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Training course of tap guitar September 22^nd and 23^rd, 2007

Paris-France

As you know it all now , we are henceforth orphans of the international Tap guitar festival, which was held place for 6 years in the country of Redon in Brittany, because this year, the seventh edition of the festival will not be born.
For all that, the players will not meet each others this year ! QUE NENNI !! (Latin)
But it was without counting on the pugnacity of the current AFSTG office which again goes to a great deal of joy to organize a seminar of which he only have the secret !!!!

More than a decade after the mythical festivals of tapping of Montreuil (near Paris), the association suggests you participating in a seminar in Paris

Here is how will take place the festivities:

Friday, September 21^st:

From 7:00 pm, reception of the students in a bar situated near the premises of lessons . The bar will be equipped with a sound system, it will thus be possible (How’s that compulsory!!) to connect instruments for a jam session until closing time, no more and no less.

Saturday, September 22^nd:

From 9:00 am: reception of the students
10:00 am - 1:00 pm: lesson
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Break lunch
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm : lesson

7:30 pm : Diner with the group in a restaurant

From 9:30 pm: two nearby bars will be simultaneously surrounded in the 5^th district, where will play Ron Baggerman and Greg Howard.
Jam sessions strongly advised the students!

Sunday, September 23^rd:

From 9:00 am: reception of the students
10:00 am - 1:00 pm: lesson
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Break lunch
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm : lesson

6:00 pm : General assembly of AFSTG

Concerning the Lessons:

The lessons will be assured by Ron Baggerman and Greg Howard.

Greg Howard elaborated an educational program taking into account the specificities ergonomic of all the instruments made by Stick Enterprise, except the NS / STICK. So, the lesson distributed on two days will be reserved first and foremost for the level players beginning in means and playing on Chapman Stick, Grand Stick, Alto Stick and SB8 exclusively.

The players of average level with check will follow the lessons assured by Ron Baggerman on any instruments of tapping.

A third professor is possibly planned if the number of students exceeds our forecasts. In any case, the price of the lesson will not increase.

Besides, whatever is the number of professors, the number of students will be limited to 20
So, do not delay too much to register !

Prices :

140€ for the whole weekend. This price includes the access to studios and to lessons, meal of Saturday evening and meridian snacks. The drinks of the various evenings and the housing are not included.
As regards the housing , a number very limited by students having few resources to find accommodation can stay in the premises of lesson. We advise to the others students to get in touch with the office of the AFSTG to obtain information on the other possibilities of cheap housing.

Ron in Allaire 2006 (Background Amandine)

www.clicmusic.be check tapguitarWhen: Monday 16 to Sunday 22 July 2007
Where : Libramont - Belgium
Organisers: Académie d’été de Wallonie and Clic Music

The Teachers

Daniel Schell, Wofgang Daiss, Kuno Wagner,

Ron Baggerman

Masterclass

Daniel Schell, Jim Lampi

Description:

• Subject: Tapping, the action of tapping on the strings of a guitar (or tiptar) with the tip of the fingers.
• Instruments: Classical or electric guitars. Instruments specially designed for tapping such as tap guitars, tiptars, whatever their makers, tunings or number of strings.

• Objective: To offer to the participant a week of study which will count in his musical life and bring him precious elements of information.
• ‘Multi-Touch‘ and Open: The E-Tap Seminar is really ‘multi platform’. It is the only one which is primarily music oriented, although dedicated to all systems of tunings, touch, guitars and tap-guitars. The aproach is ‘multi touch’, non-proprietary and ‘open-source’, to use computer jargon.
• Forum : What is the E-Tap Seminar? It is a place to learn, but it is mostly a forum to meet people and enjoy “intelligent” holydays. The value from the Seminar comes mainly from the meeting you will have with tappers from the whole world and discussions you will have with them. You will also be able to evaluate and try instruments coming from various manufacturers, and sometimes these manufacturers themselves, but that will happen in openness and in an environment of loyal concurrence and free information.
• Musical Holiday : The Tap Seminar is part of a big event, namely the section Musiques et danses traditionnelles of the Académie d’été de Wallonie. The director, Pierre Vaiana, is an excellent jazz saxophonist, familiar with world music involving Italian, French or African roots. This gives us the opportunity to meet and play with other musicians and, specially, to have these great evenings enjoying all those various disciplines, traditional or not, such as dance, concerts, jamming, theater, movie direction, story telling and writing. Libramont is a charming little city situated in the middle of the Ardens. Walk in the forest, swimming in the Semois river, excursions to archaeological sites are organised every late afternoon.
• Related subjects: Improvising, playing, reading, composition, harmony, chords, songs, new music, jazz, classical, Indian music, pop, body rhythm, tap guitar manufacturing, electronics, dancing, performing…
• Level: All levels of playing and/or reading are accepted. There are 3 classes: beginners, intermediate, advanced. The beginners A class is for real beginners having no idea of theory or whatsoever! Anyway, if you - or we - feel that you are not happy in a class, just ask and move in another one. On the other hand, we sort of form classes where people are happy to work together.
• Time Schedule: Morning is devoted to tuition in group. Afternoon is for special interests “club”, such as reading club, harmony club, electronic, dance, body rhythm, or whatever subjects the students wish to have. Students may also have private lessons with the teacher of their choice. Late afternoons are for leisure,walking and swimming. Evening is for concerts. There are concerts every night. One evening is reserved for the tap guitar players. The the student’s evening happens on last day, with the three groups presenting short pieces.

• The Tap-Guitar night , where teachers and students of the Seminar perform, usually happens in Brussels right before the Seminar.

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