Flyer castanets classes from May 2025
Flyer castanets classes from september 2025
– You will find the timetable below –
1. Castanet technique and concert for beginners with good previous knowledge
On Thursdays from 18:00 to 19:30 hrs
We continue to work with the course 3 of the method by Emma Maleras, repeat course 2 at a faster pace. While studying concert pieces at this level, we now also deal with musical interpretation.
Suitable for castanet players who want to fundamentally improve their technique. If you are interested, please contact me e.g. by e-mail
2. Castanet technique and concert for intermediate level 1
Fridays from 16:00 to 17:30 hrs
We continue to work with the course 5 of the method by Emma Maleras, and repeat the contents of course 4 at the 2nd speed. More complex forms of carretillas, posticeos and other percussion techniques, as well as dynamics and articulation, are our topics. We also repeat course 4 at the last speed. When studying concert pieces at this level, we focus on musical interpretation.
3. Castanet technique and concert for intermediate level 2
Thursdays from 16:15 to 17:45 hrs
We continue with course 5 and the more complex forms of the carretillas, posticeos and other techniques, as well as dynamics and articulations are still our topic. With concert pieces of this level, we continue to focus on musical interpretation, as well as playing in several voices in a castanet choir.
4. Castanet technique and concert for intermediate to advanced level
Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:30 hrs
We continue to concentrate on course 6. The focus is on dynamics, articulations and a further development of the different techniques. In addition, we repeat course 5 at the last speed. With concert pieces of this level, the focus is on musical interpretation, as well as on playing polyphonic pieces in a castanet choir.
5. Castanet technique and concert for advanced students
Saturdays from 11:45 to 13:15 hrs.
In the advanced level of the method, our focus is on course 8 of the method by Emma Maleras, with very virtuoso concert pieces. In addition to new technical challenges, we work intensively on the musical details of the extensive concert pieces in the repertoire at this level and repeat content from course 7 at the last speed.
♪ – ZOOM: All courses can also be booked onLine in the stream via ZOOM, as well as private lessons or classes. Enquiries by e-mail
♪ – Castanet lessons in individual lessons, also rehearsals of special concert pieces possible. If you are interested, please contact me by phone.
♪ – Open group: Writing castanet sheet music approx. once a quarter on Friday 18:00 – 19:30 hrs Info here
♪ – Practice sessions with various technical topics always on Wednesday from 15:00 hrs also via online stream:
15:00 – 15:50 hrs without Carretilla – thorough warm-up, accents, dynamics, articulation, rhythm ….
16:00 – 16:50 hrs Carretillas with both hands detailed and thorough.
Participation free of charge for course participants, possible by ten-ticket or single ticket for those interested.
Contact us: by e-mail
♪ – CASTANETS CHOIR BERLIN
We always meet on Wednesdays from 17:00 to 17:50 hrs and are happy to welcome castanets players who do not come to our classes. We charge a fee of 9 € for each rehearsal. Participation is free of charge for students in my castanet groups. The aim of this choir is to rehearse and perform monophonic and polyphonic concert pieces for castanets.
