August 13th and August 15th 10.30-12.00 + 13.30-15.00.
Griegakademiet - Gunnar Sævigs Sal

August 13th

Session 10.30-12.00:
Welcome to SkanBeat presents! (Aage Hagen, Moderator of the day).
Introducing the presentations, workshops and concerts of the day.

10.30 am "A Danish perspective"
Aage Hagen, Development Consultant, Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen

• What is rhythmic music? (rhythm/body, play by ear/learn by heart, improvisation, composition/arrangement)
  
• How does these issues relate to the conference main theme SAMSPEL and focus areas (ensembles, social life, popular music/art music)
  
• What is SkanBeat? (network, objectives and activities)
  
• Rhythmic music in Danish and Scandinavian higher education (accreditation, programmes and qualifications)
  
• Today's programme and lecturers (examples of best practice)

11.00 am "The African Connection"
Lars Storck, Associate Professor, Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen with a group of Bergen advanced students
Workshop: Rhythmic Training. Key words: Singing, Dancing and Playing, a grounded rhythm sense, intuitive learning.

11.30 am "Integrated Ear Training"
Henrik Sveidahl and Flemming Agerskov, Associate Professors, Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen
Presentation: a development project about ear training in rhythmic music education.
Key words: Imitation, improvisation and analyses.

Session 13.30-15.00
13.30 pm "How cool is jazz?"
Jon Pål Inderberg with music students,, Trondheim Conservatory of Music) Presentation: What are the pedagogical principles behind the enormous boost in Norwegian Jazz in the last decade?

14.00 pm "Play by ear/learn by heart" Carl-Axel Anderson, Malmö Academy of Music with a group of Bergen advanced students.
Workshop: Rehearsing an ensemble

14.30 pm "Rock without a roll" Anders Rydlöv, Malmö Academy of Music Presentation

THURSDAY 15TH AUGUST

Session 10.30-12.00
Welcome to SkanBeat presents! Helge Gaarder, Moderator of the day. Introducing the presentations, workshops and concerts of the day.

10.30 am "Modern Music Technology"
Helge Gaarder, producer, Norwegian Concert Institute Presentation with a lot of music examples from CDs, video and the internet.
Key words:

• Is all the electronic equipment in use in popular and contemporary music obstacles for the musicians - or on the contrary: an extension of musical expression?
  
• May we compare the importance of todays new technology with the invention of the grand piano?
  
• Are we today in the midst of a musical revolution due to new technology?
• Is the result of new technology new ways of making music, new music styles in itself and conesquently new ways of listening?

11.30 am "New music styles" (tba)
Presentation with a lot of music examples
Key words:

• What is hip-hop? What is trip-hop? What is trance?
  
• Has the DJ become a musician?
  

13.30 pm "Live electronics"
Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, Audun Kleive
Workshop, demonstration, concert
Key words:
Three musicians explaining how and why they use different electronic equipment to make the sounds they like to hear.