Summer courses for percussion music in Northern Italy / Piemont
These
two workshops will deal with a large spectrum of musical styles. We will
engage with djembé music from West Africa as well as with various
styles from Brazil and Cuba. We will play Malinke music on the djembé and
bass drums, as is customary.
There are two groups of Brazilian grooves:
Cult music, i.e., the Candomblé on the one hand, and on the other batucada,
which is samba as it is performed in Rio in orchestras with as many as 300
musicians.
As far as Cuba is concerned, we will explore traditional conga music.
We will concentrate on the following instruments: djembé, bass drums, congas, atabaques, zabumba, batucada instruments and berimbao.
The instruments will be put at your disposal, except for the congas. Whoever does not bring one along can borrow one for a fee of 15 € (please request when registering). You are free to bring instruments of your own.
The
courses will take place in a beautifully refurbished farmhouse near
Canelli
in Piemont / Northern Italy in a large group room with a separate
dining and recreation room. The Mediterranean is nearby. There is a
beautiful
natural lake for bathing with cliffs just a 25-minute drive away. If
we want to, we can bake our own pizza in the old pizza oven installed
in
the house. If you wish, we can take one day off during the workshop to
practice, relax and go bathing...
We will have a cook who will prepare natural-food meals with our practical
assistance.
It is possible to arrive the evening before the courses begin. In this
case, the additional overnight stay will cost 15 €.
Worldpercussion
Date: July, 27. -
August, 05., 2012
Costs: 550,- € (reduced
fee is 495,- €) including accommodation, meals and instruction.
Djembé special
Date: August, 19. -
28. 2012
Costs: 570,- € (reduced fee is 510,- €) including
accommodation, meals and instruction.