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Mark van Tongeren
本活動中文詳細資訊請見本信下方說明。TuvanPearls EDM:
In April two excellent musicians and friends from Tuva are coming to Taiwan, so that people here can get better acquainted with this fascinating musical culture from the North. Get to know Tuvan music and culture and learn throat singing directly from established, original masters!
be amazed by Tuva’s signature sounds of throat singing
hear the beats of the shaman drum and Jew’s harp
resonate with the buzzing strings of horse-head fiddles and lute
get blown away by flutes from the steppe
THE PROGRAM FROM APRIL 11 TO 13
Saturday April 11, 19:30 Concert Pearls from Siberia, at Wistaria Teahouse.
Donation-based. Very limited seats!
At Wistaria, an atmospheric original Japanese building, you will be seated on tatami mats. The concert is purely acoustic, so you can enjoy the sounds directly with your own ears. An excellent way to get to know the amazing acoustic world that Tuvans have developed over the centuries. Tuva’s auditory culture has become an icon in the last two decades for its remarkable throat singing techniques, which they share with Mongolia. Choduraa Tumat and Otkun Dostay both perform seveal throat singing techniques, which you will be able to hear at close range: the soft, light technique called khöömei, the whistle-like sygyt and the thundering low kargyraa. In Tuva we also find the horse-head fiddle (igil) and erhu-like fiddle (byzaanchy), lutes (doshpuluur, chanzy) and flute (shoor), the Jew’s harp (khomus) and the shaman’s drum (dunggur), among others. Choduraa Tumat and Otkun Dostay master many of these and will play tunes and pieces from different regions and times in Tuva. Songs and pieces will be alternated with stories about and from Tuva and its rich musical folklore. The only public Tuvan concert in a very special intimate setting!
As a donation we suggest 500 NT$ for the perfomance, tea and a snack. Call Wistaria and leave your name and number for a seat: (02)2363-7375 or register here.
This event is sponsored by Wistaria.
Sunday April 12, 10-17 1-day workshop Tuvan throat singing and culture, at Canjune Training Center
Learn to sing khöömei, sygyt and/or kargyraa with Otkun Dostay and Choduraa Tumat. The one-day Throat Singing workshop will have not just one, but two expert throat singers, including a female throat singer. A rare opportunity to learn the three basic Tuvan styles of throat singing: khöömei, sygyt and kargyraa, which tend to be a little softer and therefore easier than the Mongolian counterpart. During the day you will learn about Tuvan music and culture and get plenty of chance to hear throat singing and try it for yourself. With a maximum of 15 students (plus perhaps a few listeners), there is a chance to get personal feedback from Choduraa or Otkun for everyone. About half the time will be devoted to throat singing, the other half to other music and culture of Tuva.
Otkun Dostay teaching khöömei in Venice
We aim at a 50/50 divide of male/female voices. The workshop is held in English/Russian with Chinese translation. Mark will be there to help translate Russian-English, if needed.
If you are interested and want to reserve a place, you can call or write Mark (mark@fusica.nl, 0910382749) or Wu Wentsui (wuwentsui@gmail.com, 0928867512).
This event is sponsored by Canjune.
Monday April 13, 19:30-21:30 Concert Tuvan music and culture. National Chengchi University, Arts and Culture Center, Audiovisual Theatre
This presentation features introductions, videos about the beautiful, unknown land of Tuva, a display of many styles of throat singing and different musical instruments. Choduraa Tumat and Otkun Dostay both perform seveal throat singing techniques: the soft, light technique called khöömei, the whistle-like sygyt and the thundering low kargyraa and other substyles. They will also present a selection of pieces and instruments found in Tuva, such as the horse-head fiddle (igil) and erhu-like fiddle (byzaanchy), lutes (doshpuluur, chanzy) and flute (shoor), the Jew’s harp (khomus) and the shaman’s drum (dunggur). Choduraa Tumat and Otkun Dostay master many of these. Songs and pieces will be alternated with stories about and from Tuva and its rich musical folklore. Afterwards there is a chance to talk to the musicians during the Q&A.
The concert at NCCU is free and open for everyone. Just register here. Without reservation there may still be places when you come, there is no guarantee but there are 300+ seats.
This event is sponsored by the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission in Taiwan.
In the late 1980s Dostay was the youngest member of the internationally acclaimed Tuva Ensemble. During the late Soviet era he enrolled a theatre school in Leningrad (now Sint-Petersburg), and was engaged in acting, dancing and storytelling. With fellow students Stanislav Iril and Olaak Ondar he took part in Buddhist ceremonies in Leningrad and founded the group Özüm (‘sprouts’). They recorded their first CD in 1991, published by Window to Europe/Orpheus. Dostay has continued to direct Özüm with changing group members over time. He plays horse-head fiddle, all the Tuvan varieties of Jew’s harp and the shaman’s drum. He organised festivals to commemorate the great throat-singer Gennadi Tumat in his native village Khandagayti. He is currently active as the founder-director of the Tuvan-Japanese friendship Center and works as a correspondent for Tuvan State Radio, under the State TV & Radio Company. He regularly performs in solo, duo and ensemble projects, which he toured in Germany, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Morroco, Japan and China. He has been involved in recording, producing and playing on several CDs of Tuvan music published in Russia, Japan and Europe. In 2013 he published his first solo CD, an exciting mix of traditional songs and melodies with 21st-century sounds.
Born in Western Tuva, as a girl Tumat was fond of listening to khoomei and sygyt throat singing performed by her brothers. She studied traditional music in music college in Tuva and went on to become one of the world’s most active female overtone/throat singers, as well as the founder and artistic leader of the all-female throat-singing folk ensemble Tyva Kyzy (‘Daughters of Tuva’, www.tyvakyzy.com). She is an accomplished performer of all basic throat-singing styles, sings traditional folk songs, and plays various Tuvan string instruments, Jew’s harps and zither. As a performer, she received many titles in Tuva. She is a teacher of traditional music and khöömei throat-singing at the Pedagogical College of Tuvan State University in Tuva’s capitol Kyzyl. With Tyva Kyzy and with solo projects she toured extensivly in the USA, Poland, Russia, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Japan. She recorded and released several CDs and DVDs, among which her outstanding solo CD Belek/ The Gift.
