Ariel Swan discusses her 2014 album Symphony Plastique, facilitating youth agency through improvisation at Musikaddict, her recently completed Master’s thesis from McGill University. Additionally, hear Kenny Werner talk at the Blue Note on themes from his book Effortless Mastery. This show originally aired on CFRU 93.3 FM on February 26, 2015.

Sound It Out is hosted by Rachel Elliott who is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Sound It Out is produced in conjunction with the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. The show explores whether and how improvised music can serve as a basis for discursive inclusivity, the creation of new forms of shared meaning, and more democratic means of connecting with each other.

Sound It Out airs on Guelph’s campus and community radio station, CFRU 93.3FM, on alternating Tuesdays at 5pm.