These workshops were an interactive and engaging experience designed to deepen rhythmic understanding and ways in which rhythms are built. The workshops were made for all levels of expertise, for professional musicians, students and amateurs alike. 

They began with a review of the fundamental concepts of rhythm in music before delving into the importance of rhythm in creating music. They explored a variety of rhythmic styles from around the world, and as such provided insight into how different cultures use rhythm to express their identity. These workshops not only provided means of appreciating rhythm, but also the opportunity to actively participate and develop one’s own creative musical expression.

These workshops were designed to explore a collaborative approach to music making, developing supportive, creative environments, and inspiring youth to study music. Two different workshops were given.

The first took place over two sessions, targeting teenagers from different communities of the Ramallah governorate, namely the different refugee camps, villages and Ramallah proper. The workshop was designed to facilitate the collective writing of a song with the group, inspired by the exceptional circumstances Palestine is going through. The creative process was guided by using different activities that helped to build the components of the song, step by step, through teamwork.

The Second workshop targeted school children age of 7-12. The workshop created group activities for children, using music to express themselves in regards to their emotions stemming from what is happening around them. It also aimed to question the limits a child has in integrating him/herself in a group, and strengthened teamwork and collaboration through various musical games.

The workshops were conceived as a continuous buildup of knowledge regarding the two main aspects of song making, namely songwriting and arranging of a song.  

The songwriting workshop exposed the participants to the different methods of writing a song, through the study and analysis of different styles of songs. The workshop clarified the main elements of a song, and the means by which one can differentiate between them lyrically and musically. Furthermore, it served to facilitate the collaborative writing of a song.

The song arranging workshop was designed to provide participants with tools in developing their skills when arranging their original songs. Using the collaborative song from the preceding workshop, this workshop allowed for participants to experience the more prosaic elements of what it means to arrange a song for live performance from within a recording studio via an electronic music program. 

This workshop was a broad survey of the multiple skills called upon in the world of notated music writing. The workshop covered topics including melodic writing, harmonic thought, textures, counterpoint and orchestration through analysis of musical scores, written exercises, discussions, and guidance and analysis of the participants’ own writing by the workshop leaders. 

Participants were selected on the basis of them having a high level of musical theory and having written or at least begun writing their own pieces prior to the workshop. The workshop took place over four sessions, with the final session dedicated to analysis of each participant’s ongoing compositional works. 

The workshops offered participants the opportunity to explore the world of digital and electronic sound and to develop their creative abilities. Combining theoretical foundations with hands-on practice, the workshop provided an introduction to key concepts and guided participants in the creation of original electronic music.

Participants engaged with advanced tools and techniques used in electronic music production. Topics included sound synthesis, audio effects, sampling, and musical composition, along with their creative applications in the development of distinctive musical projects. The workshop also looked at the history and evolution of electronic music across decades, highlighting its various genres and their contributions to the global musical landscape. 

This workshop looked at composition and improvisation using sound itself as a start point and how to integrate that into creative processes. Discussions were had regarding the nature of sound and how sound can be harnessed and layered within the creative process. Also, what we perceive as music was also considered; what exactly is it that we class as music and can the frameworks in which music is generally critiqued be widened to include further sonic possibilities? There were practical elements involving the use of electronic mediums to show these possibilities.