Middle Eastern Music, Dance and Percussion

Workshops for Middle Eastern Percussion, Music and Egyptian Belly Dance with live music at RockSea Camp. Optional tours available including overnight camel trip into the desert, day visit to the Coloured Canyon, St Catherine Monastery and Mount Sinai.  Evening music and dance sessions in the atmospheric Bedouin tent at RockSea Camp and possible visits from local Bedouin musicians.  

TEACHERS

Middle Eastern Percussion – Chas Whitaker

Arabic percussion includes frame drums, goblet shaped drums (Darabuka) and finger cymbals. The rhythms are easy in their basic forms and so several can be learned in the workshop leading to a composition which could accompany melody or dance. Basic technique and correct playing styles are introduced and participants are encouraged to begin improvising and working together as a drum orchestra. Suitable for all levels of drumming experience.

Chas Whitaker- Darabuka / Douf / Riq / Zills.

Chas has been teaching and performing Middle Eastern Percussion for over 15 years . Chas has travelled extensively through the Middle East and North Africa and has studied in several countries. He plays in several bands and accompanies many Oriental dancers, specializing in drum solos. For more information on Chas and Arabic percussion in general visit - www.arabicdrum.co.uk

Middle Eastern Music Workshop – Maren Lueg

The course would provide a unique opportunity for musicians to explore the relationship between Middle Eastern and Western music.

Participants will bring their own melody instrument, which they already have a basic proficiency on and are able to learn simple melodies either by ear or from sheet music (provided). Arabic scales are introduced which do not use quarter notes but sound very “eastern” and melodies based on these scales will be learned. Improvisation is a very important element in Arabic music and participants are encouraged to explore their improvisational abilities in a supportive structure. Arabic music forms and scales with quarter tones are introduced and demonstrated for participants to help in their appreciation of Arabic music.

Maren Lueg - Arabic  Nay  Flute, Mizmar and Saxophone and Silver Flute. 

Maren has been teaching and performing Middle Eastern and Balkan music for over 10 years playing Western and Middle Eastern wind instruments.  She performs regularly with British and Arab musicians around the UK and has studied such traditional Middle Eastern wind instruments as the Nay (bamboo flute) and Zurna (double reed pipe) in Turkey and Egypt. Maren is currently working on her Masters in Arabic Ney and Middle Eastern Music at the School of Oriental and African Studies (London University). For further information and to hear some of Maren's music please visit   www.myspace.com/marenlueg

Middle Eastern Dance to live music – Carmen Jones

These workshops will help the dancer to gain greater understanding of Middle Eastern rhythms and melodies and how to interpret them. There will be focus on technique, step combinations and in developing personal expression in the dance.

Carmen Jones , Middle Eastern dance.

 Carmen began her love affair with Arabic dance in the early 1990's. In that time she has acquired knowledge from many great teachers from far and wide. She herself teaches regularly nationwide and especially has a true passion and understanding of live music through the experience of  accompanying some of the best bands in the UK, Hossam Ramzy’s Egyptian orchestra being one of the most recent. Carmen works closely with Chas and Maren in several musical projects. 

 prices:

The exact price for your holiday depends on the type of accommodation you choose and the amount of food and drinks you buy every day and how many tours you take part in.
But here is a guideline of how much you may have to expect to pay:

Sinai Workshops:

We charge £200 per week and £300 for two weeks for the Sinai workshops and live music concerts we organize in the evening at the camp this includes our general admin. Cost. This payment needs to be paid to us in advance as a deposit.

Musical Cultural Tour of Cairo:

We charge £120 for the week as musical cultural guides, this includes entrance to concerts and events and taxi rides in downtown Cairo.
This money needs to be paid to us in advance and acts as a deposit for your booking.

Food, Accommodation and Tours are paid directly to Rocksea Camp and the Hotel and Restaurants in Cairo.

You need to book your own flight to Sharm el Sheik or Cairo.

For example: easyjet.com  offers flights from Gatwick to Sharm el Sheik.

The approximate price over all for a 1 week in the Sinai at Rocksea camp.

£400-£500

The approximate price over all  for  2 weeks in the Sinai.

£650 - £750

The approximate price over all for one week in Cairo.

£250 - £350

The approximate cost over all  for a 3 weeks holiday will be around:

£900 - £1100

For a more exact breakdown of prices please contact Maren: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 or visit: www.arabicdrum.co.uk, arabicmusicband.com

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