Didgeridoo lovers, enthusiasts and fanatics, know that this year there will be the 7th Didgeridoo Masterclass in Croatia, June 10th -16th, 2024. The ultimate didgeridoo training camp, but also a place to meet people who share the passion and the mysterious journey of didgeridoo mastery. This year we will have the ULTRA Masterclass as well, more about that in the text below.
Arrivals/departures
Arrivals should be planned for Monday, 10th or at latest Tuesday, 11th, early morning. I recommend Monday as it takes time to acclimatize and the group will already start gathering anyway, so why missing it? The lessons will start Tuesday morning, 11am. Saturday evening will once again treat us with a great concert and Sunday is the last day, with lessons till 2pm, after which we devour lunch, slowly pack and bid farewells.
Please do not book your ticket before I confirm that the MC is happening. For this I need to get enough applications. Once you apply, you will be connected to the Source of the News and you will know as soon as I know. This is also why it is important to apply early and not in June! Khm!
What about the didgeridoos, is it BYOD?
If you have a didgeridoo in C with a toot in C, you can bring it with you! I understand that if you travel by plane, this might be inconvenient for you, so I offer to provide you a Moytze didgeridoo for the duration of masterclass. Due to the damage that was done to some of the didgeridoos in the past years I decided to go for a deposit and a rent fee for the Masterclass. The deposit you need to pay at the site is 150 euros. If your didgeridoo didn’t receive any damage, you can get 100 euros back. If Moytze gets cracks from playing, I will cover it. If you already are in the category that you need a discount for the MC itself, you can get the whole deposit back, in case of didge being in mint condition.
Recorder/headphones recommendation:
If you want to hear yourself well (generally) in a group of didgeridoo players playing at the same time, you can consider bringing a recorder (like Zoom H4n) and headphones (like Beyerdynamic DT770) and use them at the MC to isolate your didgeridoo sound to your ears. You can add a Didgelander to this combo: https://pilnaj.com/eng/index.html
Other things to bring:
Mosquito repellent- we’ve had really wet last two years which brought more mosquitos than usual
Sunscreen- if you use it.
A pen to write notes
How do you know you are ready for the Masterclass?
If you have never been to the Masterclass, or have never taken a lesson from me, know that it is obligatory to take at least one (online) lesson to prepare you for the MC. This way the whole group will be better prepared and more consistent and you will be very motivated to practice for the MC. The fee for the one hour lesson with further support is 150 euros. If you are very tight with budget, you can have half an hour, but one hour is recommended. For this you need to contact me at [email protected]
Apart from that, you can check your status with the following:
– You need to have a desire to become proficient at didgeridoo playing – this is the most important point
– You need to have “some” experience in playing which means that you need to be able to do circular breathing, some rhythms, if you have some performing experience, great, but it is not obligatory – the best way to check it is if you can do 10 basic exercises from my YT tutorial
– You need to be able to withstand 6 days of didgeridoo brutality
– You need to be able to leave your ego at the door, especially in case of someone playing better than you, which is almost sure to happen anyway – the safest way is to come humble and light and you are bound to thrive
First of all, you need to be grateful until the end of your life that Gods of Wind, Tubes and Wood were so benevolent to grant you the Masterclass in this reality and that you didn’t need to sacrifice a goat or a family member for that. But if you have a reason why you need to get a discount, let me know and you will get it. It has to be convincing though. If you are a student from Bosnia, you need say no more. But take it with a grain of responsibility as with all things in life. If you want to pay higher price for the MC, this is also allowed.
To sum it up, this uberworkshop consists of:
– six days of didgeridoo togetherness
– more than 35 hours of exercising, including in depth explanation of body, skills and know-how of live and studio setup
– small learning songs from which you can practice your didgeridoo techniques
– a small concert by the participants and this year’s special guests Ancient Science of Sound in a very smooth and easy atmosphere (hopefully)
– a textbook that encompasses all the given knowledge at the workshop, which is beyond anything you can find online
– amazing food at a very beautiful farm, all meals included, home made superfood from Croatia
– didge room – a room where you can test and buy didges that you’ve never even dared to dream of
– cozy accommodation in one of the farm’s houses
– almost guaranteed Sun!! =))
– super participants, comrades with whom you can share didge playing but also you can cry together through the night because of all the things I have said and done to you during the day
Where it is and ways to arrive:
If you come by plane, you need to arrive to Zagreb airport and then from Zagreb you take the bus to Šumećani where Masterclass is. If you come by a car, you can come directly to Seoski turizam Kezele. It is possible to arrive earlier and leave later than the six days of Masterclass, but that is at your own expense.
This year we will again create a Whatsapp group for organizing and optimizing arrivals and departures.
For more info and application, write me an email to duendedidgeridoo@gmail.com
Masterclass starts on Tuesday 11th June at 11 am, just after a relaxed breakfast and ends on Sunday 2pm, June 16th, with a feast.
Prices:
Price is 600euros for the masterclass and you will need to pay a deposit (300) to make it official.
Prices for accommodation are:
Prices:
FULL BOARD (shared room for 2 persons) 70,80 eur/day
ADDITION FOR SINGLE USE 19 eur/day
ADDITION FOR A CHILD 30 eur/day
AMOUNT (shared room) 70,80 eur x 6 days = 424,80 eur
AMOUNT (single room) 89,80 eur x 6 days = 538,80 eur
ULTRA Masterclass
This year I decided to offer the next level torture for people like me, who really need it. A true Shaolin temple of didgeridoo playing, condensed into three days. It is hard to be exact here, but if you imagine levels from 1-10, then regular Masterclass would be for levels 2-5, and UltraMC would be for levels 6-8. WAY harder exercises, some would be my personal exercises and some would be adjusted so you can do something. I would go into creating beats, songs and sounds on a very different level from the regular MC and it would take you on a journey that is hard to imagine. The idea behind the UMC is to forge you to the level which is difficult to obtain. So UMC is difficult, but it is probably the easiest way to the next level when you are already a high level in playing. It is that initial push which you then just need to follow. You will get a much deeper insight into my mind and knowledge as you are ready to receive it at this level. Hopefully.The UMC is intended for the best students of MC during the years, but also my performing friends and colleagues. Not the faint hearted ones. Dates are 16.-18. August, morning till midnight, price is 500 euros for the teaching. You will need a Moytze and Iglica to follow the program, which you will be able to rent for 50 each. More info by email.
CU!
Du!