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Improvisation Workshop
Timeline
Submission period
Sun Feb 16 at 05AM UTC
End of submission period
Fri May 30 at 09:59PM UTC
Results date
Fri Jun 6 at 04PM UTCEntry or Course Fee
330 €
The workshop 19-23 August 2025 is addressed to all musicians (instrumentalists and singers) interested in free improvisation, active in any musical field, of any technical, stylistic and idiomatic background, of any age and with any kind of training, preferably with a good level of technical-instrumental mastery.
The course will focus on the practice of free improvisation, mainly in small chamber formations; the participants, following Joëlle Léandre’s guidance, will form extemporaneously small variable-geometry ensembles whose improvisations will be the starting point for a shared reflection.
Among the various points of interest of the course will be improvisation and its relationship with composition, the instrumental techniques and relational dynamics used during improvisation, the form and its ongoing management, and political and philosophical themes. The course is generally organised in study days of six hours of improvisation in small groups divided between morning and afternoon. In addition to the organised lessons, there will be convivial and informal moments in which to talk about the topics that emerge from the meetings in an atmosphere of sharing and mutual listening.
[…] And we’ll work, play, create music, we’ll talk about life, sounds, jazz, free, noise, poetry, Europe, Usa, painting, politics, forms, structures, and of course composition!! […]
Joëlle Léandre
The course
Attendance as an actual student is €330; free access for auditors (subject to availability).
Max number of participants: 12 people.
Lessons begin on 19/08/2025 and end on 23/08/2025 (total no. 5 effective days).
The course will be held in English/French.
Lessons will be held at CDM’s premises.
The cost of the course includes:
1. Daily group lessons (ensemble or chamber groups) with Joëlle Léandre
2. The possibility of attending all the lessons and/or seminar and lectures s held during the course
3. The performance of the work done during the workshop in a public concert organised by Foresty International Music Festival
4. The use of study spaces, whose hours will be self-managed by the students and coordinated with the activities taking place.
5. Issue of certificates of participation authenticated by the teacher and the organisation
Details are available at web pages:
https://cdmsanmichele.com/en/music-masterclasses/improvisation-workshop-2/
Among the various points of interest of the course will be improvisation and its relationship with composition, the instrumental techniques and relational dynamics used during improvisation, the form and its ongoing management, and political and philosophical themes. The course is generally organised in study days of six hours of improvisation in small groups divided between morning and afternoon. In addition to the organised lessons, there will be convivial and informal moments in which to talk about the topics that emerge from the meetings in an atmosphere of sharing and mutual listening.
[…] And we’ll work, play, create music, we’ll talk about life, sounds, jazz, free, noise, poetry, Europe, Usa, painting, politics, forms, structures, and of course composition!! […]
Joëlle Léandre
The course
Attendance as an actual student is €330; free access for auditors (subject to availability).
Max number of participants: 12 people.
Lessons begin on 19/08/2025 and end on 23/08/2025 (total no. 5 effective days).
The course will be held in English/French.
Lessons will be held at CDM’s premises.
The cost of the course includes:
1. Daily group lessons (ensemble or chamber groups) with Joëlle Léandre
2. The possibility of attending all the lessons and/or seminar and lectures s held during the course
3. The performance of the work done during the workshop in a public concert organised by Foresty International Music Festival
4. The use of study spaces, whose hours will be self-managed by the students and coordinated with the activities taking place.
5. Issue of certificates of participation authenticated by the teacher and the organisation
Details are available at web pages:
https://cdmsanmichele.com/en/music-masterclasses/improvisation-workshop-2/
