Lyre Conference in Järna

codes:D-deutsch, E-English, S-svenska, J-japanese Nl- nederlands, N-Norsk, Cz-Czeck.  I=1 session per day, II= 2 sessions per day

1. Pär Ahlbom- Creative improvisation (D/S/E). A balancing act between chaos and Music’s internal laws. Towards a freer use of the lyre, using its full potential. Open to all abilities and all ages. 2x (I)

2. Gerhard Beilharz -´sich einleben´(D/E) Improvising ways of practicing and playing - individually or in a group- as a means of accessing a technique of playing out of a dynamic listening, to musical elements and to composed music. A course for lyre teachers and advanced players. (II)

3. John Billing- Silence, noise and tone (E/D). Working towards playing freely on the lyre from two opposite points of departure: a harmonious form (the chords for a simple song) and unknown sound(one or more strings sounded). Open for all ability levels. Be ready and willing to stumble and to laugh.(II)

4. Volker Dillmann - Elements and Planets(E/S/D). Exercises compositions and improvisations based on the four elements and the planets. The course includes some eurythmic exercises and gestures relating to the elements and the planets. For intermediate players.(I)

5. Samantha Embrey/Joanna Carey - Experiencing the planetary realms through improvisation(E). Working with the mirrored scales relating to the planetary tones, we will seek fresh ways of improvising with them as well as deeper experiences of these tonal configurations and the realms lying behind them. (I)

6. Christian Giersch- Four Elements of Freedom, understanding the lyre as a seed of the Future (D/E). Basic excercises in free music making, originating out of the fourfold human being. A course for lyre players of all levels who seek a path of development .(I)

7. Hajime Kira- ’Your lyre can sound even more beautiful!’ (D/J/E). How to play the lyre with a beautiful tone and sound, characteristic for the lyre and unlike other instruments. Very simple free-play lyre exercises serve to show how to play lyre more beautifully. A course for all levels. (I)

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8. Frauke Kuhfuss- Bourdon lyre in group teaching (D/S). Sharing experiences of using the lyre in schools. Relaxing and fun exercises that stimulate active listening and an inner alertness. (I)

9. Elizabeth McKay – Improvising using the pentatonic scale (E). Working with simple pentatonic tunes or people’s own stories to improvise and conduct music on lyre and percussion instruments. Creating Music together, for all ages and levels of music ability. (I)

10. Petra Rosenberg- Improvisation and the spoken word (E/D).Creating music inspired by poems or stories. The word as source of inspiration for the sound. The sound of the lyre preparing for the word and the word deepening the experience of the lyre music. (II)

11.Eric Speelman and Christoph Heidsiek(E/D)-The lyre and other newly developed instruments. The aim of this workshop is to discover and explore new sounds using a large number of Choroi instrument together with the lyres. Playing with the balance between vocal and consonant, peripheral and central. (II)

12. Marijke Vreeken -The lyre- effect and application in our time (E/D/NL/N). A mini training about how the lyre(tone) works and how we can most effectively make use of it. All levels (II)

13 Jan Braunstein- New Possibilities with a different way of tuning(E/CZ).Learning about a way to tune and play a lyre with a whole- tone scala on each side, with a semitone difference between the sides. All levels. 3x(I)

14 Kerry Lee- Resurrecting the Phoenix(E/D). Using improvisation to journey through our inner chaos to a deeper quality of knowing and new ways of being and sounding. All levels(I)

15 Open working sessions. Can be filled up with last minute working group or spontaneous short courses arising during the conference or with individual sessions with an admired lyre player/course giver. Please contact us with requests, offers or ideas.