I DWORP (Brussels, Belgium) I 20 – 25 August 2017 I

From intermediate to advanced level

Gear up and switch to a higher level!
You can share your passion with musicians from all ages and coming from all places.
There is no better experience than actually jamming alongside your musical peers, who are also passionate about pop, funk, rock and other music styles.

Teaching staff:
Synths & Keys: Senne Guns
Horns: Frank Derruyter
Guitar: Bert Verschueren – N.N.
Vocals: Kristen Cornwell – Oljana Weyler
Electric bass: Vincent Pierins
Drums: Patrick Dorcean – Wouter Van Tornhout (for drums, all places are taken – you can sign up for the waiting list – just fill in the registration form)

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: Combo
15.30 – 16.00: Break
16.00 – 18.00: Combo
18.00 – 19.00: Dinner and break
19.00 – 22.00: Theory classes, workshops and jams

Instrumental lessons (or vocal classes):
In total 3 hours a day!
During the instrumental lessons and vocal classes you will learn more on improvisation, technique, soloing, accompanying (if applicable), theory, interpretation and repertoire.

• 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?
• Does your playing not sound like what you hear on recordings?
• What is the best gear for me?
• Do you want to have class with the professionals from the upper league?
• Does amazing instrumental technique seem not attainable?

Experienced teachers, mostly two for each instrument group, will coach you individually during group sessions.

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: your instrument
Guitarists: guitar with amplification
Bass players: bass guitar with amplification
Drummers: drum set with carpet to protect the floor

Combos:
In total 3,5 hours a day!
Instrument teachers – all active as musicians – will take the lead during the combo sessions and you will learn more about form, style, groove, sound, bleding, arrangement, solos, and songs and much more.

• Want to play with others and learn to know other musicians?
• Does your grooving still need some improvement?
• Want to learn new styles?
• Are you more a ‘classical’ musician and want to learn how to play jazz?
• From starter over intermediate to advanced level?

Every clinician will take part in these combo sessions. Combos consist of a rhythm section (synths/keys, 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 9 combos, which stand for the same amount of different levels.

The combo formations and instrumental classes will be based on the participants’ individual level. Every player will be tested during the first instrumental classes to find out about his/her individual level. So it is best to prepare one or more pieces in advance.

We improve musical talent! Learning and playing in a group inspires musical talent!

Evening classes:
theory for beginners and theory for more advanced clinicians

• Being a beginner and in need for more theoretical knowledge to understand more about pop?
• Is music theory still dark matter?
• What is a blues scale? A pentatonic lick?
• Want to know more about the history of jazz?
• Always wanted to reach for higher music education and need some extra help?
• Heard about 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: 3 evenings with extra workshops

• Music notation software: MuseScore and Sibelius
• Play along programs: iRealPro and Band in a Box
• Sequencing: GarageBand and Reaper
• Combination of these software programmes
• Poppunt: Promotion & Social Media

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.

Jam with former clinicians and participants.

• Want to jam into the early hours?
• Under 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?

Sunday August 21^st at 21.00 we organise a special jam session for all former participants at one of our previous pop clinics. The organisation of this clinic goes back to 2000, so maybe you’re in?

Any doubts concerning your level to participate? Send a mail to info@halewynstichting.be

Practical Information:

Participants:
Starting at the age of 15

Period:
From 20 until 25 August

Check-in:
Sunday 20 August at 10.00 (coffee break at 10.30!)

Checkout:
Friday 25 August after breakfast

Concerts at the Destelheide bar:
Teachers concert: Thursday August 25^th at 4:00PM
Participants final concert: Thursday August 26^th at 7:30PM

Place to be:
Vormingscentrum Destelheide
Destelheidestraat 36
1653 Dworp (Brussels, Belgium)
www.destelheide.be

Coordination:
Maarten & Mies Weyler

!! Don’t forget to bring your instruments!!

Tickets:

	early birds	normal
	registered & paid between 01/02/17 & 31/3/17	registered & paid after 01/04/17
student (-22 j.)	sold out	€540
adult	sold out	€580

	instrument	late night sessions	extern
	9u.- 15u.30 5 days lunch incl.	19u. – 22u. 4 days
participant	€300	€200	€480