Immersion courses – Details
Samba Percussion Intermediate and Advanced
Mestre Fred is back by popular demand to take you through your paces and bring you out the other side with rocking new breaks, better technique and big smiles.
This course will cater for Samba players who are proficient at one instrument up to advanced level players.
If the numbers on this course exceed 35 we will bring another fantastic international samba master to teach as well, breaking the group in two and spending half time with each instructor, so please book early if you intend to come so we can organise another legend to join us in good time!
$275 pp includes festival pass
- Friday 6th 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 7th 10am – 1.30pm
- Sunday 8th 10am – 1.30pm
Location – Corban Estate Arts Centre (Zeal Studio)
A Capella Singing
Teacher: Stephen Taberner
Stephen draws on nearly 20 years of experience as a choirleader to offer insights into blending, arranging, performing skills, different uses of the voice, rhythmic components and the use of humour through a dizzying range of songs from almost everywhere.
Open to all comers who sing, but likely to be of special interest to those who already sing in choirs.
This will all be applied to a big bunch of pretty interesting songs: Stephen has a highly variegated interest in world music, a passion for arranging great songs, and a liking for writing his own, so the repertoire is likely to include Split Enz, Samoa, Cuba, Georgia, Macedonia, and Leonard Cohen, as well as purpose written titbits. We'll be looking to sound as good as we can, but also have a fair number of giggles, and end up maybe one heartbeat closer to the big cosmic groove.
$275 pp includes festival pass
- Friday 6th 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 7th 1.30pm – 5pm
- Sunday 8th 1.30pm – 5pm
Location – Corban Estate Arts Centre
Tango Dance
Teachers: Fabio Robles and Ana Andre
This course is targeted at dancers of other genres who want to fast track in to learning the beautiful dance of Argentine Tango. You will need to have a good ability to pick up new dance choreography and good body awareness as this course will move quite quickly.
Fabio and Ana are highly respected world-class teachers and have choreographed for Australia’s "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing With The Stars".
Feedback from last year's workshop: "Wow, after just one hour class I feel like I can dance tango, Fabio and Ana are amazing!"
$275 pp includes festival pass
- Friday 6th 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 7th 1.30pm – 5pm
- Sunday 8th 1.30pm – 5pm
Location – Corban Estate Arts Centre
Zouk Dance
Teachers: Rodrigo Delano and Adriana Coutinho
This course will take your zouk dance to a new level, with limitless knowledge to share with you, Rodrigo and Adriana are dedicated to sharing their passion for zouk . This course will be for upper intermediate/advanced Zouk dancers.
In order to give New Zealand's dedicated zouk enthusiasts the opportunity they need to really work hard and make the most of this rare oportunity to spend three days immersed with these visiting international teachers, please do not apply for this course if you are not an experienced zouk dancer.
$275 pp includes festival pass
- Friday 6th 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 7th 10am – 1.30pm
- Sunday 8th 10am – 1.30pm
Location – Corban Estate Arts Centre
Cuban band: Learn all the Cuban instruments and make a SALSA BAND!
After 10 years of churning out Salsa musicians in Sydney, Australia, TRESMAMBO and Cuban Pete are coming to NZ for the first time to stage an intensive music workshop at the Jambalaya Festival from which you will emerge performing an authentic Cuban Salsa band!
In 15hrs of hard core tuition, spread over three days you will learn to play the authentic Cuban instruments in the traditional way namely, CONGAS, BONGO, GUIRO, MARACAS, CLAVES, CUBAN TRES, TIMBALES and how to play the more familiar PIANO, BASS, GUITAR, KIT DRUMS, TRUMPET and VOCALS in the context of a Cuban Band.
Previous musical experience or Spanish is obviously desirable, but not essential. This is because you will learn this music in a very African way, through singing and dancing and THEN actual instruction on the instrument. This is not only a new music but a new way of making music hence everyone is pretty well in the same boat when they start out.
DANCERS WELCOME – this course will take your dancing to a new musical level.
Visit the TresMambo website. Their graduates are out there playing in bands and so can YOU. Here is your chance.
Since this is a band course PLACES ARE LIMITED so act now!
Click here to see this course IN ACTION
Want to find out more? Email the course director or talk to Cuban Pete direct on +61 2 415 27 158
$275 pp includes festival pass
- Friday 6th 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Saturday 7th 10am – 2pm
- Sunday 8th 10am – 2pm
Location – Corban Estate Arts Centre
Kids Music and Dance Course
For 5 – 12 year olds
These lucky kids will have a chance to try many different styles of music and dance over three days, they will get to choose their favourite style and will have the opportunity to prepare for a performance on the final day.
The course will also include costume making, art and watching performances at Jambalaya.
Kids will be fully supervised. They will need lunch, water, snacks and a ukulele if they have one. Space is limited to 30 children so please book early.
$85 per child (includes festival pass which is free for this age group)
- Friday 6th 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 7th 10am – 5pm
- Sunday 8th 10am – 5pm
Location – Corban Estate Arts Centre