Oshkosh Rhythm Institute

Promoting wellness in our community through recreational music making.

Oshkosh Rhythm in the Oshkosh Area Schools

We've recently had the opportunity to work/play with students from Merrill Middle School and Read Elementary School. Although our goals have not been performance oriented, a group of students decided they would like to share their love of the music with the Oshkosh Area School Board. See the video below. 

The students are a mixture of ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds. Some are just learning english. Watching these students find and share their creative spirits with others has been a real treat! Helping them learn to use recreational music making as a coping mechanism to help deal with the many challenges they face has reaffirmed our dedication to our mission. And the smiles they unleash while playing...super fulfilling!

The ORI presents at the first TEDx Oshkosh

It was an honor to be invited to the first ever TEDx Oshkosh. It was made even more awesome because I had the Oshkosh Rhythm Ensemble to help out and a willing crowd to join in for some real community style "in the moment" music making.