EXPERIENCE
Music and Nature with Dr Benicio Sokkong
11 August 2018
11.30am - 1.00pm
River Room, Asian Civilisations Museum
Free
From the gentle rustle of leaves to the clinking of pots and pans in the kitchen to the car honks in peak-hour traffic, music isn't confined only to concert halls. If we take the time to listen, we would discover that music can be found all around us. In Music & Nature, we get creative in improvising everyday items to mimic interesting tones in our environment and throwing them together to make quirky and fun compositions.
*This workshop requires participants to have basic flute knowledge and to bring their own flutes.
Flute Improvisation Workshop with Surasak Kingsai & Yasukazu Kano
11 August 2018
1.00pm - 3.00pm
River Room, Asian Civilisations Museum
$12.00
Drawing inspiration from a plethora of folk music traditions across Southeast Asia, the Flute Improvisation Workshop sees musicians using these musical techniques and melodic frameworks as their palette of colours to paint a stimulating musical canvas of the ASEAN identity. Open to amateur and professional flutists alike, the workshop will have participants exploring the features of these traditional arrangements and fusing them into a multi-layered performance piece that bring out the best of ASEAN culture. Guest flutists who are experts in improvisation will also share their insights on the ways to transform imagery in our minds into powerful musical pieces.
Gamelan & Flutes
12 August 2018
11.30am - 1.30pm
ACM Gamelan, Asian Civilisations Museum
Free
Try your hand at the ancient instrument of gamelan and discover the dulcet tones that form the cornerstone of Javanese music in this interactive gamelan-flute jamming session.
Ocarina Painting & Music Workshop
Session 1:
Session 2:
1.00pm - 4.00pm
10 August 2018
12 August 2018
10.30am - 1.30pm
ACM Gamelan, Asian Civilisations Museum
$38.00
Join us in a three-hour workshop where you learn to play the ocarina in the time it takes you to watch a movie! With step-by-step guidance from experienced instructors and easy-to-understand materials, you will learn to play simple classic tunes in no time. As an added bonus, participants get to visit the Trade Gallery of the Asian Civilisation Museum for inspiration before painting their own ocarinas and bringing the instruments home.