music workshops
We immerse ourselves in a topic in a playful way, making music, doing crafts, eating and moving around.
Each workshop includes theory, plenty of opportunity to make music together and express oneself musically, and sometimes a small performance at the end. The children create their own musical "souvenir" to take home and receive material for further activities.
The workshops do not build on one another and can be attended individually. No previous knowledge or techniques of playing an instrument are required, unless otherwise stated.
Please register by email up to one week before the event. Places will be allocated after registration has been received.
Reise durch die Musikgeschichte, Teil 2
Playing music and dancing to "La Folia" from the Baroque period, slipping into the roles of Mozart and Haydn and playing a concert with a wig, composing and performing a musical graphic yourself...
A time machine takes us through the different eras and we learn all sorts of exciting facts from the different times.
The number of participants is limited, places will be allocated according to registration date
When? 26.10.24, 2-5.30 pm
Where? Melanchthon Church, Upper Town
A film crew from SWR will accompany this workshop.
summer music camp
Date : July 26-28, 2024
Info :
The music camp includes overnight accommodation (voluntary). It starts on Friday at 3 p.m. and runs until Sunday at 12 p.m. We will help organize the service on Sunday. There will be a hot meal on Saturday afternoon, otherwise the children will get snacks/dinner/breakfast.
Contents : Playing the organ and piano, singing, exercise, treasure hunt, making an organ, music games, theater & film.
And of course lots of fun :)
Organ & Books
Date : June 22, 2024, 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Info :
We immerse ourselves in the sound world of the organ and deal with emotions and actions from interesting stories.
The content includes the setting of selected passages, an introduction to organ playing and the basics of organ improvisation.
Please bring: your favorite story
The workshop ends with a public concert at 6 pm.
Location: St. Johannis, Mainz
Music in all centuries -
A Journey Through Music History
We discover the characteristics of different composers and eras, play and listen to works from different centuries and travel with a time machine ourselves...
Previous knowledge required.
When? May 8, 2024, 3-6 pm
Where? Melanchthon Church, Upper Town
Participation fee: -
ORGAN EXCURSION
Date : March 9, 2024
Process :
Departure in Mainz at 9.15 am
1st stop Hackenheim - St. Michael (10:00–11:30 am)
2nd stop: Master workshop for organ building Müller in Merxheim (1 p.m.–2.30 p.m.)
Topic : Insight into the fascinating technology of organ building.
There will be the opportunity to crawl into an organ - play organ pipes - try out different sounds on the organ yourself and look over the shoulders of organ builders and ask questions.
Music & Fine Arts
This workshop focuses on the connection between visual art and music.
The participants create their own works of art on canvas and learn to transform the painted shapes into music.
We improvise on and with the organ and invent different sounds, listen to historical "music-image works", sing, play and discover other instruments.
Previous musical knowledge is not required.
The number of participants is limited, places will be allocated according to registration date
When? 27.01.24 9am-3pm + 28.01.24 11.30am-5pm
Where? Melanchthon Church, Upper Town
Participation fee: 60€ or 80€ (external)
For lunch, snacks and materials 15€
organ camp
We immerse ourselves in the world of the "queen of instruments". Organ lessons, scavenger hunts, building your own organ pipe out of wood, playing the organ, watching organ films and much more.
The camp includes overnight accommodation and shared dinner.
When? July 31, 2 p.m. to August 1, 11 a.m.
Where? Melanchthon Church, Upper Town
Prerequisites: Basics of organ playing
instrument making laboratory & music games
An afternoon full of music. Using various games, we explore musical parameters and experience rhythm, tones and harmonies.
You can also build various instruments yourself. Materials are available.
Duration: 3.5 hours
When? May 21, 2-5 pm
Where? Melanchthon Church, Upper Town
Kleine Tonmeister
For children ages 5-7.
We playfully develop a story from sounds, make music together, discover different instruments and how they are played, listen to animal sounds and represent them on instruments.
Duration: 3 days, 2 hours each.
When? May 30th to June 1st, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where? Melanchthon Church, Upper Town
Requirements: none
The Form in Music
When?
November 26, 2022, 2-5 pm
Where?
Melanchthonkirche Bretzenheim
What?
We playfully discover the forms in music.
We will be dealing with questions such as "How is a piece structured?" or "What is the difference between a rondo and a prelude?" We will listen to and play different forms. We will also bake cookie shapes and try out transferring them to music.
instrument workshop
When?
October 15, 2022, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where?
Melanchthonkirche Bretzenheim
What?
At instrument stations, all participants can get to know and try out instruments. We also learn about how to play and the historical development of each instrument and create posters about it.
You are welcome to bring your own instruments.
organ excursion
Date: Saturday May 7, 2022
Location: Catholic Church of St. George, Bretzenheim
Time: 2-5 pm + concert
Theme: we discover a new organ, each participant can try out the organ themselves, we look at the different sounds, hear special features of other organs and at the end we invite participants to a concert
Organ Improvisation to Silent Films
Date: February 24-26, 2022
Location: Melanchthon Church Bretzenheim
We devote ourselves to silent films and add organ sounds to our self-made film. In doing so, we explore the organ from the inside and outside.
-> more information here
Christmas music
Saturday, December 18th from 3-6 pm in the Protestant community center Hechtsheim, Lion-Feuchtwanger-Straße
Theme: Christmas music - ensemble playing - setting stories to music
Registration is required by December 10th at the latest.
At 5.30 pm we invite you to a performance of what we have worked on.
If Corona allows it, followed by a cozy get-together, children's punch and cookies (you can bring your own)
rhythm - beat - emphasis
Saturday, October 30, 2021
In the community hall of the Melanchthon Church, Beuthener Str. 39
Time: 3-5 pm
Theme: rhythm - beat - emphasis, we will explore the beat times through play and create our own beat.