Experienced instructors will provide you with individual coaching during group classes. The instructors will be announced in the spring of 2027. How do participants experience such an intensive internship? Read the interview with six participants.

If you want to get a feel for the atmosphere already, you can watch the demo movie or the photos!

Instrument lessons & singing

Develop your musical talent with personal guidance from experienced professionals. Our classes focus on all aspects of being a musician: from improvisation and technique to interpretation and repertoire building.

You have come to the right place if:

• You want to master your instrument better
• You want to practice more effectively with maximum results
• You are looking for your unique sound
• You want lessons from renowned national and international professionals
• You want to take your instrument technique to the next level

Instruments
Students should bring their own instrument and materials!
Pianists: keyboard/electric piano with amplification and headphones for individual study moments
Vocalists: microphone with "light" vocal system or with amplification
Wind players: instrument
Guitarists: guitar with amplification
Bassists: bass guitar with amplification
Drummers: drum kit, mat to protect floor, sticks and brushes

Bands

Develop your musical skills in one of our dynamic combos, accompanied by professional stage musicians. You'll dive deep into all aspects of making music together: from groove and sound to arrangements and improvisation.

Perfect for musicians who:

• Want to expand their network and jam together
• Want to improve their groove and timing
• Wanting to explore new styles of music
• Want to expand their musical horizons, whether you come from classical, jazz, pop or rock

How it works. You will be placed in one of our six combos, carefully assembled based on skill level. Each band consists of a complete lineup: rhythm section (keys, guitar, bass, drums) plus horns and vocals. Led by an experienced instructor, you'll immediately apply your instrumental skills in practice.

Placement & Level

• At commencement you will do a short audition - prepare some pieces for this purpose
• Based on your level, you will be placed in an appropriate group
• Different level groups are available

Our philosophy: making music together is the key to optimal musical development.

Theory at the piano - Piano for non-pianists olv Maarten Weyler

1 p.m.: group 1 (beginners) and 1:30 p.m.: group 2 (more advanced)

In this class series you will learn, with no prior knowledge and on the piano:

• playing and making triads
• playing a blues scheme
• working with reversals
• playing and creating major scales
• playing and making four sounds
• working with reversals for II - V - I
• playing and accompanying pop songs such as Abracadabra, Still Got the Blues
  • guide
  • improv
• and more

Evening classes
In the evenings there are extra theory classes, open to all:

Music theory (from 7 - 8 p.m.)

• Can those analyses of chord progressions really help?
• What is a blues scale, what does a dorian scale look like?
• You already heard talk of "secondary dominants" or "backdoor progression," but you don't know what that is?
• Is a theory lesson always boring?
• Have you always dreamed of studying at a conservatoire?
• Need a preparation for the theoretical side of those studies?

An interactive approach makes theory lively and practically applicable!

Songwriting (from 8 - 9 p.m.) for all interested parties

A creative workshop where you will learn to compose step by step:

Basic Composition Skills

• Writing your own blues theme
• Working within diatonic chord progressions
• Develop melody and chords for verse and chorus
  • verse: lyrics, melody and chords
  • with attention to prosody, note choice linked to the chord, rhythmics
  • chorus: text, melody and chords
• what do you want to emphasize in your text? what less?
• horizontal arrangement or work on the form with intro, pre-chorus, bridge, outro
• vertical arrangement or working on the "translation" to a tape, a recording

Advanced Techniques

• Experimenting with non-diatonic chords
• Refining textual emphases
• the chords are expanded to include some non-diatonic chords
• Arrangement development (intro, pre-chorus, bridge, outro)
• Translating your composition into band arrangements

Practical Tools

• Working with different software (MuseScore, iRealPro, GarageBand)
• Learning how to create professional demos

By the end of the week, you will have composed a blues as well as your own song (AABA or verse/chorus/bridge), including opportunities for a demo recording.

All these lessons are accompanied by a syllabus with a summary of the subject matter and many additional course materials. 

Jams

Every night of the week, several classrooms remain open until midnight. You can then play free or supervised jam. In ever-changing line-ups, with fellow students or with teachers.

• Do you want to jam until the late hours?
• Under the guidance of teachers?
• Together with teachers?
• Would you like to play with participants of a different level or in a different musical style?
• Do you want to try out a different instrument?

JamZ.Bond Jam Session (3 evening sessions)

9 - 10 p.m.: for beginners

Based on our experience with the JamZ.Bond platform, we organize an evening jam where you know in advance which songs will be played. Indeed, we choose for you the right standards or songs and accompany you during this jam. From making an intro together, playing the theme, performing solos with the right accompaniment to playing at the right tempo and ending with an outro. Think of it as a "guided jam.

Would you rather play more freely? No problem, in several classrooms you can go for this, even until shortly before midnight!

Concert
Thursday evening is the traditional final concert of the combos. Family, friends and acquaintances are welcome then. The concert begins promptly at 7:30 p.m., in Hall De Put, Destelheide.

Level

What Level Do You Need?

Making music is an ongoing journey of discovery. We understand that not everyone has had the opportunity to study pop and related styles of music at music studios or music schools. Therefore, we do not have strict level requirements.

Having doubts about your level or questions? Feel free to contact Maarten Weyler at maarten.weyler@gmail.com. He will be happy to think with you!

Coordinator
Maarten Weyler

Participants
from 15 years of age