E-Tap: European Tap-guitar seminar
Description
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Subject: Tapping, the action of tapping on the strings of a guitar
(or tiptar) with the tip of the fingers.
- Instruments: Classical or electric guitars. Instruments specially designed for tapping such as tap guitars, tiptars, whatever their makers, tunings or number of strings.
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Objective: To offer to the participant a week of study
which will count in his musical life and bring him precious elements of
information.
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'Multi-Touch' and Open: The E-Tap Seminar is really 'multi
platform'. It is the only one which is primarily music oriented, although
dedicated to all systems of tunings, touch, guitars and tap-guitars. The
aproach is 'multi touch', non-proprietary and 'open-source', to use computer
jargon.
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Forum : What is the E-Tap Seminar? It is a place to learn,
but it is mostly a forum to meet people and enjoy "intelligent" holydays.
The value from the Seminar comes mainly from the meeting you will have
with tappers from the whole world and discussions you will have with them.
You will also be able to evaluate and try instruments coming from various
manufacturers, and sometimes these manufacturers themselves, but that will
happen in openness and in an environment of loyal concurrence and free
information.
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Musical Holiday : The Tap Seminar is part of a big event,
namely
the section Musiques et danses traditionnelles of the Académie
d'été
de Wallonie. The director, Pierre Vaiana, is an excellent jazz
saxophonist, familiar with world music involving Italian, French
or African roots. This gives us the opportunity to meet and
play with other
musicians and, specially, to have these great evenings enjoying all
those various disciplines, traditional or not, such as dance, concerts,
jamming, theater, movie direction, story telling and writing. Libramont
is a charming little city situated in the middle of the Ardens. Walk in
the forest, swimming in the Semois river, excursions to archaeological
sites
are organised every late afternoon.
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Related subjects: Improvising, playing, reading, composition, harmony,
chords, songs, new music, jazz, classical, Indian music, pop, body
rhythm, tap guitar manufacturing, electronics, dancing, performing...
- Level: All levels of playing and/or reading are accepted. There are 3 classes: beginners, intermediate, advanced. The beginners A class is for real beginners having no idea of theory or whatsoever! Anyway, if you - or we - feel that you are not happy in a class, just ask and move in another one. On the other hand, we sort of form classes where people are happy to work together.
- Time Schedule: Morning is devoted to tuition in group. Afternoon is for special interests "club", such as reading club, harmony club, electronic, dance, body rhythm, or whatever subjects the students wish to have. Students may also have private lessons with the teacher of their choice. Late afternoons are for leisure,walking and swimming. Evening is for concerts. There are concerts every night. One evening is reserved for the tap guitar players. The the student's evening happens on last day, with the three groups presenting short pieces.
- The Tap-Guitar night , where teachers and students of the Seminar perform, usually happens in Brussels right before the Seminar.
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