The reason why there are so many forms of music is because they belong
to a culture, to a social organization, a territory, a group of people,
or to religious practices.
The Salon de Musique collection, with the assistance of musicians, instruments
makers and musicologists, introduces the origins and forms of traditional
music worldwide and different types of improvisation.
Listening to new music often demands an effort of adaptation and comprehension.
Hearing the musical forms linked to their culture will make for a better
understanding of both the musiciansÕ motivations (and those of
their audience) as well as what they represent.
More than a simple initiation to instrumental practice, The Salon de Musique
Collection aims to provide better knowledge and greater tolerance of different
cultures...
With this collection, it seemed to us essential to renew the oral tradition
based on a direct relationship (using the audiovisual medium), allowing
anyone to connect the musical expression to the body dimension ("from
the movement to the ear / from the ear to the movement").
Video and DVD enable individualized apprenticeships, seeing and hearing
how sounds are created and organized (as closely and as often as necessary),
the transcriptions remain nevertheless a source of information for a better
understanding of forms and structures.
This is why, even if most of the music presented come from an oral culture,
we have decided to put them down in writing, either with a classical notation
or the use of onomatopeas.
We hope you enjoy viewing and practising your instrument, in alone or
with your band.
Philippe NASSE - Collection Editor |
Video
and DVD filmed documentaries and Tutorial Methods from traditional
and improvised World Music.
Referenced literature to discover and learn musical instruments
from the depth of their original culture and tradition.
> "From the movement to the ear
/ from the ear to the movement"
Each video package carries :
• A documentary
that presents thes musicians in their musical and cultural context.
Rehearsals, concerts, describing craftsmanship and caretaking
of the instruments...
• An initiation
method that is an approach to the specific techniques of each
instrument.
The tutorials and exercices are presented at a slow pace, at normal
speed and as part of polyrythmic patterns with other instruments.
• A score
book with extra variations, patterns, a brief history of the instrument,
a glossary and together with many photos and illustrations. |
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