《西伯利亞溫暖的靈魂之聲》2015 台灣
聆聽薩滿擊鼓的節律和口簧琴彈出的音場
與琵琶和馬頭琴琴弦嗡嗡的共振
圖瓦傳奇的喉音叫人驚艷
讓草原的哨音將你吹往他方
本系列活動邀請兩位圖瓦喉音大師來台，讓您聆聽北方草原音樂之美並直接向大師學習道地的喉音，認識圖瓦傳統音樂與文化！
《圖瓦的女兒》Tyva Kyzy 主唱楚都拉．圖瑪特 (Chodurra Tumat)
《圖瓦樂團》Tuva Ensemble 歐特昆．都斯泰(Otkun Dostay)
今年四月為您帶來西伯利亞圖瓦共和國傳奇的「呼麥」喉音演唱與工作坊
《泛音歌唱》Overtone Singing作者與【共鳴】泛音課程教師及表演者Mark van Tongeren 馬克．范．湯格鄰策劃
本系列活動更多詳情及最新資訊請見：www.fusica.nl ; https://fusica.wordpress.com
活動聯絡信箱：mark@fusica.nl 連絡人 Mark / chichenlyv@gmail.com 李小姐
【喉音簡介】
俄羅斯境內的圖瓦共和國(Republic of Tuva)位於西伯利亞南部，與蒙語毗鄰，以具特色的喉音(throat singing)音樂引起全球音樂界的注意。著名的音樂家Sainkho Namtchylak就曾多次到台灣演出，以圖瓦音樂吟唱與爵士樂、電子樂等前衛即興音樂結合，讓台灣聽眾認識圖瓦傳統音樂的多樣性。
喉音，又名呼麥（khoomei)，最讓聽者驚豔的是能在一個演唱者的聲音中聽見高音與低音兩個聲部。圖瓦的喉音伴隨傳統樂器馬頭琴(igil)、琵琶(doshpuluur)、胡琴(byzaanchy)等，將圖瓦傳統音樂流傳至世界各地。
圖瓦喉音大致區分為以下幾種，包括khoomei（呼麥）、kargyraa(卡基拉)、sygyt（西奇）、chylandyk(蟋蟀鳴聲)、dumchuktaar(鼻音卡基拉)、ezengileer（馬鐙式唱法）、borbangnadyr(流水滾動音)等。此次獲邀來台表演的兩位音樂家楚都拉．圖瑪特Choduraa Tumat與歐特昆．都斯泰Otkun Dostay精於傳統圖瓦曲調、樂器演奏與喉音的各種技巧。楚都拉善於低沉的卡基拉與高音的西奇哨音。歐特昆則習於以內斂有致的呼麥演唱。
除了精湛的喉音，二人也精通各種傳統樂器。歐特昆演奏的樂器包含馬頭琴、雙弦琵琶 、薩滿鼓（dunggur)。楚都拉彈箏（chadagan)、拉奏雙弦胡琴、也吹奏橫笛(shoor)和口簧琴(khomus)。他們的音樂表演類型涵蓋圖瓦草根音樂、現代實驗音樂、長敘事曲、快板小調、傳統搖籃曲、民謠及召喚草原的樂器演奏。
【音樂家介紹】
Choduraa Tumat 楚都拉．圖瑪特
《圖瓦的女兒》女子喉音團體的團長楚都拉，1974年生於圖瓦共和國的Lyme小鎮，自小聽兄長唱呼麥及西奇，耳濡目染下喜歡上喉音。 女性喉音在圖瓦被視為禁忌，身為女性喉音演唱家，楚都拉勇敢地推動女性喉音，成立《圖瓦的女兒》女子喉音團體打破女性不得學習喉音演唱的傳統禁忌 。楚都拉為圖瓦的全才型藝術家，精通喉音中的各種技巧如繞富韻致的呼麥、低沉的卡基拉、高繞的西奇哨音、和如騎馬般充滿節律性的馬鐙唱法 ，曾獲邀至法國、德國、日本、芬蘭、瑞典、西班牙等地演出。楚都拉亦著力傳承喉音，在圖瓦多所大學及兒童音樂學校執教，推廣女性喉音。
Otkun Dostay 歐特昆．都斯泰
1970年生於圖瓦Khandagaity小鎮，為知名喉音演唱與馬頭琴表演者，亦是著名圖瓦民族音樂團體《圖瓦樂團》Tuva Ensemble的一員，於音樂上有卓越的成就，不斷受邀至日本、土耳其及荷蘭等地演出。歐特昆一直以來致力於圖瓦傳統音樂的傳承與創新，舉辦圖瓦喉音國際音樂節《Övur之地—西奇與呼麥》（Sygyt and khoomei in the land of Övur)。他不僅擔任全女子喉音團體《圖瓦的女兒》的經紀人，同時也在電視台製作音樂節目，極力推廣傳統音樂。目前於圖瓦的聯合國教科文組織UNESCO部門擔任主席。
紫藤廬喉音茶會
喉音與茶色的相遇
圖瓦傳統曲調與樂器演奏。曲目含口簧琴、搖籃曲、家鄉的名字、牧民之歌、薩滿鼓之即興、卡基拉與呼麥演唱。聽茶和人聲於喉頭間悠轉。
時間：2015.4.11 （週六）19：30-21：00（19：00 開放觀眾入座）
地點：紫藤廬（台北市大安區新生南路三段16巷1號）
音樂會採登記報名：請電洽紫藤廬(02)2363-7375 留下您的姓名電話完成報名
*本場次名額有限請儘快報名！
現場每人酌收活動費用 500 元，贊助音樂家演出及當日茶點供應。
贊助單位：紫籐廬
網址：http://www.wistariateahouse.com
「呼麥」喉音與圖瓦音樂工作坊
直接向難得的喉音女聲楚都拉．圖瑪特與喉音教學經驗豐富的歐特昆．都斯泰兩位圖瓦喉音大師學習道地的喉音，並從此認識圖瓦音樂與文化！
【上課內容】
圖瓦文化影片放映。介紹圖瓦語言中影響喉音發音口形的低母音及高母音。喉嚨暖身。學習圖瓦傳統民謠。
《學習喉音的三種技巧》
呼麥(khöömei)—可說是喉音的基礎，內斂的技巧唱出涵雅有致的泛音旋律。
西奇(sygyt)—如鳥鳴般具有穿透力的高哨音。
卡基拉(kargyraa)—不可思議的低音創造出豐富的泛音合聲，一個人唱出廣闊的音場！
成果呈現及分享。
【師資】
《圖瓦的女兒》Tyva Kyzy 主唱楚都拉．圖瑪特 (Choduraa Tumat)
《圖瓦樂團》Tuva Ensemble 歐特昆．都斯泰(Otkun Dostay)
時間：2015.4.12（週日）10:00-17:00 （中間一小時休息）
地點：肯園香氣私塾教室（台北市復興南路二段151巷3號4樓）＊近捷運「科技大樓」站
報名請洽：0928-867-512 / wuwentsui@gmail.com 連絡人：吳小姐
工作坊採小班制，名額有限請搶先報名！
課程更多詳情及最新消息公佈請見：www.fusica.nl ; https://fusica.wordpress.com
來自圖瓦的呼喚
政大呼麥音樂會
國立政治大學民族學系與斯拉夫語文學系聯合邀請
於政大藝文活動中心共同諦聽來自西伯利亞的呼喚！
《表演者》
《圖瓦的女兒》Tyva Kyzy 主唱楚都拉．圖瑪特 (Choduraa Tumat)
《圖瓦樂團》Tuva Ensemble 歐特昆．都斯泰(Otkun Dostay)
《節目內容》
圖瓦傳統曲調與口簧琴、馬頭琴、琵琶、胡琴、橫笛等傳統樂器演奏、幾種喉音技巧示範、搖籃曲、對家鄉的召喚、「我不會放棄唱我的呼麥」、卡基拉與呼麥演唱、薩滿鼓與人聲即興。
＊本音樂會活動含圖瓦傳統音樂與文化短片介紹暨演後交流。由政大民族學系藍美華老師主持，現場邀請民族音樂學專家馬克．范．湯格鄰介紹圖瓦音樂傳統，將遙遠的草原音樂傳送到台灣！
時間： 2015.4.13 （週一）19:30-21:30（19:00開放入場）
地點：政大藝文活動中心3F視聽館
活動對外開放報名 現場採自由入座。
（備取或未報名者於現場排候補入座。）
報名網址： http://moltke.cc.nccu.edu.tw/Registration
