International Jazz Workshop
Saarwellingen, Germany, 09–14 August 2009

Every GMF workshop features outstanding musicians who are also great communicators. Under their guidance, participants gain valuable insights and playing experience, rehearsing together towards a concert. There are classes in the various musical disciplines such as instrumental technique, harmony, ensemble playing and improvisation, and, as well as teaching individually and in groups, the tutors give performances themselves.

Morning workshops

At the beginning of each day, students on all the courses come together to participate in a unique sequence of activities which collectively stimulate self-awareness and enhance creativity.

Pulse Training - by Stephen Keogh

Pulse lies at the heart of music, and developing one's own inner pulse is the goal of these sessions. The work fosters awareness – of the pulse, of silence, of the other members of the group. This workshop is hugely beneficial to musicians of every kind.

Vocal and Body - Guillermo Rozenthuler

The workshop explores the use of energy and the voice, and fine tuning body and mind coordination within a musical context. Using song material from all around the world we work at enhancing the quality of our listening skills and the sounds we produce.

Samba - Felix Gibbons, Percussion and Guillermo Rozenthuler, Voice

A group workshop in which we train and learn the various different calls and rhythms, under the guidance of Felix Gibbons. The singers will learn some of the traditional songs as performed at the carnivals of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. On the last day of the course there will be an open air public performance during which we will bring the joy and the spirit of carnival to Saarwellingen. Every night at the jam sessions there will be opportunities to play Samba Cançao in a small group setting.

Provisional Timetable

Sunday

Arrive and register

2000 Opening concert Altes Rathaus
2200 Jam session

Mon, Tues, Weds

0930 Pulse/vocal
1030 Samba percussion
1115 Coffee

Instrumental tuition
1130 Instrumental
1300 Lunch
1430 Instrumental or workshop
1530 Instrumental lessons

1630 Ensemble
1745 Finish

1815 Dinner break

2000 Concert
2200 Jam session

Thursday

Workshop for whole student group

0930 Pulse/vocal
1030 Samba percussion
1115 Coffee

Instrumental tuition

1130 Instrumental
1300 Lunch
1430 Instrumental
1515 Finish
1530 Instrumental lessons

1630 Ensemble
1800 Finish

1830 Special event
2000 Concert
2130 Jam session
2330 Finish

Friday

0930 Pulse/vocal
1030 Samba
1115 Coffee

Instrumental tuition
1130 Instrumental
1300 Lunch
1430 Instrumental
1515 Finish
1530 Instrumental lessons

1545 Ensemble
1715 Finish

1830 Final concert - student ensembles

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1 Saarwellingen town 2 GMF tutors Guillermo Rozenthuler and Garrison Fewell 3 GMF tutor Gilad Atzmon and students in concert

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