Wouldn’t you love to be able to improvise, or improvise better? If so, this 3-session workshop will help you! During the workshop we will explore improvisatory techniques in general, as well as genre-specific approaches suitable …
If you study music from Turkey or the Arab world, sooner or later you will encounter the ‘limping’ aksak semai, a rhythmic pattern or cycle (usul) that underpins some of the most celebrated repertoire, including …
These two intensive workshops led by Ant Romero will guide your percussion playing within musical traditions ranging from Middle Eastern and Mediterranean to Latin American. Participants will be introduced to the rudiments for building phrases …
Shirley Smart is recognised as one of the UK’s most versatile and creative cellists – being equally at home and well versed in jazz and Middle Eastern music, as well as classical music. Originally trained …
The roots of traditional music of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean lie in musical modes (makams). These modes colour the melodies and shape the emotions carried by the sounds resonating inside but also across …