政大首頁/點擊右上角「訪客」進入「聯合報名系統」/搜尋「來自圖瓦的呼喚」
活動於開演前三週開放報名。
洽詢電話： （02）2939-3091 分機 63394 張小姐
主辦單位：國立政治大學民族學系、斯拉夫語文學系
協辦單位：蒙藏委員會、政大藝文中心
Sunday February 22 and Sunday March 1, 2015 I will lead a dazzling interactive workshop about sound, listening and the body. With lots of hands-on exercises for parents and kids to make and feel sound, electronic sound gadgets and spectacular visualizations of sound. If you have kids aged 7 and over and look for some holiday fun, join us during one of the four sessions. If you don’t have kids, it is still very worthwile for adults to come and check out the Biorhythm exhibition which was adapted from the one at the Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Click on the pic below and from there on the circles for more info on each exhibit.
NTSEC Biorhythm website
I believe you do not have to buy a ticket in advance, but if you wish you can at accupass.
(video showing how sound propagates: “Moleculair vibrations and sounds” by B. Gelis, S Blatrix)
Here is the text from the original exhibition in Dublin:
What makes us dance? Why do we sing the blues? Could there be a formula for the perfect hit?
Over 65,000 people came to experience Science Gallery’s exploration of music and the body.
Music is a central part of the human experience, but what is the natural force that drives us to sing, strum, drum and dance? What is the scientific basis of whistling, humming and toe-tapping?
Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker recently claimed that music is “auditory cheesecake”, designed to tickle parts of our brain designed for more serious purposes like speech and abstract reasoning. Darwin, on the other hand, preferred to think that music and dance evolved as an integral part of human courtship rituals. George Bernard Shaw more racily described dancing as “the vertical expression of a horizontal desire”. Our brains, ears and vocal chords are exquisitely designed for enjoying and creating music.
From an acoustic bed to sonic tables and experiments on your emotional response to pop music, Science Gallery’s Summer exhibition BIORHYTHM will allow you to feel how music moves your body through an interactive bazaar of unique sonic experiences, installations, experiments and performances from musicians, engineers and neuroscientists from around the world.
CURATORIAL TEAM: singer Gavin Friday, composer Linda Buckley, Professor Ben Knapp of SARC at Queen’s University Belfast and Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin and Michael John Gorman, Science Gallery.
BIORHYTHM is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, our founding partners Ulster Bank and the Wellcome Trust, the members of Science Circle: Dell, Google, ICON, Paccar, Pfizer and our media partner is the Irish Times. Thank you also to Sennheiser and Roland Ireland for their in-kind support of BIORHYTHM, and we are delighted to be joined by Phantom 105.2FM as our BIORHYTHM broadcast partner. Thank you also to DART/Irish Rail for their ongoing support.
