Courses

A comprehensive overview of styles and techniques not traditionally taught on the cello. The workshop will cover chopping, fingerpicking, chord systems, bowed and strummed accompaniment, bass work, and some melody learning (mainly Americana and Balkan).

Singing is like morning dew, it refreshes the traveler's path.

The bendir (also douf, mizhar...) is a frame drum without rattles. From the Maghreb to India, it is found in different forms and rhythmic traditions.

Based on a repertoire of rhythms from North Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East, this course will focus on the darbuka, or doholla, a chalice-shaped percussion instrument. The learning of darbuka playing techniques will be based on the modern split-hand technique, although the rhythms practiced will be drawn from a wide variety of traditions.

Racket, hubbub, noise, cacophony, commotion, uproar, uproar, din, tumult, din-therefore, music! Expressing oneself through dance, song, body percussion, but also traveling through traditional music. And all of this outdoors, in the woods, along a stream, in a meadow…

Music is a natural act. Making music together isn't just for specialists. As such, everyone will find their place in the orchestra: musicians and tinkerers, poets and engineers, tourists and teachers, daydreamers and curious ears…

From the meyhane of Istanbul to the shepherd songs of the Anatolian yaylas, this workshop offers an immersion in the folk music and songs of Turkey. Through various repertoires, we will explore modes (makams), microtonality, rhythms, and ways of interpreting this music in an ensemble practice, with instruments and voices.

The students will explore together through play and experimentation the different elements specific to Django's music and to improvisation more generally: sound, time, harmony, repertoire, accompaniment, listening, finding one's place in a group.

In this workshop, you will learn to play Cuban music. It covers the most interesting and well-known styles such as salsa, son cubano, rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha, danzon, timba, yoruba music, bolero, songo, mozambique, pilon among others.

The course focuses on practicing Afro-Cuban rhythms. Body percussion plays an important role in the course. We also use percussion instruments as an aid in learning rhythm.

Curious to deepen your knowledge of Lindy Hop? Would you like to refine your connection, perfect your technique and gain more confidence on the dance floor? Does improvisation and interpretation intrigue you… or do they still seem to be the dark side of the force?

Let's delve into the heart of New Orleans from the 1900s to the present day. Through learning a traditional and varied repertoire, we will develop the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic aspects of this music. We will also have the opportunity to divide the work between melody and rhythm players so that everyone can find their place in the group and explore the role and possibilities of their instrument.

Sara offers you an approach to flamenco singing through literature, melodies and specific rhythms, connecting you to the feelings that each ''Palo'' of flamenco expresses.

Welcome to a week of flamenco dance focused on musicality and expression!

This workshop offers a week-long journey into the heart of Cuban dances, where technique, rhythm, joy, community and tradition come together to bring to life this extraordinary dance system of the island.

Applying classical and jazz technique within folk fiddling. 

Discover the modern bodhrán with musician and facilitator Marissa Waite in this week-long creative workshop. Explore sound control, triplets, ascending accents, and rhythm creation while developing your own expressive playing style. Through guided technical instruction, musical exploration, and a welcoming atmosphere, you'll gain confidence, develop new skills, and find fresh inspiration to fully embrace the bodhrán.

The course will focus on developing musical voice and expression, with sessions dedicated to whistle technique, tone, articulation and phrasing, as well as approaches to rhythm, ornamentation and lift. Particular attention will be paid to musicality rather than mechanics, and to how technique serves the feeling, form and intention within a piece.

Discover the music born from the Irish diaspora through a bowed string ensemble. On the program: Learning traditional melodies by ear, group rearrangement, ensemble playing, rhythm and instrumental technique.

Swing music and the ukulele both experienced their first "boom" in the United States in the 1920s, and it feels as if these charming songs and this surprisingly versatile little instrument were truly made for each other!