Modal Music Boat Meetings
Building on the success of our November workshops and at the request of participants, Music Boat is pleased to announce a new, fortnightly series of meetings. Modal Music Boat Meetings are to gather us together …
Category: Courses
Voice and Expression in Middle Eastern Music and Song
In these sessions, Merit Ariane will focus on voice and expression within music and languages potentially (but not necessarily) unfamiliar to our ears, throats and tongues. We will explore repertoire from ancient Andalusia, to modern …
Persian Music Creatively: learning through the work of Saba
In this course we will explore the Persian/Iranian tradition through the legacy of one of the most enterprisingly creative musicians of his time, Abolhassan Saba (died 1957). Saba is an inspiring figure for many reasons …
Beyond the score: bringing Dastgah music to life
When we want to play repertoire from Makam/Dastgah traditions, a quick look at published scores reveals that they can offer us only a fraction of the information we need. Meanwhile, the numerous richly developed recordings …
Flute for Arab music – discover the tone colours of the Near East
How can you refresh and revitalise your flute playing? In this workshop Ramy Maalouf will share some of his creative innovations in flute technique and expression, enabling upi to enrich your palette with a range …
Introduction to Improvisation
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 …