The alumni sound lab is a supportive gathering of SMI graduates who share with other alumni how their applied knowledge and practical application of integrative sound impacts their personal and professional day to day practice.
On May 17 we held our fifth session with multi-disciplinary artist, sound healer, teacher, instrument builder, performer and musical virtuoso, Thomas Workman - the founder of Ancient2Future Sound Healing.
Thomas Workman’s explorative path of sound and music focuses on traditional folk instruments crafted throughout the ages by indigenous tribes in their natural habitat and using local materials.
Didgeridoo, flutes of bamboo, bone and wood, nose flutes and whistles (apitos), conch shells, n’goni harps, berimbão, mouth bow, Maori instruments, Brazilian percussion, fujara, hulusi and khomus are among his many wind, string and percussion instruments.
"I like to say that a musical instrument is the ultimate multi-disciplinary object, because so much human knowledge coalesces in an instrument. . . physics, history, culture, sculpture, art, design, etc. Your instruments extend this quality and raise the bar to a very high level." ~ Thomas Workman
Distracted by all his tools and toys, we barely had time to explore his intuitive process in sound healing and inspired compositions. Where he demonstrates how overtones are as magical as rainbows!
Take the time to visit his website at thomasworkman.net to pursue a deeper dive into these rare gems and journeys of discovery.
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