Iranian Setâr

 

The setâr is an iranian instrument. The name "setâr" means 3 strings.

Hispanic American Guitar

 

With Paco Chambi

Paco Chambi teaches guitar classes based on the Latin American music tradition (classical and popular), but also teaches other repertoires according to the interests and requests of the students.

Cavaquinho and Brazilian Guitar

 

With Otávio Menezes

This class will approach Brazilian music through the study of harmony, rhythm and diverse forms of accompaniment. The goal is to develop instrumental technique through practice in order to deepen knowledge of the different genres such as the choro, Samba and the Bossa Nova.

Tyrolean Yodelling

 

With Heïdi Fracheboud

Yodelling is present in many regions around the world and is expressed through a diversity of tones and rhythms. The roots of this technique are interwoven with nature (mountains and forest), as well as with the core of the human being.

Irish Music – group lessons

 

With Leonard Gremaud

Irish music boasts an enormous repertoire, so the accent will be placed on learning and interpreting the jigs, reels, hornpipes and polkas that are most often played and enjoyed today in jam sessions.

Mridangam classes: South Indian percussion

 

With Venkatasubramanian Pasupathy and Sivasuthan Sivarajiyer

The mridangam is a classical double drum from South India. Used to accompany songs, instruments and dance, it is made form a single piece of hollow wood, though it may have originally been made of clay.

Cuban Songs

 

With Reinaldo Delgado

Students will learn pieces, coordination with percussion, voice projection techniques and the exploration of harmonies. The end goal is to be able to play an instrument and sing at the same time.

Flamenca Guitar

 

by Etienne Mayerat

Classes aim to pass on flamenco’s different forms, particularly those of the guitar.  This includes studying the rhythmic and harmonic aspects of the principal styles (palos), as well as their cultural context.  Flamenco guitar technique offers many possibilities on the guitar, whether in a group or solo. 

Violins of Europe (Ireland, France and Cajun)

 

With Léonard Gremaud

Irish music boasts an enormous repertoire, so the accent will be placed on learning and interpreting the jigs, reels, hornpipes and polkas that are most often played and enjoyed today in jam sessions.

The Tammorra and Tamburello - South Italy

 

With Salvatore Meccio and Massimo Laguardia

Like almost all percussion instruments, the tammorra and tamburello are social instruments. Whether in private or group lessons, the aim is to teach students to play these drums in a group situation, in keeping with the way that they are played in Southern Italy.

Japanese Flute – Shakuhachi

 

With Dieter Zuisho Nanz

Used for meditation, the Shakuhachi flute’s sweet sounds were meant to express the force of breathing and its melodies explored almost infinite timbres and sounds. For a player needs only a sole tone, which he can change and ornament in a thousand ways.

Afro-Cuban percussion

 

With Reinaldo “Flecha” Delgado

This course relates to the various rhythms and songs of the culture Cuban Negro primarily those dedicated to the worship of the “Orishas”

Samba – Rio Carnival Percussions

 

With Cédric Veillard

Surdo  - Caixa Agôgô - Chocalho - Ganzá - Cuíca - Tambourine- Pandeiro - Rebolo - Tantan - Repique de anel - Repique de mão -  Cavaquinho – Brazilian banjo -  Reco-reco -  Drums

Afro-Brazilian Samba batucada percussion

 

With Mateu Batista Santos

- A rhythm based music training, adapted to the individual
- Having percussion instruments at hand
- Artistic and musical creations
- Public performances

Hindustani Music : Santur, sitar or tablas

 

With Paul Grant

Paul Grant is a musician and teacher who has spent more than 35 years dedicated to the study of Eastern music.  He is known for his mastery of the santoor in a variety of classical repertoires, including Indian, Persian, Afghan and Kashmiri. In addition to being proficient on the tabla and sitar, he has restored and made several instruments in his existential quest for perfect sound!

Balkan Choral Music

 

With Nabila Schwab

The Angels of Monbrillant’s repertoire reflects the group’s encounters, desires, changing environments and other day-to-day disruptions.  The choir is open to all those wanting to explore their voices and mix with a group, regardless of experience – though the choir does have minimum requirements for singing with others.

Galician bagpipes

 

With José Constenla

José Constenla inherited the skills Galicia’s folk tradition requires from his ancestors, as well as a deep feeling for the people’s music, just like his grand-father and his god-father. 

Anatolia's popular music

 

by Ozan Cagdas

Oud – The Arab Lute

 

With Redouane Haribe

Without doubt, the oud is the string instrument par excellence of traditional Arab music, both sacred and popular.  It is also present in the diverse musical genres of Turkey, Greece, Caucasia and Central Asia.

Eastern percussion instruments: Derbouka, Bendir, Riqq, Daf

 

With Yasser Abdella.

These lessons are ideal for developing a musical ear and a sense of rhythm. They also focus on the main Arab instruments: Derbouka, Duff, Bendir and Riqq.

Eastern music : Oud, singing and improvisation

 

With Yousra Dhabhi

Aimed at any level, these classes help develop listening and technique by focusing on the main styles of Eastern instrumental music.

Traditional Violins of Central Europe (Tzigane and Yiddish)

 

With Dorin Gall

Romanian and Hungarian Tzigane tradition and Yiddish Music. Music theory, instrumental technique, right hand, phrasal structures, rhythmic section, vocabulary, bow technique, left hand and personal creativity.

Japanese percussion: Taiko

 

With Rémi Clemente

The drums are made of cow skin and heavy, hard carved wood. They’re played with thick sticks and the impact is impressive.

Andean Flutes and Wind Instruments

 

With Raul Chacon

Sicu in Aymaran, antara in Quechua and zampona in Spanish are all words for the Pan flute, an ancient instrument from the Andes region.

Iranian Daf

 

With Amir Moayedoddin

While the Daf is a large, framed drum, used to accompany Iran’s Kurdish music, it is also widely played across the Middle East and in Central Asia.

Kora Classes

 

With Sankoum Cissokho

The traditional kora belongs to the African harp family off Mandinka origin. Its resonance box consists of cow skin stretched over a half gourd. 21 strings made of animal innards are attached to a long stick that stretches the length of this gourd.