We will discover the sounds and concepts of traditional Turkish and Kurdish music: rhythm, scales, melodies, form and main genres.

During the workshop we treat:

Singing techniques
Makam music theory
Ornamentation techniques
How to enlargen the range of the voice
Improvisation techniques
Kurdish & Turkish music repertoire

We will also focus on stylistic elements: the different types of singing in Anatolian genre, the art of improvisation and the ornamentation, which are an essential aspect of these traditions.

Duygu Alkan is a Turkish singer based in the Netherlands who performs Anatolian and Ottoman musical styles. She graduated from the Ege State Conservatory of Turkish Music (2017) and the Codarts Rotterdam Conservatory (2019) and has performed throughout Europe and the Middle East. Last year she released her EP My Garden's Perennials with Turkish masters such as Coskun Karademir, Cenk Erdogan and Derya Turkan. In 2013, she received three awards for best solo performance from the Turkish Ministry of Culture.

https://youtu.be/deUf-c8Xsgc

 

Art Base, Saturday 15/7/23 12-15h, 40€.
29 rue des Sables Zandstraat, 1000 Bruxelles. For reservations & more info to www.art-base.be

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