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The Rolos gave a workshop to young talents from Broek in Waterland!





The Rolo’s were invited by the Broeker Kerk Foundation to give a concert on Sunday, January 19. We were asked if we could also do something with the youth from the village. This is how the idea arose to give an improvisation workshop prior to The Rolo’s concert. Four brave young musical talents registered. The youngest was 10 years old and the oldest was 12 years old. Annemijn and Floris had decided to link the improvisation to the blues. The blues has a simple form and harmony, so it is perfect for this. They told something about the history and ‘Call and Response’ and showed and listened to some good examples. They then applied the call and response principle to a simple melody, namely The C-Jam Blues. In addition, a second question and answer was rehearsed. The blues scale was taught, played before and after and there was really good improvisation. The young talents from Broek in Waterland picked it up very quickly! Annemijn and Floris had never given a workshop before. Not that strange at that age :-). They really enjoyed doing it. The Rolos have managed to ignite the musical fire in these young talents and hope to have planted a seed that the participants will look back on later with great pleasure.
In two months it will already be March 9!
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Annemijn enjoys her studies at the Junior Jazz College!



In September 2024, Annemijn started the Junior Jazz College of the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Annemijn enjoyed going to Amsterdam every Saturday to take lessons from great teachers such as Jeffrey Bruinsma, Niels Tausk and Simon Rigter. At the end of this year there was a performance during the Ensemble Night of the JJC and 12 Hours of Jazz of the CvA. This study was made possible in part by a Cultuurfonds grant from the Cultuurfonds. The grant was made possible in part by the Paul Christiaan van Westering Fund. Great! It’s really great how young talent is supported in this way.