This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
In this workshop, Huda will work with the participants on essential skills for individual and group improvisation using a series of exercises designed to create strong group dynamics, deeper listening capabilities, easier expression of self, and broader imagination for sounds. Asfour uses active learning methods to cover topics related to structure, modality, rhythms, rhythmicity and its relation to language. Out of a belief that anticipation, responsiveness, and free translation of thoughts, are essential for improvisers, Huda practices conducted improvisation - a space between composition and improvisation - as a pedagogic tool to break into new imaginative spaces of improvised music making in an ensemble setting.
The workshop will focus on essential skills for group improvisation by:
• Learning the gestures used to communicate with the ensemble
• Creating strong group dynamics
• Enhancing deeper listening capabilities
• Broadening the imagination for sounds
• Rhythm, Syntax, and Form
• Introduction to Rhythmicity and its relation to the Arabic language
Who is this addressed to:
• Musicians of any level interested in improvisation practices in large
ensembles/groups
• Musicians interested in broadening their improvisational skills
• Musicians interested in Maqam theory and eastern music aesthetics