What is Voice Yoga?
Voice Yoga consists of a series of exercises that gives pride of place to the voice as a central, creative force in our lifes. Our existence depends in important ways on our speaking, listening, sounding and singing abilities. The class promotes awareness of the many roles of the voice in our daily lives. It expands our creative vocabulary, without necessarily talking about music, the singing voice or any musical style. The point is not so much to learn any specific new technique: we play with the voice in a lot of different ways and listen with fresh ears to the hidden potential of our voices.
In Voice Yoga, sound, silence and resonance become a mirror for the self. The sounds produced by ourselves, allows us to ‘see’ ourselves more clearly, to hear what’s living deep inside us. In ever-growing cycles of creating and perceiving we learn about music and sound, about ourselves and about the environment.
Structure of the classes
We usually start with silence, breath and body movements to turn away from our busy mind into the body and to the sensations we actually experience. We let the voice come out of a natural breath flow. We listen to and follow its natural resonances. We do not try to sing in an artful way, but to experience how body-mind-voice are intimately connected, and how voice and resonance can serve as a bridge to overcome the dualistic notion of body <> mind. From then on, all kinds of styles and genres of vocalising and musicking may happen, some structured, some wild, some giving insight in your voice, some therapeutic. Exercises are based on yoga, musical and theatrical techniques, vipassana meditation and our innate love to play like children.
The idea behind Voice Yoga is comparable to yoga and tai-chi: the effect of the exercises is gradual. We believe that only with repeated classes you can really learn to connect the energies of voice & sound with the whole of your body and mind. You slowly become more and more familiar with your voice and its powers; you will begin to hear and feel things you did not hear and feel before. That’s why we suggest you to sign up for four classes a time after your trial class.
The teacher
Voice Yoga is designed and taught by Mark van Tongeren, who brings with him 25 years of experience in working with sound, music and theatre and many different cultures.
In my Voice Yoga Review of 2014 you can read about some recent experiences:
https://fusica.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/voice-yoga-2014-re-view/
For whom
For those seeking to enrich their voices, let off steam and unlock their hidden creative potential. For singers and those who are afraid to sing. For actors, musicians and other artists and professionals who work with sound. Perhaps more than anyone else, people who want to experience and learn about the therapeutical effects of sound seem to benefit from Voice Yoga. The human voice is a tool that assists human beings to produce a mirror-like reflection of the world around them in their minds. By gaining a deeper understanding and experience of the mechanisms of making sounds, words and music, and of listening, we gradually deepen the connections within ourselves (our body-minds) and with others and the world around us.
Dates and time
please look here for current dates and times (voice yoga dates 2015).
Prices
Every class lasts two hours. The price is 400 NT$ for a single class, and 1500 NT$ for four classes (375 NT$ per class). You do not have to attend four classes in a row; we’ll just tick off your presence four times and then you can sign up again for four times. Students and others with limited financial resources can get a reduced price: just send a message.
How to register
Feel free to join the Voice Yoga class any time. It is best to send a message every time you want to come, then we prepare a place for you. Write to mark at fusica dot nl or send a text-message to 09 10 38 27 49.
Place
Canjune Training Centre, 4th Floor, number 3 , Lane 151, Fuxing South Road, Section 2, (this is about 20 meters from the corner of FuXing South Road, go up the stairs to the hairdresser and take the elevator to 4F; if you’re early the streetdoor may be closed). Nearest MRT: Technology Building (10 min. walk). Telephone training centre: 02 – 27 00 72 91.
Here follow the dates of the Voice Yoga classes for the New Year. Changes may still occur: new dates or times will be replaced on this same page. If you plan to come, send an email to Mark van Tongeren (info at fusica dot nl) or a text message (09 10 38 27 49) half a day earlier (Thursday morning/Monday afternoon). You can always check this page if you are uncertain if there will be a class.
DATES FOR 2015
Afternoon class: Thursdays 2-4 PM
January 29
February 5, 12, 26
March 5, 12, 19, 26
April 2, 23 no classes on 9th and 16th due to Tuvans’ concerts and workshop.
May 7, 14, 21, 28
Summer break till August. Later dates t.b.a.
Evening class: Monday 7:30-9:30 PM
March 9, 16, 23, 30
April 6, 20, 27 no class on 30th due to workshop in Hong Kong
May 11, 18, 25 no class on 4th due to workshop in Hong Kong
June 1, 8
Summer break till August. Later dates t.b.a.
PLACE
Canjune Training Centre, 4th Floor, number 3 , Lane 151, Fuxing South Road, Section 2, (this is about 20 meters from the corner of FuXing South Road, go up the stairs to the hairdresser and take the elevator to 4F; if you’re early the streetdoor may be closed).
Nearest MRT: Technology Building (10 min. walk).
Telephone training centre: 02 – 27 00 72 91.
RESERVATION
Please notify Mark of your intention to join the class, by sending a text-message (SMS) with your name to 09 – 10 38 27 49 or an email to info at fusica dot nl.
For those unfamiliar with Voice Yoga, you can read more about it in this Fusica blog post.
A gong resounds on the groundfloor of a spa. Through the mezzanine situated at the spa’s glass façade, its sound waves travel to the basement, where a voice answers the gong. A multi-level dialogue begins, in more than one sense of the word. Instruments and voices, audience and performers mingle in a unique sound-space-event that tests the limits of music, mind & body.
Festival Transverbal is dedicated to the memory and legacy of the German multi-medial artist Michael Vetter, who passed away, aged 70, on December 7, 2013. It bridges an ongoing search for sound’s soothing inner secrets with its more expressive post-modern/avant-garde forms.
Expect voices, singing bowls, sheng (mouth organ), a gong, performers moving through the space, an immersive 60-minute sonic surrounding. Talk to or play with the musicians afterwards!
