Old Town School - On The Road
Dispatches from the road from our wayfaring travelers.
MARIA LOVES HELSINKI!
The Sibelius Academy is simply amazing! Yesterday, I had my first hip-hop class with Boogie my my new Finnish friends and learned a song on the jouhikko which is a 3(sometimes 4) stringed instrument that you play with a bow and hold in-between your knees….. everyone that majors in fiddle at the school learns how to play and make a jouhikko. I’ve got a video and sound file, but I think I have to wait until I get home to put them up…
Today, we went to the Global Music Centre…… we met Wasel Arar who is the president of the Bluegrass Finnish Society, he’s really excited at the prospect of having some Old Time and Bluegrass musicians come out to teach,play, and perform… they have jams every Friday at least (I may not get on the plane tomorrow so that I can stay for the jam)
We’re off to a concert right now, so more later……
Filed under: Uncategorized by Maria | April 9, 2008 |
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I meant “Boogie AND my new Finnish friends”
Yay, Maria! Get your Johikko on!
But DO get on that plane. We miss you here!
sounds like an absolute blast, Maria! we miss you! if you stay for the Friday jam, we’re joining you…