vis ation ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁self - expression . ▁Their ▁primary ▁activities ▁include ▁organ izing ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁impro vis ational ▁music , ▁hosting ▁a ▁four - year ▁Mus icians hip ▁and ▁Le ad ership ▁Program ▁that ▁provides ▁training ▁in ▁music ▁facil itation , ▁and ▁publishing ▁various ▁resources ▁related ▁to ▁impro vis ational ▁music . ▁ ▁Music ▁for ▁People ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁by ▁cell ist ▁David ▁Dar ling ▁and ▁fla ut ist ▁Bon nie ▁Ins ull . ▁The ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁teaching ▁methods ▁center ▁on ▁Human istic ▁education . ▁ ▁Gr adu ates ▁of ▁the ▁Mus icians hip ▁and ▁Le ad ership ▁Program ▁facil itate ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁music ▁events ▁and ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁drum ▁circles ▁and ▁fl ute ▁circles . ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁ ▁The ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Music ▁for ▁People ▁is ▁enc aps ulated ▁in ▁a ▁Bill ▁of ▁Musical ▁Rights ▁that ▁cent ers ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁musical ▁self - expression , ▁authentic ity , ▁and ▁accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁range ▁of ▁music ▁trad itions ▁and ▁the ▁musical ▁contributions ▁of ▁all ▁people , ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁level ▁of ▁experience . ▁ ▁The ▁approach ▁to ▁music ▁facil itation ▁is ▁generally ▁un con vent ional , ▁using ▁a ▁play ful ▁teaching ▁style ▁developed ▁by ▁David ▁Dar ling ▁beginning ▁with ▁his ▁work ▁leading ▁work sh ops ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Paul ▁Winter ▁Cons ort ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁approach ▁to ▁t onal ▁and ▁rh yth mic ▁impro vis ation ▁has ▁been