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Summer Music School Timetable

 SOAS World Music Summer School 2013

Every summer SOAS is proud to offer an exciting summer school of world-wide music. Our course programme is unique, varied and truly multi-cultural. If you are passionate about music and cultures, there is something for everyone: Intensive and inspiring courses, practical workshops, taster sessions and master classes for students of all backgrounds, beginners to advanced, amateur and professional.

Please see below for a full list of courses for summer 2013.
Book your place online via our secure server here.
Enquiries: E-mail: musicevents@soas.ac.uk, Tel. +44 (0)20 7898 4500

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Middle Eastern Maqam

Louai Alhenawi
A hands-on introduction to Middle Eastern Music
Classes: 17-21 June, Mon-Fri 5-7pm

17 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Classical Indian Singing

Mehboob Nadeem
Discover the World of Indian Music with your Voice
Classes: 17-21 June, Mon-Fri 5-7pm

17 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Afro-Brazilian Percussion: Pandeiro

Adriano Adewale
Discover the secrets of the Pandeiro (Brazilian tambourin)
Classes: 17-21 June, Mon-Fri 6-9pm

17 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Darbuka: Middle Eastern Percussion

Louai Alhenawi
Learn Middle Eastern Rhythms on the Darbuka
Classes: 17-21 June, Mon-Fri 7-9pm

17 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Didgeridoo

Jonathan Cope

Learn one of the oldest wind instruments known
Classes: 17-21 June, Mon-Fri 7-9pm

17 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Japanese Folk Music: Song, Dance & Instruments

Yoshie Asano Campbell & Hibiki Ichikawa
All you ever wanted to know about Japanese Folk Music
Classes: 21-23 June, Fri 6-9pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-5pm

21 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Jews Harps

Jonathan Cope

Mouth or jews harp: an instrument for all!
Class: Sat 22 June, 11am-5pm

22 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Russian Folk Songs from the Steppes

Polina Shepherd-Skovoroda

Experience the vast, open Russian landscape through song!
Classes: Sat 22 June, 11am-5pm

22 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Frame Drums: Daf, Bodhran & Co

Vasilis Sarikis
Fun, versatile & surprisingly varied: Frame drums around the world
Classes: 24-28 June, Mon-Fri 5-7pm

24 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Senegalese Sabar Drumming

Modou Diouf
Learn the complex beats of Senegalese Sabar Drums
Classes: 24-28 June, Mon-Fri 6-9pm

24 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Klezmer Music

Ilana Cravitz
Klezmer Music for everyone!
Classes: 24-28 June, Mon-Fri 7-9pm

24 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Mongolian Overtone Singing

Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino
Learn Khöömii, the amazing Mongolian Overtone singing style
Classes: 24-28 June, Mon-Fri 7-9pm

24 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

World Music in the Classroom

SOAS Music Teaching Associates
World Music Performance Teaching for the Classroom (with Certificate option)
Classes: Fri 28 June, 9.30am-5.30pm

28 June 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indian Tabla

Sanju Sahai
Study the Indian tabla drums - the backbone of Classical Indian music
Classes: 1-5 July, Mon-Fri 5-8pm

1 July 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Kora

Kadialy Kouyate
Learn the 21 stringed Mandinka kora from Senegal
Classes: 1-5 July, Mon-Fri 5-7pm

1 July 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mbira

Linos Wengara Magaya
Study the Zimbabwean mbira, a thumb piano used by the Shona people
Classes: 1-5 July, Mon-Fri 5-7pm

1 July 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Cuban Music Big Band

Sara McGuinness & Elpidio Caicedo

Whatever your instrument, here’s a chance to play some classic Cuban styles
Classes: 1-5 July, Mon-Fri 6-9pm

1 July 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Soul of Hungarian Gypsy Music

Gundula Gruen
Make your instrument cry and dance with haunting Hungarian pieces
Classes: 1-5 July, Mon-Fri 7-9pm

1 July 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Balinese Gamelan

Andy Channing
A unique opportunity to learn to play the seven-tone Balinese gamelan based at SOAS.
Classes: 1-6 July, Mon-Fri 7-9pm, Sat 11am-5pm

8 July 2013, Russell Square: College Buildings, 7:00 PM - 5:00 PM