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Los Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) are part of the Erasmus+ programme and constitute a mobility format that combines online learning with a short period of physical mobility.
During these blended intensive programmes, groups of students or staff as learners will undertake a short-term physical mobility abroad combined with a compulsory virtual component facilitating collaborative online learning exchange and teamwork. The virtual component must bring the learners together online to work collectively and simultaneously on specific assignments that are integrated in the blended intensive programme and count towards the overall learning outcomes.
From March 31 to May 4
«Contemporary Music Festival ‘deciBels’»
Taller de Músics took part in the contemporary music festival ‘deciBels’ in Riga (Latvia), organized by the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA). Four students of jazz and modern music performance worked for a week on compositions that were later presented throughout the festival. During the closing concert, a big band created within the framework of this project performed.
Taller de Músics students Joan de Domingo, Jordi Sánchez, Sergi Abaijón, and Yvette Alba collaborated with students from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, as well as others from the Conservatorio Frescobaldi de Ferrara, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and the Accademia Nazionale del Jazz from Siena.
From January 22 to 31
«Bring On Your Voice. Exploring Ensemble Compositional Tools and Narrative Improvisation»
The workshop focused on key elements of composition, arranging, conducting, and performing original musical pieces, combining both written and improvised music. Special emphasis was placed on group interaction, with combos formed from musicians of different institutions to foster creativity both individually and within the band as a whole.
Students from five European music institutions took part in this meeting: the Conservatorio Girolamo Frescobaldi de Ferrara (Italy), the Latvian Academy of Music (Latvia), the Universidades Lusíada (Portugal), the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo, ESMAE (Portugal) and Taller de Músics ESEM.. Participants worked with professors Joan Terol, Néstor Giménez, Pau Lligadas, and Lluc Casares from Taller de Músics, and with double bassist and Universidade Lusíada professor Massimo Cavalli.
From 30 April to 5 May
«Songs from the Unknown»
Participants explored various improvisation techniques in the context of jazz and put them together in written compositions. They analysed and played compositions of different styles within jazz, and also composed original material using the techniques acquired.
Five students from the Taller de Músics (Massimiliano Biondi, Martí Alcón, Marina Garrido, Biel Jorba and Eudald López) took part in this project along with a teacher, drummer Joan Terol. The programme took place in Ferrara, where, in addition to the Taller de Músics, the Frescobaldi Conservatory of Ferrara itself, the Lusíada University of Lisbon, the Latvian Academy of Music of Riga and the Academy of Music. K. Lipinski of Wroclaw also took part.
From 29 January to 2 February
«Ensemble texture exploration and narrative improvisation»
The participants worked on the fundamental elements of improvisation with the aim of enriching the musical narrative, placing special emphasis on group interaction. This encouraged creativity both at the individual level for the musician and in the context of the whole band.
Students from four European music institutions took part in this meeting: the Girolamo Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara (Italy), the Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen (The Netherlands), the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga (Latvia) and the Taller de Músics ESEM. During the workshop, the participants worked with the teachers Joan Terol, Néstor Giménez, Pau Lligadas and Lluc CasaresLluc Casares through different workshops and work sessions.
You may direct any enquiries related to Erasmus+ in the Taller de Músics ESEM to the Office of International Relations:
Blanca Gallo
Technical Director, International Relations
[email protected]
+34 93 176 30 63
For further information about the Erasmus+ programme at Taller de Músics consult: tallerdemusics.com/en/erasmus/
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