Through this Festival we keep alive the spirit and works of Michael Vetter, who inspired many musicians, artists, and other individuals along his extremely versatile and moving career in Europe and Asia. Michael Vetter had an incredible output of art works (starting at age 5); compositions, LPs/CDs; tours and performances; and educational methods for (experimental) flute, voice and instruments, among many other things. His musical career spanned the period from his late school years (early 1960s) until the months before his death (september 2013), when he worked on pieces by Karlheinz Stockhausen that many musicians have played and performed piecemeal, while none really gave them a try in their entirety. Thus, shortly after his death, Natascha Nikeprelevic, Vetter’s foremost successor, and Stockhausen Verlag worked on the publication of Expo, one of Stockhausen’s scores with pluses and minuses (+ -) as guiding points. Vetter recorded it with Nikeprelevic and FX Randomiz 8 weeks before he passed away. (The CD appeared in May of this year, listen here).
Michael Vetter’s visit to Taiwan, together with Natascha Nikprelevic, left a great impression on those who had the chance to see/hear them or work with them, during their residency at the Taipei National University of Arts, where Chung Minder from the Theatre Department invited them.
Michael Vetter always straddled the paths outside clear-cut styles, usually combining elements from here and there, and most of all relying on his own experimental genius to create fresh insights and sounds at every moment. His long-time affiliation with zen in Japan and outspoken zen themes in the 1980s aliened him from some of his former avant-garde colleagues, who shied away from (or were not interested in) anything to do with Eastern “spirituality”. However, looking back on his life in its entirety, it is clear that Vetter was dedicated to creative imagination and disciplined, daily musical and artistic rituals, above anything else. For Vetter, the world itself was constantly exploding with creation, unfolding, coming-into-existence, into a myriad forms, colours, sounds. He observed this world with intelligence, humor, commitment and compassion. His love and dedication to the arts and existence (‘Dasein’) as a whole was the starting point for his creative response to them. Or rather, it seemed he was able to let creative forces take their course through him, as a critical, subtle moderator.
Michael Vetter making Indian ink drawings, Academia Caparaia, Italy, 2009
It is in this spirit of capturing the uniqueness of every meeting (between performers, with a certain space and with a certain audience, at a given time) that we want to inaugurate a Festival which we hope to repeat in following years.
We prepared this Transverbal Festival in collaboration with Canjune Spa and Nicole’s Creative agency. It will be held on Sunday, November 16 at Canjune Spa. There are two identical concerts, you can join us either in the afternoon (3 PM) or in the evening (7 PM). The participants are Hans de Back, Lu Chi-Chung and Lee Wei-Lin, Li Li-Chin and Mark van Tongeren, and probably a few more musical assistants.
For more information and tickets, please follow this link to accupass.
Limited number of tickets!
Please also note that there will be a limited number of seats in the space, and limited storage space for your bags. Do not bring your own food/drinks.
We believe this concert will be less suitable for young children.
Tuvan folksong / extended vocal techniques / throat singing-diva Sainkho performs once again in Taiwan. Sainkho was born in Soviet-era Tuva, in a Siberian outpost within eyesight of Mongolia. She developed more than average singing skills and during the late 1980s she took advantage of the political/cultural reformations (perestroika) to set out on an innovative career that soon put her in the international ranks of outstanding, progressive singers.
She moved to Austria in 1994, and was begged to come back to Tuva by president Sholban Kara-ool this month, while she visited Tuva.
She established her name with sweat and original interpretations of Tuvan songs in the early 1990s and experimental work. Nowadays much of Sainkho’s output is ecclectic, avant-garde, with an electrifying, ear-catching aura to it. She is an amazingly busy and energetic performer, who constantly travels the world to collaborate with ever new musicians, pouring out CD after CD, and re-inventing herself every year.
Exactly ten years ago, she gave a memorable concert in Zhongshan Hall, and a throat singing workshop in TNUA (reported in Chung Mingder’s book OM. Overtone singing as meditation). At that time she brought with her German Popov, an old friend of mine from Amsterdam (born in the Ukraine), and singer/guitarist Caspar David Sacker from Austria. I am happy to see that this time she works with a local musician (and again a friend of mine), the Taipei-based pianist Lee Shih-Yang. Also taking part will be Dickson Dee, a Hong Kong sound artist.
This concert is highly recommended for all people interested in Tuvan/Mongolian music, throat singing and new vocal techniques. When I spread this message through my Fusica newsletter there were still tickets left. Now there aren’t… But I had reserved a bunch of tickets for the students of my R E S O N A N C E course through Lee Shih-Yang. If you are interested respond quick (reply below) and I can see if he still has a ticket for the October 5 show for you . Tickets are 500 NT$ minus a little discount. Hope to see you there!
