MOONLODGE
MUSIC
RETREAT

26.11.2021 - 28.11.2021

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Creativity & Intuition at the heart of Composition and Improvisation - Workshop (2 x 4 hours)

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Composing your own pieces from start to finish collectively or individually is often
a huge challenge, a source of pleasure, joy or pride for everyone, whether it is
a thoughtful and structured or more improvised way.
But it's not always so easy to consider it when you don't necessarily know how
nest things, where to start or which direction to take next to get there
reach!

Each creation is unique and can open the doors to new universes at any time.
unsuspected, and there are a thousand paths to walk them.
I suggest you discover one of these through my musical universe ...

This residential workshop aims to introduce you, in contact with some of my
favorite instruments (Guitar, Bass, Handpan, Udu ...), one of my methods of
personal musical composition, inspired by nature, the exploration of silence and noise, of
development of creativity and acoustic intuition through listening to the senses,
emotions, intentions ... in the service of a rich, narrative musical expression language, which looks like ; all shared with passion and authenticity.

The idea is that it can inspire you to create your own personal compositions
or group, by understanding the fundamental stages of composition that I do
call, that it is in connection with the acoustic and vibratory theories of the sound, harmonics, melodic, basic rhythmic and orchestral, but also closely related to your creativity, sensitivity your personalities, your own musical languages ​​and whatever your instrument (s).

You will also discover through the synergy of the group and collective emulation, depending on the level
and musical sensibilities of each ...

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... how to easily develop and vary your rhythms and melodies to integrate them into a
original composition.

... how and why to combine other sounds and / or other instruments or objects that you
surround to improve the quality and uniqueness of your songs, your originality and your
signature!

... how to add only what really serves the composition, or remove what only adds too much little.

... how to develop your ideas and creativity in relation to your sensibilities and intentions
... which makes it structurally, melodically and rhythmically an interesting and
lively, relaxing ...

... how to make the world around you your own instrument
 

... how to direct your emotions and intentions in connection with your musical playing
 

... and above all, how to take as much pleasure as I do in composing as in playing
 

Ex 1: You have never approached the musical composition, it scares you perhaps because ofmusical theories and / or practices that you find off-putting, or that you may be struggling with to find in you or around you the ideal connecting elements to achieve this.

Ex 2: You like to play and improvise with your musical instrument (s) and wish to discover
in synergy with other musicians the possibilities that open to you in terms of composition
group or individual musical, approaching world music on different facets in
link to nature, intuition, creativity, emotions and intentions that surround us and us
characterize.

Ex 3: You want to improve the quality of listening, the creativity of your ideas, your textures
sound, learn to structure ideas to finalize a song in your image thanks to
specific technical and practical approaches.

Ex 4: You already know the composition and the musical production and wish to go even more far thanks to new discoveries directly in emulation with others, to discover new
universe, new alternative approaches or tips related to composition or improvisation,
in order to further improve the quality and originality of your productions in an exchange and a sharing of knowledge and of what represents you artistically.

There are many possibilities depending on demand and the number of participants so
do not hesitate to contact us to book, these workshops are a great opportunity to share
and harmonic and cultural interaction around music.

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WORKSHOP CONTENTS

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* Introduction :

- The Individual at the heart of his music
- Resonance by sympathy and natural tuning
- The Voice and the Ear as a natural tuning
- The Individual, continuous vibratory antenna
- The Human Being, Sacred Temple and Sound Cathedral

- Musical cultures and the wealth of crossbreeding
- The sound vibration actress on the material
- Sound vibration, vehicle of subtle information
- Travel and Curiosity as an asset
- Music between Right Brain & Left Brain
- The musical instrument, an extension of body and mind
 

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* Inspiration beyond Sound :

- The materials of natural elements as a ground for musical exploration (Earth-Water-Fire-Air-Wood-Metal)
- Beyond the limits of the Field of auditory perception
- The Exploration of Noise & Silence to discover the unaudible
- Nature as a tool for contemplation and Musical Inspiration: Sound effects and singing of natural elements
- The 4 dimensions of Being and the musical spectrum
- Sound components: direction, intensity, pitch / pitch note, timbre, time, space, harmonics
- Sound modifications: adsr envelope, noise, filter, reverberation and panning, effects, acoustics.
- Meaning without the senses

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* Composition & Arrangement

- Music as the first language: Narration & Sound Climax
- The intention of the Global Tone: Link to the subtle / energy, chakras
- Musical and stylistic references
- Sound textures: Choice of timbres (mixtures and interbreeding)
- The Call of the melody by the Song (Vice-versa)
- The Inner Song
- The Equilibrium of the Frequency Spectrum: Tessitura and Distribution
- Dance as a rhythmic movement
- The Pulsation and the beating of the Heart
- Basic rhythmic structure and patterns: Le Couple Drums Beat & Bass line
- The power of the Melodic line (theme)
- Melodic structure
- Overall structure and Grid: Intro / Verse / Chorus / Bridge, grid, Part A-B-C / Chorus / Turn Around
- Harmonic structure & chord progression
- Evolution of the Structure: Substitution, Modulation
- Notions of voltages / Harmonic Resolutions (sus2-4, alterations 9-11-13 # / b)
- Tonal or vertical improvisation

- Modal improvisation
- Hybrid improvisation
- The in-live pre-mix deep in the audio space

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