Playful Music Workshop @ Tankstation (FREE!)

Music is an essential and elemental part of human being. All throughout history, humankind has found ways to express themselves through rhytmic, vocal and melodical expression. The oldest flute is more than 50.000 years old! Nowadays in many parts of the world, music has become a skill, a practice, a performance, and therefore many people have lost their ways to playfully and freely express ourselves. Time to reconnect with that part of our musical DNA that just wants to express, free of judgement, and free of pre-build skills! This workshop is your opportunity to experience music as a creative, fun and accessible way of expressing yourself. We want musical expression to be accessible to all and we hope to take away as many hurdles as we can. Therefore the workshop is free of charge. -------- 18:00 DINNER 20:00 EMBODIMENT PRACTICE 20:20 WORKSHOP SESSION 1 - Choose between: - flute making - body percussion - hand flute & beat boxing 21:00 SHORT BREAK 21:15 WORKSHOP SESSION 2 - Choose between: - didgeridoo playing - vocal expression 21:45 PLAYFUL JAM CIRCLE Times are indications. FREE PARTICIPATION (donation welcome) -------- EMBODIMENT SESSION Come out of your head and land into your body. The embodiment session with Anouk will prepare yourself to be fully in the moment and less hindered by your mind while opening yourself up to new ways of musical expression. FLUTE MAKING Together with flute maker Ben you will explore how easy it is to make flutes out of scrap materials like PVC pipes. In this workshop we will make a few flutes that everyone can play! We will later use them during the Playful Jam and our Solstice celebration. BODY PERCUSSION If you have a heart, you have a rhythm! Stage technician and multi-instrumentalist Deev will take you on a journey to discover the rhythm of your own body. HAND FLUTING AND BEAT BOXING Music teacher in training Karien is a free spirit who is very passionate about playful musical expression. She has a few tricks on her sleeve that she wants to share with us: hand fluting and beat boxing! LEARN THE DIDGERIDOO Ben and Deev will teach you the basic skills of didgeridoo playing. Familiarize yourself with this magical instrument, experience making sound, and practice some techniques that will help you further on your didge journey. VOCAL EXPRESSION Find your voice! Anouk and Karien are dedicated to creating a safe space, free of judgement and the need to perform, where you can play with vocal expression. PLAYFUL JAM SESSION Towards the end of the evening we will gather in a circle to bring into practice all the creative ways of making music that we have learned. Let yourself be taken away by the beat and express your inner self in a playful jam session. No stage, no microphones and no musical instruments needed! -------- VEGAN NIGHT Tuesday the 11th of June also hosts our monthly Vegan Night. For €12 you are invited to have a wholesome plant-based meal that is prepared with love for the planet and for each other. Your reservation on our website www.tankstationenschede.nl helps us to predict the plates and prevent food waste. -------- JUNE: FIND YOUR EXPRESSION MONTH JUNE is all about OFFERING YOU A STAGE for your creative and musical expression. Unleash and liberate yourself in our Karaoke Night, share a piece of your inner world at the Open Mic, or join our monthly Jam Session to connect with other musicians through Music. Since not everybody is ready to go on the stage or has gained skills with instruments through practice, we also want to offer accessible workshops where EVERYONE is welcome to participate. These workshops are: TUE 11-06: PLAYFUL MUSIC WORKSHOP (Free) WED 26-06: MUSIC AND THE SENSES by Floris (€ tba) On top of this we would like to invite you to our expressive SOLSTICE CELEBRATION on the 18th, free access, which we are planning to finish in a big tribal jam and dance.