James Oshinsky

James Oshinsky, Ph.D. is a psychologist and musician. He teaches improvisation at Adelphi University. Jim is the author of Return to Child, a book detailing the improvisation pedagogy of the late cellist David Darling and the organization, Music for People. This approach is known for its emphasis on encouragement and its ability to blend players at all levels of musical experience in small ensemble improvisation activities. His most recent publication, Simple and Daring: Teaching Social Music Improvisation Facilitation and Flow, presents suggestions for teaching social music improvisation to children and adults at all levels of ability and experience. It includes dozens of tried-and-true teaching sequences that provide entryways into the world of spontaneous music.

Dr. Oshinsky is the creator of the Music Doctor Improv Cards and Picture Prompts, a tool for presenting the varied roles players can serve in improvised ensembles. His improvisation class resource library of articles and recordings is available to educators by request.

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