Education Baroque Dance Rhythms
Specialist workshops for music students, professionals and amateurs.
Workshops
Basic steps in duple, triple and compound-duple will be taught emphasising the rhythmic qualities required for dances such as gavotte, sarabande, courante and gigue. Workshops could also contain an element of musical participation, for example instrumentalists may wish to accompany part of the class to experience playing music for dance – keeping a strict tempo, no slowing down at ends of phrases etc. A combination of workshop and lecture-demonstration is also available: participants may play dance music (of their choice) for Philippa to dance to. When played as an accompaniment to dance the musician needs to approach the music from a different perspective.
Instrumentalists on previous courses have found this a useful tool which has given them new insight to playing Baroque music, singers have also benefited from this approach. Philippa will be able to demonstrate dances with advanced step combinations and more complex rhythms (loure, hornpipe etc.) which wouldn't be possible for workshop participants.
Lecture-Demonstrations
A variety of topics are available, from a general introduction to Baroque Dance Rhythms, to a specific topic such as
- The minuet
- The dance music of J. S. Bach
- The gigue and the loure
- Duple time dances
Please contact Philippa to discuss possible topics.
Dance Music for Baroque Guitar
Philippa works with baroque guitarist Daniel Jones and offers workshops and lecture-demonstrations for guitar students/professionals focusing on music repertoire for baroque guitar: works by de Visée, Bach, de Murcia, Matteis etc.
Daniel studied, and now teaches, at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he achieved first-class honours in both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He was the recipient of five college prizes and in 1998 was awarded a silver medal by The Worshipful Company of Musicians. His performing career has taken him to countries such as Hungary and Brunei. In October 2000 Daniel performed Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra in St. David's Hall, Cardiff. He is a keen composer having written and directed scores for The Insect Play, Fishwish, and in June 2002 Sweet Green Peas. His piece Icebreakdance was premiered by The Cambridge Guitar Orchestra in December 2002. He also plays Jazz guitar in several groups. He is a specialist in Early Guitar techniques and plays with Consort de Danse Baroque. He has a strong interest in uncovering repertoire for this instrument with continuo, and has recorded much of this as part of The Campanella Duo on two CDs.
More Information
For further information, or to discuss requirements, please contact Philippa Waite:
Tel: 07976 374482
E-mail: philippa@ukbaroquedunce.com
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