Bagpipes beginners to half advanced – Daan Kuijt
Daan Kuijt will give an interesting course especially for players who have been playing the bagpipes for a little while, but are not yet ready for the (semi) advanced workshop.
In this workshop, Daan wants to work further on basic techniques, fingering, pressure, tone production and ornamentation: “We do this while playing, with some better-known (bagpipe) melodies. There is also room to deal with things you might encounter as a beginner. The aim is to send you home after the course with enough handles to move forward. The music is taught mainly by ear, but sheet music will also be available.”
Level of playing
This workshop is especially for beginners to intermediate players, so participants already have some experience with the bagpipes. For example, they participate in the Saturday course, have already taken lessons. They have been playing for about a year, maybe even longer.
In comparison with our monthly Saturday course: this workshop is intended for about the same level as the beginners to intermediate course that Dorine currently teaches, but the more fluent players from Menno’s beginners groups are also welcome. You are expected to be able to play the major notes on your scale fluently.
About Daan Kuijt
Daan Kuijt started playing the violin as a youngster. After half studying Music Teacher at the HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, who decided to follow his heart and return to medieval and folk music. This choice resulted in taking a courses at the Dutch Hurdy-Gurdy and Bagpipes Foundation, after which he became enchanted by bourdon music and the bagpipe in particular.
Daan has been playing regularly as a medieval musician in Museumpark Archeon in Alphen aan den Rijn since 2016. After a break during the corona pandemic, Daan can be found there every week these days, playing flutes, viola, Flemish and Swedish bagpipes. Since 2024, Daan has played in music group “De Soete Inval” and in pirate band “Plankenkoorts”. In addition, Daan is conductor of pop choir “Pur Sang” and is active as a teacher at the Nieuwe Muziekschool Alphen.
Listen to Daan on Youtube
- Daan Kuijt playing sackpipa
- Daan Kuijt – Palästinalied
- Daan Kuijt – Bourree du Montford (Jo Freya)
- met Litha (Anne Brunschot)
