Destelheide, DWORP (Brussels, Belgium)
22 – 28 July 2024
From intermediate to advanced level
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There is no better experience than actually jamming alongside your musical peers, who are also passionate about jazz and improvisation. You can share this passion with musicians of all ages and coming from all places.
Prepare yourself and move on to a higher level!
A week long playing jazz and related styles such as blues and Latin will really change your life.
Schedule:
08.30 – 09.00: Breakfast
09.00 – 10.30: Instrumental lessons (or vocal classes)
10.30 – 11.00: Break
11.00 – 12.30: Instrumental lessons (or vocal classes)
12.30 – 13.00: Lunch
13.00 – 14.00: Break
14.00 – 15.30: Instrumental (or vocal) classes, Master Classes
15.30 – 16.00: Break
16.00 – 18.00: Combo
18.00 – 19.00: Dinner and break
19.00 – 21.00: Theory classes
21.00 – 22.00: Workshops
20.00 – 24.00: Jams
Experienced teachers, mostly two for each instrument group, will coach you individually during group sessions.
Instrumental (or vocal) classes:
During the instrumental lessons and vocal classes, you will learn more about improvisation, technique, soloing, accompanying (if applicable), theory, interpretation, and repertoire. In total 4,5 hours a day!
- Do you want to reach perfectionism on your instrument?
- Do you waste practice time?
- Do you want to optimize your practicing on your instrument? Get some new tips & tricks and exercises?
- Do you want to have a class with the professionals from the upper league?
- Does transcription of solos really help?
- Does amazing instrumental technique seem not attainable?
Instruments:
! All clinicians have to bring their own instruments!
Piano players: keyboard/electronic piano with amplification
Vocalists: microphone with small p.a. or amplification
Horn players: just your instrument
Guitarists: guitar with amplification
Bass players: bass guitar or acoustic bass with amplification
Drummers: drum set with carpet to protect the floor
Combos:
Instrument teachers – all active as musicians – will take the lead during the combo sessions and you will learn more about form, style, arrangement, improvisation, and composition, and much more.
- Want to play with others and learn to know other musicians?
- From starter over the intermediate to advanced level?
- Does your improvisation still need some improvement?
- Want to learn new standards and jazz compositions?
- Want to learn new styles?
- Are you more of a ‘classical’ musician and want to learn how to play jazz?
Every clinician will take part in these combo sessions. Combos consist of a rhythm section (piano, guitar, bass, and drums) with a horn player and singer. You will learn to apply techniques, learned during the instrumental classes, in a practical setting. There will be some 12 combos, which stand for the same amount of different levels. An instrument teacher teaches each combo.
The combo formations and instrumental classes will be based on the participants’ individual levels. Every player will be tested during the first instrumental classes to find out about his/her personal level. So it is best to prepare one or more pieces in advance.
We improve musical talent! Learning and playing in a group inspire musical talent!
Evening classes:
theory for beginners and theory for more advanced clinicians
- Being a beginner and in need of more theoretical knowledge?
- Is jazz theory still dark matter?
- What is a blues scale? A Dorian scale?
- Want to know more about the history of jazz?
- Have you ever wanted to reach for higher music education and need some extra help?
- Heard about Altered Dominants but don’t know what they are?
- Is theory always boring?
- Will the understanding of progressions improve your playing?
For all classes, a syllabus with the topics (and much more) will be available.
After the theory classes, you can still continue: 4 evenings with extra workshops
- Music notation software: MuseScore and Sibelius
- Play-along programs: iRealPro and Band in a Box
- Sequencing: GarageBand and Reaper
- A combination of these software programs
- Introduction to jazz history
Jam sessions:
Every evening most rooms will be open until Midnight. So you can use them for jamming, in different combinations, with or without guidance, with students or teaching staff.
- Want to jam into the early hours?
- Under the guidance of the teachers?
- Together with some of the teachers?
- Do you want to play with participants from a different level or in another music style?
Concerts:
On Thursday or Friday evening there is the traditional teachers’ concert and the clinic ends with the final concert of some combos & the big band on Saturday evening. Of course, family members and friends are welcome at this concert, starting 7:30 PM at Zaal De Put, Destelheide.
Level:
Any doubts concerning your level of participation? Send an email to info@halewynstichting.be
Practical Information:
Participants:
starting at the age of 16
Check-in:
Monday 24 July at 10.00 (coffee break at 10.30!)
Checkout:
Saturday 29 July after the concert or Sunday 30 July after breakfast
Concerts:
- Teachers concert: Thursday or Friday at 9:00 PM
- Participants’ final concert: Saturday at 7:30 PM
Place to be:
Vormingscentrum Destelheide, Destelheidestraat 66, 1653 Dworp (Brussels, Belgium) www.destelheide.be
Destelheide is located in Dworp in the province of Vlaams Brabant, 20 km from Brussels and 10 km from Halle. It is a modern building of glass, concrete, and wood in the countryside of Brussels. After more than 40 years of intensive work, the domain still guarantees an inspiring and stimulating living environment where creative activities thrive to the maximum.
Coordination:
Maarten Weyler
!! Don’t forget to bring your instruments!!
Tuition fee summer 2024
super early birds |
early birds |
normal |
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before 15/1/24
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registered & paid
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registered & paid after 31/03/24
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student (-26 y.) |
€760 |
€800
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€840 |
adult (+ 26 y.)
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€800 |
€840 |
€880 |
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Normal |
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single room
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€1035 |
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double room
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€940 |
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extern |
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participant |
€ 760 |
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