MIMA (MODERN IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC APPRECIATION) is AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE MUSIC-MAKING.

WE’RE BASED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. WE PLAY ALL OVER THE WORLD.

MUSIC EDUCATION WITH A PULSE.

 

MIMA Turns 20!

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IT’S LIKE TEAM SPORTS FOR MUSIC PEOPLE.


We provide music programs that emphasize group improvisation and songwriting for underserved communities around the world.


“BAND TOGETHER” - our flagship collaborative songwriting program

ROCK BAND IMPROVISATION” - an exploration of musical improvisation and cultivation of a shared improvisatory language

“MIMA REMIX” - a studio production experience that puts you behind the mixing board

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Original Works

CHECK OUT THE MIMA METHOD IN ACTION!

MIMA Music facilitated a collaborative songwriting experience at the 2016 LOCKN' Festival's "Participation Row," sponsored by HeadCount. This original song was composed, performed and recorded as a result of 336 individual contributions, including on-site musicians and post-production by students and audio engineers at Charlottesville's Music Resource Center.

Coworkers and volunteers at Innisfree Village, a lifesharing community for adults with intellectual disabilities, perform their original composition "At Innisfree" for loved ones at their annual Family Day celebration. The lyrics of their collaborative song serve as a musical "tour" through the different houses and buildings where the group lives and works together throughout the year.
 
 

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