B8 Soundtracks and Popular Music
Level 3, Youth
Vagos Anagnostopoulos (GR)
Well known soundtracks and modern music adaptations, rearranged for bamboo pipes.
We will play a variety of music, like the intro of the famous series 'Game of Thrones', the theme of 'Friends', an adaptation of the Grammy Awarded 'Baba Yetu', an arrangement of 'Jerusalema' that inspired dancing to so many people around the globe and other similar music.
Be prepared for an exciting music experience!
If you play other instruments apart from bamboo pipes you are more than welcome to bring them along.
Music in 4 voices … so bring basses too!
B9 Improvisation
Level 1, 2
Gerard Sars (NL)
Improvisation following historical lines.
The six planned sessions all have their specific subjects: e.g.: melodic improvisation, Middle Ages, Jacob van Eyck (ornamentation/divisions), graphic notation and ‘sounded choreography’ (orchestral improvisation on oral instructions), and free improvisation.
B10 Playing Group
Level 2
Anna Idone (CH)
Description
B11 Pipe decoration
All levels
Margaret Reid (GB)
Using paint, paper and a bit of glue, we will transform our pipe(s) into works of art worthy of a Dutch Master!
We will decorate our pipes using the art of The Netherlands as inspiration - for example Delft pottery, etchings, Baroque paintings, Van Gogh, Mondrian. I will come with plenty of ideas, but please put your thinking caps on and come with some of your own.
We can work together to achieve what you have imagined.
B12 Arranging and Composing
Level 3, 4
Renilde Duif (NL)
I have divided the arranging and composing lessons into 3 parts:
- Simple harmony with exercises
- Arranging existing (vocal or piano) pieces for bamboo pipe ensembles
- Composing on a text (existing or self-written)
Practice has shown that 6 lessons is optimum for good results. It can be useful to spend free time for this.
B13 From Monteverdi to Metallica
Level 3
Jeroen Zijlstra (NL)
Exploring various musical styles and genres on the Bamboo pipe.
The bamboo pipe has its limitations: the range is limited to about 1,5 octave.
Furthermore, it's not possible to play extreme dynamic differences.
But that doesn't mean you have to stick to folk music, children's songs and renaissance music. Many more musical styles can be played on the bamboo pipes.
In this course we will explore some musical genres that do not pop into mind so often when thinking about the bamboo pipe, such as: early baroque opera, impressionism, jazz, even metal... and many more
Music in 4 voices … so bring basses too!