2014新點子樂展Innovation Series – 人聲風景「即興篇」
SoundScape-Improvisation Across the Horizon
Videolink Youku
Taipei,
Experimental Theatre
October 4 19:00
October 5, 14:30
由於報名踴躍，聲音的【共鳴】工作坊將再加開一班！（為期九個月，共十日，全天10:00-17:00）近期將公佈加開班級最新日期。請有意報名的朋友們留意本站最新更新！
Dates for the first course (Group One):
2014.09.27 saturday
2014.10.25 saturday
2014.11.23 sunday / 週日 (changed from Saturday 22)
2014.12.28 sunday / 週日
2015.01.24 saturday
2015.03.14 saturday
2015.04.11 &12 saturday/sunday 週六、日連續兩天
2015.05.16 saturday
2015.06.13 saturday
Dates for the second course (Group Two):
2014.10.19 sunday / 週日
2014.11.1 saturday
2014.12.13 saturday
2015.01.4 sunday / 週日
2015.02.7 saturday
2015.03.21 saturday
2015.04.18 saturday
2015.05.9/10 saturday/sunday 週六、週日連續兩天
2015.06.6 saturday
聲音的共鳴_中文Resonance Yeargroup Chinese
聲音的【共鳴】 工作坊
2014 – 2015
踏上以聲音探索自我之旅。
發掘自我聲音的無限潛能！
你想要發掘自我聲音潛在的可能性以及探索周身環境中的共鳴嗎？音樂深深地觸動你嗎？又或許你希望擁有打動人心的聲音？你相信音樂與聲音能作為帶來轉變的有力工具嗎？並且，你想要更進一步認識聲音與音樂的本質？
【共鳴】 何謂共鳴？
當你對著鋼琴發聲，音板上的琴弦會與你的聲音共鳴，產生回響。當靠近身體擊鼓時，你有時會感覺身體骨骼中傳遞鼓聲的節律。加以訓練，你將發現更多幽微的振動。總體來說，當一個物體受到另一個運動中物體的振動，我們稱之為共鳴。
本工作坊名為【共鳴】—指的即是聲音間的互動以及各式振動。【共鳴】這門課將教你更善於運用自己的聲音與雙耳聆聽的能力，變得對聲音和當中的共鳴更為敏銳。生而為人，我們本自具備聽見自己聲音的反饋，但極少人有意識地去運用這項能力。課程中你將學習「發出聲音」這回事的無限潛能，無論是說話、吟詠、還是歌唱，從全新的角度「聽見聲音」並終能諦聽自我深藏的內在聲音。
為求裡裡外外許多聲音達到和諧的共鳴需要花一定的時間。在當今快速的世界中我們總想要做太多的事。【共鳴】邀請你不必強迫自己去駕馭或是掌控某件事，而是退一步打開感官的大門，去聽見有何存在的聲音。是以這門課邀請你給自己十個月的時間融會新的聲音練習方式、吸收新知、和了解在這飽受影像干擾轟炸的世代中聲音所扮演的重要性。每一堂課過後，你將有約四周的時間練習、閱讀和產生新的覺知觀察。我們鼓勵學生間成立讀書會或相約一起練唱來加深彼此聲音的經驗和交流心得。
泛音演唱技法是本門課的訓練基礎。你會浸淫於樂音的本質中，那些我們的雙耳與聲音熟知卻不曾意識過的合音。你將從客觀科學的角度認識與運用自我聲音中的共鳴特型。課程將有許多課堂練習，夾以投影片和地音樂軟體輔助。實際訓練方法將以帶實驗性和個人化的方式進行、使你能夠更自由與恣性地表達自我，運用你聲音中本自俱足的豐富音色。
【日程大綱】
2014.09.20 週六
《課前免費視聽講座》
早場 10:00 -12:00 / 午場 14:00 – 16:00
開放自由入場。
開課前兩場試聽座歡迎所有想要認識這門課的人參加。對於課程接下來將如何進行有疑問的人可以在參加試聽講座後決定是否報名接下來的課程。
2014.09.27 週六 10:00 – 17:00
《引言》
課程概要；誰是誰？為何要音樂？為什麼談【共鳴】？又為什麼是你？
《科學、聲音、和自我》的全新切入點。基本技巧一。
2014.10.25 週六 10:00 – 17:00
基督教兄弟會們：以合唱帶出合音。以合音和母音為本的《垂憐經》。理論概要：泛音列和基本名詞介紹。基本技巧二。「看見」你的聲音。
2014.11.22 週六 10:00 – 17:00
喇嘛們：梵唱中的聲音與共鳴。OM中的音義與非音義。何為人聲？又何為聲音？基本技巧三。
2014.12.28 週日 10:00 – 17:00
前基督教、基督教與後基督教時代。米歇爾費特大師遺留的寶貴資產。激進的道途和新儀式。本日放下方法技巧！
2015.01.24 週六 10:00 – 17:00
音樂會排練（一）人聲與人身。運用聲音溝通交流。單口、複音與協音。
2015.03.14 週六 10:00 – 17:00
泛靈巫師信仰：緊縮的喉嚨、豐沛的自然界、無止的天空。聲音的易變、現實的易變。 音樂會排練（二）
2015.04.11 &12 週六、週日連續兩天 10:00 – 17:00
音樂會排練（三）基本技巧與你獨特的聲音。什麼是獨屬於你的【共鳴】？捕捉當下的精神。經由其他人的聲音和耳朵後—你的聲音。
音樂會「呈現」。
2015.05.16 週六 10:00 – 17:00
《重複、重複、再重複》
觀想無聲、無識、無身。樂器與其他媒介。
2015.06.13 週六 10:00 – 17:00
《反思》
心得分享。關於「技巧」的一些結語。聲音作為宇宙的核心 / 宇宙核心的聲音。
課後聚餐！
【課程關鍵字】
學習發聲技法
聆聽的練習
各式觀想練習
透過電腦「看見」你的聲音！
工作身心靈
集體吟唱
聲部安排
探索人聲中的諸多音色
認識各脈絡下的泛音：
【關於語言】
這門課老師將以英語授課。現場會有專業翻譯視需求做整段中文即席翻譯。課程中做聲音練習的許多時候是無須言語的，僅需你與你的「聲音」盡情參與，是以更不必擔心語言的問題。
【時間】
每個月的一個週六。
2014.09.27
2014.10.25
2014.11.22
2014.12.27 週日
2015.01.24
2015.03.14
2015.04.11 &12 週六、日連續兩天
2015.05.16
2015.06.13
共計十堂課。
【地點】
《肯園香氣私塾教室》
地址：台北市復興南路2段151巷3號4樓
近捷運「科技大樓站」。
【課程對象】
想開發自我聲音的一般大眾、音樂人、治療師、文創工作者、任何在生活中尋求平衡的現代人。無須擁有音樂資歷。對於曾學習過泛唱的朋友們，這門課仍有許多可以教給您。如果您有任何疑問，歡迎來信或致電與我們聯繫，我們將盡所能回答您。
【 報名】
我們提供幾種報名方式。對有經濟能力的學員，我們將給您十堂課的報價，包含優惠方案。針對有強烈熱誠願意付出時間努力練習，本門學費卻超過您經濟條件許可的學員們，請來信與老師商議在您經濟範圍許可下的其它方案。我們也歡迎學員或非學員做額外的捐助，您的捐款我們將用於課程用書的翻譯、推廣本門課相關的免費音樂會以及呈現所需的資金。
每位學員將獲得：
《泛音詠唱》Overtone Singing (英文）作者：馬克老師
【共鳴】工作坊（十堂課）學費總計1,5000元。
請於開課前完成報名繳費。
學生與超過六十五歲年長者享七五折優惠！
7/30日前報名享早鳥八五折優惠！
開課前繳納首期（50%,7500元)的學費即完成報名。第二期學費（50%,7500元)請於開課後三個月內(2014.12.31日前）繳納。
報名方式：請來信告知我們您的大名、地址、匯款帳戶末4碼及行號。我們將通知您匯款資訊。
【報名請洽】
info@fusica.nl（英文來信）
chichenlyv@gmail.com（中文來信）
【連絡電話】
0933-178-272 李小姐
(02)2772-1801 安琪拉/肯園香覺戲體
歡迎與我們聯繫，索取詳細報名簡章。
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〈退費說明〉
