Using improvisational piano to practice responding in real time.

What if improvisation isn’t about performance — but about learning how to respond? In this experiential workshop, pianist and facilitator Daniel Barber explores how improvisational piano becomes a powerful practice field for real‑time awareness, decision‑making, and self-trust. Through live demonstrations and simple interactive exercises, you’ll discover how sound reveals your patterns around tension, timing, expression, and completion — and how small shifts can change everything.

In this workshop, you’ll experience:

• How improvisation reveals your patterns around tension and timing
• Why most of us “resolve too quickly” (in music and in life)
• How to hear more clearly and choose more cleanly in real time
• A grounded, embodied approach to building self-trust under uncertainty

No music background required.

This is not a performance. It’s not a lesson.

It’s a laboratory for learning how to hear clearly and choose cleanly when certainty isn’t available. Whether you’re a musician, a healer, or simply someone navigating change, you’ll leave with a practical and embodied understanding of how improvisation can strengthen your capacity to respond — at the piano and in life.