Improvised Music is a unique art form that focuses performers and audience members alike on the creative process. Rather than producing a static commodity product, Improvised Music draws on the processes of listening and cooperation, in turn deepening participants' understanding and capacity for these practices. Building awareness of the world around us, while strengthening our ability to relate and interact with it, Improvised Music is a microcosm of a healthy and vibrant society, and skills learned in the music can inform our daily lives.