本工作坊設計為一整年，我們不建議學員只參與部份課程。一旦報名我們即希望您完成整年度的課程。首期學費繳納完成後，開課前若臨時欲取消報名，我們將酌收5%的手續費。
【招收名額】
為了讓每位學員都得到老師個別指導，本工作坊的人數上限為12人，額滿為止，請儘快報名！
【認證以及未來訓練計畫】
我們將以開放的精神討論每位學員日後要走的音樂方向。對於想要進一步精進的學員，未來仍可能開立進階課程。本期期滿Fusica將頒布結業認證給各位。
【講師】
Mvt by YiJin Hsieh
馬克老師（Mark van Tongeren），原籍荷蘭，是一名融合藝術與科學的資深聲音表演工作者。在藝術表演上他著重音樂的戲劇表現性，合作對象包含即興創作者、作曲家、音樂家（馬友友、台灣原住民音樂家）、舞者和視覺藝術工作者。近期參與作品為 驫舞劇團《裝死》於國家戲劇院的演出。他同時也是位民族音樂學家， 長年旅居阿爾泰、地中海、西藏深入研究當地音樂，向大師學習， 並得到國際知名圖瓦喉唱團體（Huun Huur Tu）真傳 。鑽研南西伯利亞、圖瓦、蒙古和西藏等地區的民族音樂。2013年以藝術表演研究取得荷蘭萊登大學音樂學博士。所著《泛音詠唱》Overtone Singing書＋CD涵蓋泛音唱法的各個層面。擁有25年海內外音樂教學經驗， 曾任教於台北藝術大學戲劇學系（2003-2004客座講師)，政治大學創意實驗室（2012-2014) ，肯園香氣私塾「聲音瑜珈」（2013-)。近年來與荷蘭頌缽傳奇Hans de Back舉辦多場音樂會，並開始接觸聲音治療的領域。目前與其妻溫佑君以及他們的兩位小孩定居於台灣。
Due to high demand a second R E S O N A N C E course of 10 classes will be organised.
Confirmed new dates for the second course:
2014.10.19 10 – 17
2014.11.1 10 – 17
2014.12.13 10 – 17
2015.01.4 10 – 17
2015.02.7 10-17
2015.03.21 10 – 17
2015.04.18 10 – 17
2015.05.9/10 weekend/two days 10 – 17
2015.06.6 10 – 17
“The world is not for beholding; it is made for hearing.” (Jacques Attali, Bruits/Noise, 1977)
Download the full program as a pdf: Resonance_Yeargroup_English (in the new tab, click again on the red link that appears).
Do you want to discover hidden dimensions of your voice, of yourself and of the physical vibrations that surround you and shape you? Does music touch you deeply, and do you wish your own voice could touch deeply too? Do you believe that music and sound are somehow powerful tools for transformation, and that you should know more about it?
Then join R E S O N A N C E and discover the hidden dimensions of your voice!
R e s o n a n c e ?
When you shout a tone into a piano, many strings stretched on the soundboard inside the piano will start to resonate with your voice, creating an echo-like effect. When you beat a drum near your body, you can sometimes feel its pulse in your bones. When you train yourself, you can perceive many more subtle effects of vibrations. In general, when one body picks up the vibrations of another body in motion, we call it resonance.
The title of this course — R e s o n a n c e — refers to such interactions of sounds and other vibrations. R e s o n a n c e teaches you to better use and understand the power of your voice and ears, to be more sensitive to sound and resonance. As a human being, your voice and your own hearing of your voice already comprises a feedback loop, but one that very few people use in a conscious way. With R e s o n a n c e you will learn to tap into the hidden potential of making sounds (speaking, chanting, singing), listening to sound and ultimately, becoming senstive to your deeper ‘inner voice’.
To allow the many sounds (inside and outside) to resonate with each other in a more balance way takes time, because in our rushed world we want to do too much all the time. R e s o n a n c e is an invitation not to force yourself to ‘master’ or control something, but to step back, to open up the doors of perception, and to hear and see what’s there. Therefore this course invites you to give yourself ten months time to incorporate new ways of practising with your voice, to absorb new ideas and understand the paramount role of sound in a world that bombards us with images and distractions. After each sessions you have about four weeks to practise, read and make new observations. Students are encouraged to set up a physical or virtual reading/singing group to deepen their experience and exchange knowledge.
