Head arrangements of traditional music
Tips and Tricks for Arranging Traditional Folk Tunes – Online Workshop by Mattias Pérez
Contents: Unlock the secrets of folk music arrangements with Mattias Pérez! Together, we’ll explore various arranging tools such as drone playing, ostinato, bass lines, playing in parts, and different approaches to harmonizing a tune.
For whom: All instruments and skill levels are welcome to participate.
Where: You choose!
- Option 1) You can participate from home and connect directly through Teams
- Option 2) You can participate through an open physical meeting point, where you will meet up with other local musicians. You will find a list of the open physical meeting points in the signup form.
How: Mattias Pérez leads the workshop remotely. He will present strategies for head arrangements. Sheet music for two tunes will be e-mailed to all signed up participants in advance of the workshop. These two tunes will be used as practice pieces during the workshop
- Option 1) You connect to the online workshop at home, playing your instrument at home and discussing head arrangements of traditional music together with other participants through Teams. Another option is to invite some friends over and try out the ideas on head arrangements together at your home.
- Option 2) All open physical meeting points will connect digitally to the presentations of Mattias Pérez. Then the participants of each physical meeting point will experiment with the ideas of the workshop within the group.
Workshop Schedule
Monday 4th of November 2024, 12:30-15:45 (SWE/NO) / 13:30-16:45 (FI). Some physical meeting points will also invite their participants to an optional lunch hour before and a jam after the actual online workshop.
11.30–12.30 (SWE & NO) / 12.30–13.30 (FI) Optional: lunch hour for participants (bring your own lunch!)
12.30–12.45 (SWE & NO) /13.30–13.45 (FI) Launch and opening words of workshop (15 min)
12.45–13.30 (SWE & NO) / 13.45–14.30 (FI) Session 1 with Mattias (45 min)
13.30–13.50 (SWE & NO) / 14.30–14.50 (FI) Break, possibly coffee (bring/get your own) (20 min)
13.50–14.30 (SWE & NO) / 14.50–15.30 (FI) Session 2 with Mattias (40 min)
14.30–14.45 (SWE & NO) / 15.30–15.45 (FI) Q&A, questions for Mattias (15 min)
14.45– 15.30 (SWE & NO) / 15.45–16.30 (FI) Practical tests in groups (45 min)
15.30–15.45 (SWE & NO) / 16.30–16.45 (FI) Assembly and closing words (15 min)
16– (SWE & NO) / 17– (FI) Optional: Folk jam with head arrangements within the physical meeting points
Language: The workshop is held in English, but we will help each other out so that questions and comments can be made also in Nordic languages.
Sign up: Through this online form. Deadline October 25th, 2024. The Teams link for connecting to the workshop will be e-mailed on October 30th. We will also provide a technique test the before the workshop.
Your contribution: The workshop is free of charge, but we wish that participants will take the time to fill out an evaluation form after the event!
Who is Mattias Pérez?
Guitarist Mattias Pérez is ranked as one of Sweden’s premier folk musicians and is a regular performer on stages all over the world. Although rooted in Swedish folk music, Mattias welcomes a challenge, and meeting other musicians and taking on projects from varying musical genres and traditions has shaped him into the musician and artist he is today.
During the last 20 years, Mattias has toured all over the world together with a wide range of traditional groups and artists, such as Sofia Karlsson (Sweden), Sigrid Moldestad Band (Norway) and many more. He is a Senior Lecturer of traditional and world music at Ingesund and Karlstad University, with ensemble playing, guitar, and music theory as his main subjects.
Contact us
Please do not hesitate to get in touch!
Johanna Björkholm, KulturÖsterbotten
johanna.bjorkholm@kulturosterbotten.fi
+358 44 750 3149
Therese Hugosson, Svenska folkdansringen
therese.hugosson@folkdansringen.se
The event is organized by ICH North project ICH North – passing on our musical heritage – Centria