Description

Benjamin Meunier, a state-qualified teacher since 2022 and professional musician since 2021, offers a hurdy-gurdy workshop featuring a wide range of exercises, combining musicality and technicality.

In this workshop, based on traditional pieces from the Nivernais-Morvan region, as well as some more recent compositions, participants will work on :

-sound quality: tuning, adjustments, rehairing of strings (cottons), sound emission

-basic elements for an intermediate level: rigor of wrist stroke, precision and efficiency of left-hand fingering, first notions of ornamental and polyphonic variations in-depth

-elements for an advanced level: stylistic study of acoustic hurdy-gurdy playing from “Central France”: expression: melodic phrasing, rhythmic phrasing, swelling, “making it sound”, etc.

-fantasies: simple and complex variations and ornaments, working with polyphonies

-adaptability: developing intuitive transposition, learning or deepening the elaboration of intuitive and improvised variations and polyphonies.

Work will also be carried out on some of the works in the Trio Meunier-Villeneuve repertoire. Trainees will be invited to perform these works at the concert/bal that will take place during the week.

Required level

Minimum level required: know how to play at least 10 melodies in full game

Instruments tuned in the key of G or G/C

Oral learning method (by ear)

Equipment required

Your instrument

Any questions?

If you have any questions, please refer to the practical information!

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