Overtone singing
The backbone of this training program is the overtone singing technique. You will deeply immerse yourself in the fundamentals of musical sound, the harmonics that our voices and ears know well but our mind knows not. You will acquire expert knowledge and skills about the resonance of your voices from a technical point of view, using a variety of means from exercises to powerpoint presentations and audio-software. Not in the abstract, but in an experiential and personalised way. These specific instructions will be enhanced by methods to learn to express yourself better emotionally and freely, using the full range and colours of your voice. Parallel to this you will be informed about ‘ecologies’ of sound and music. In other words, ancient and modern sound practices around the world that can help you to have a healthier way of life and a more musical way of being.
Dates, times and location
Meetings are mostly on Saturdays, from 10 to 17 o’ clock, and sometimes on Sunday. They take place at the Canjune Training Centre, 4F, no. 3, Lane 151, Fuxing South Road, Section 2, Daan, Taipei. Tel. 02 – 27 00 72 91
Exact dates:
2014
Sat 27th of September 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25th of October 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 22th of November 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 28th of December 10:00 – 17:00
2015
Sat 24th of January 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 14th of March 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 11th + Sun 12th of April 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 16th of May 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 13th of June 10:00 – 17:00
Methods and subjects for the course
A detailed course schedule will be presented on the free trial classes on September 20, or is available on request. Here are some keywords to get an idea of what we practise and discuss in these 10 musical meetings.
* learning little-known vocal techniques
* do listening exercises
* do various meditation exercises
* watch your voice through the computer
* do body-mind work
* group chanting
* intuitively explore choral arrangements
* explore the many timbres of voices
* learn about related practices in/by
Language
The course will be conducted in English. Depending on the students, an interpreter will be present to summarise or translate (parts of) the course into Mandarin.
Requirements
No previous musical experience is required. For students who have already done one or more workshops of overtone singing there will still be plenty to learn. If you are in doubt contact us with your questions.
Prices
There are several ways to pay course fees. For those with a regular income or stipend, we give a suggested fee for the ten classes, plus some discount options. If the cost is too high, it is possible to make a donation according to spending power, as long as you show a strong motivation and invest enough time into your practise. We also welcome participants or outsiders to do a donation above the suggested course fee, which will go into organising and promoting free concerts and demonstrations of (part of ) our group and translating parts of the book Overtone Singing.
Each student receives:
The suggested price per participant is 15.000 NT$ for ten classes. The following discounts apply (only one per person):
25 %: Students and seniors with valid identity cards for the duration of the course
15 % Early birds: if you register before August 20 early bird discount is extended to September 1!
Payment
If you want to register, we will ask you to make a downpayment of 50 % of the total fee. Email us your name, address, banking details and total fee. You will receive payment instructions.
The second payment of 50% may be paid before December 31st 2014.
Cancellation policy: registrations are for the whole year. It is not possible to do only part of the course. Once you start the course you will commit yourself to finish it. If you wish to cancel your pre-registration before the start of the course, we will withhold 5% administration charges.
Number of participants
To ensure that each student gets personal guidance, there is a maximum of 12 participants. The minimum number of participants is 6.
Certification and future training
We will collectively discuss everyone’s musical progress in a spirit of openness. It is possible that more advanced courses will be set up in the future for those who wish to learn more. For this and other purposes, it is possible to receive a proof of participation from Fusica at the end of the year.
Your guide
Mark van Tongeren by Yi-Jin Hsieh
Mark van Tongeren is a vocal performer working at the intersection of art and science. In his artistic work he emphasises performance/theatrical aspects of music and collaborates with improvisers, composers as well as dancers and visual artists, most recently in ‘Play Dead’ with Biao (National Theatre). He is also an ethnomusicologist specialised in the music of South-Siberia, Mongolia and Tibet. Based on artistic performance research, he received a PhD from Leiden University in 2013. His book+CD Overtone Singing is a standard work covering many aspects of this singing technique. He is an independent teacher in Taiwan and abroad, amongst others at the X-Lab of ChengDa, and leads a weekly VoiceYoga class at the Aromatherapy Training Centre of CanJune. In recent years he began performing with Dutch singing bowl legend Hans de Back and developed an interest in the therapeutic aspects of sound. Currently one of his main interests is to teach people to enjoy sound as a path of self-discovery and a source of knowledge.
He lives in Taiwan with his wife June Wen and their two children.
INTERESTED? JOIN A FREE TRIAL CLASS ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, IN THE MORNING (10-12) OR AFTERNOON (14-16) at the Canjune Training Centre. No need to register, just walk in.
You may also direct your questions to info@fusica.nl (in any Western language) or to chichenlyv@gmail.com (in Mandarin). Or call Canjune Spa 02 – 2772 1801 and ask for Angela.
Thursday evening Voice Yoga class
Would you like to join the Voice Yoga class, but are you busy during the morning? Then from this week on you can enjoy a refreshing Voice Yoga class every Thursday evening. Starting time is 19 PM, we finish at 21 PM. Because the Canjune staff prepares the training centre for closing after 21 PM, we will wind down and take a 10 minute rest before 21 PM (in the morning session we usually do this after the class). So you can enjoy a full two hours of energising voice work. Prices remain the same: 400 NT$ for a single class, 1500 NT$ for four classes.
For the early birds: the Thursday morning class will still take place! So there will be two classes every Thursday.
From now on, please inform me that you wish to join the class: send an email to info-at-fusica-dot-nl or a text message to 09-10-38-27-49. Include the time you wish to come (10 AM or 19 PM).
Because of International Labor Day the schedule is as follows:
Thursday morning (10-12 AM) + Thursday evening (19-21 PM)
April 24
May 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12, 19
June 20 starts my Summer break, first with an aroma tour I organised for Canjune in the wonderful island of Corsica, where we will immerse ourselves in the smells and sounds of this exquisite small island in the Mediterranean.
Voice Yoga classes will start again some time in the second half of August.
More details about Voice Yoga can be found here.
Thresholds of the Audible 