Fundamentals of anthropomotorics and stage presence techniques in percussion performance Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie 15 – 28 July 2012.

„Fundamentals of anthropomotorics and stage presence techniques in

percussion performance”

Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie15 – 28 July 2012

The Erasmus Intensive Course „Fundamentals of anthropomotorics and stage presence techniques in percussion performance” involved teachers and students of four different countries ....

Prof. Jan Pilch with ‘Amadrums’percussion group from Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie

Prof. Massimo Pastore with percussion group from Conservatorio Statale di Musica ‘Cesare Pollini’ Padova

Prof. Manel Ramada with percussion group from Conservatorio Superior de Musica ‘Joaquin Rodrigo’ de Valencia

Prof. Bernhard Wulff with percussion group from Hochschule für Musik Freiburg

… and specialists from different fields and areas

Prof. Jan Peszek from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna im. Ludwika SolskiegoState Drama School in Krakow

Dr Wanda Forczek from Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława CzechaUniversity School of Physical Education in Krakow

Dr Andrzej Biegun from Akademia Muzyczna w KrakowieAcademy of Music in Krakow

Mgr Szczepan Wiecha from Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im.Bronisława CzechaUniversity School of Physical Education in Krakow

Mgr Iwona Olszowska from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna im. Ludwika SolskiegoState Drama School in Krakow

In 2 full immersion weeks different kinds of activities took place ...

lectures and seminars

workshops

one-to-one classes and self-study followed by consultations with teachers and experts

The students attended some theoretical classes:

• Physiological aspects of playing the drum instruments

•Anthropomotorics problems in percussion performance

•Biomechanics

•Percussion repertoire analyzing: challenges of interpretation

•Movement vs sound

•My vision of percussion ensemble - repertoire - musicians predispositions

And practical ones…

•Stage movement

•Instrumental theatre

•Acting workshop

•Voice impostation

•Chamber percussion ensembles working with conductor, interpretation, improvement of articulation and dynamics aspects

•Acting workshop

•Percussion ensemble improvisation - use of movement, voice, body, instruments

•Expression on percussion

Many activities have been focused on body

Which parts of muscular system and skeleton are involved in playing?

How the brain is connected with the muscle structure while performing?

Which is the correct drumming posture?

How to develop muscle memory?

How to use body in a consciuous and expressive way while performing?

The analysed repertoire focused on masterpieces of the XX cent.

One of these was Varese Ionization

Ionisation changed the handling of percussion instruments and without this visionary impulse later compositions such as by Cage, Stockausen, Boulez, Nono, Xenakis are not possible (prof. Wulf lecture, 24/07)

Also percussion tradition from outside Europe was considered..

Indonesian Kecak from Bali island

Rhythmical Indian Cycles

The family of percussion instruments is a worldwide network and it is easy for percussionist to communicate (prof. Wulf lecture, 24/07)

Teachers and students was involved in evaluation concerts

Opening concert

J. Stasak, 6 eleciac dances

J. Torres, Proteus

G. Apergis, Le corps a corps

D. Lang, The so called laws of the nature

P. Lansky, Threads

T. De May, Table Music

Guest’s concert

G. Bonato, Rota

S. Bellon, Floating rocks

E. Gioachin, Metal-mente

Mayumana, Music for table

I.Lesnick, Chamade Suite

C. Deane, Vespertine formations

T. Arboledas, El Amante

S. Reich, Drumming, part 1

J. Tenney, Crystal canon for Edgar Varese

D.Y. Yanovski, Memorial

B. Wulff, Lerche

Final concert

N.A. Huber, Clash music

G. Wenjing, Drama

E. Varese, Ionisation

M. Kagel, Pas de Cinque

A. Nishimura, Ketiak

B. L. Andriessen Workers Union

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