A study day for teachers, students, pedagogical coordinators, school boards and policy makers Musica is proud to host a CACAO conference at Erasmushogeschool Brussel on Thursday 20 April. We look forward to sparring with our partners Fabula movens, Petar Pan, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Il Girotondo and Embassy International School. No …
The new hEAR DROPS video Cradle (of) Art focuses on parent-infant interaction. Connecting with newborn babies is all about musicality. Playing with our voice, gestures and mimicry, the baby and the infant-caregiver communicate the most important aspects of life – namely belonging and relations. The melody of our voice, the pulse and rhythm, the dynamic …
The new hEAR DROPS video Dronotonous focuses on the sound of drones. A drone is no more than a long-held tone. You can find these even in everyday life. Some drones are rich enough to listen to in a bit more detail. Just give them a little attention. Play with their timbre, volume, duration or …
Musica aims to strengthen the sector’s voice around participatory arts, helping to document and map collected artistic practice both from a national and international perspective. Through the online platform Medium, we aim to share our artistic and pedagogical expertise. Musica stands for a conscious and adventurous handling of sound and music. Reflection on one’s own …
Who will be the next promising young ensemble in Early music? Since 2015, the International Young Artist’s Presentation (IYAP) presents the best and brightest in Early music performance at the Laus Polyphoniae festival. After a selection process, Musica Impulse Centre and AMUZ provide 6 promising ensembles with a three-day coaching course by renowned international artists. …
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The new hEAR DROPS video Ears on the Ball focuses on motor skills and agility. Ball sports are all about these two physical abilities. In fact, it is no different in music. Balls and rhythms are ubiquitous, so why not combine the two? Making music with a ball requires some alertness and hand-ear coordination. With …
This summer, music holidays are back in full swing: a week of making music together, experimenting with sounds, philosophising and eating healthily! Musica and music ensemble Casco Phil introduce children and young people to musical traditions and their contemporary approach. Making music together is the sauce that connects creativity, philosophy and diversity. During the holidays, …
This school year, Musica is organising six artistic interventions under the moniker ‘Zintuin’ in primary schools and a music academy in Flanders and Brussels. Each time, a group of pupils and their teachers are confronted with a musician-artist. Musica also interviews all those involved about this unique experience, their artistic attitude and their findings about …
hEAR DROPS #14 revisits what can be considered the most universal tonal sequence in existence: pentatonics. Only five tones are needed to make a melody. You’ve probably already done it yourself, without realizing it! A pentatonic melody is created when you play only the black keys of a piano. It doesn’t even matter in which …
In hEAR DROPS #13, you get to work with an everyday object that houses a lot of surprising sounds: the ruler. An action you might perform every day can still inspire the creation of music. A simple object in your daily environment can be used to make sounds. If you keep repeating one sound, you …
