Balkan music workshop

July 28 to August 2, at The Tapis Vert :

Introduction

• INSTRUMENTS : flute, violin/gadulka, kaval, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, accordion, trombone, percussion, tuba, helicon, sousaphone

• LEVEL :Participants should be comfortable with their instruments (know their fingerings for wind instruments) and able to learn through oral tradition. No theoretical knowledge of music theory is required.

• OBJECTIVE : To familiarize participants with the style and ornamentation of Balkan music, centered on Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey, so they can apply it while playing for dances.