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Community leader Oswaldo from Lourdes speaks of his appreciation for MIMA's visit and his desire to prolong the local impact by replicating the pro...
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MIMA's last day in El Salvador ends with a public performance, student certification ceremony and great hopes for future collaboration between FUSA...
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Phoebe Jacobs Tribute (1918-2012) by Christoph A. Geiseler
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00:02:17
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Improvisation: Phoebe Jacobs' wonderful life.
New York's reigning jazz queen and founder of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Mrs. Phoeb...
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