8 To 88

8 To 88

Musical Education for Children of All Ages

Musical education for children of all ages

IGUDESMAN & JOO’s unique edu­ca­tion pro­gram is designed for any musi­cian who wishes to widen their hori­zons and approaches to cre­at­ing, learn­ing, rehears­ing, and, per­form­ing music. “8 To 88″ explores often– ignored and less-practised aspects of music mak­ing and encour­ages musi­cians to be more open to such aspects, which may include impro­vi­sa­tion, chore­og­ra­phy, the­atri­cal­ity, psy­chol­ogy of per­for­mance, stage man­ner and pre­sen­ta­tion, dif­fer­ent styles of music, clas­si­cal and non-classical rhythm, com­po­si­tion, dra­maturgy, and humour.

Musi­cians are invited to bring their own instru­ments, and any other instru­ment they might play, and are encour­aged to bring along any own com­po­si­tions, sketches (musi­cal, or the­atri­cal), and to share any “hid­den talents”.

IGUDESMAN & JOO’s “8 To 88″ is avail­able to all musi­cians, and while it is cer­tainly not exclu­sive to string play­ers or pianists, vio­lin­ists and vio­lists would ben­e­fit from work­ing with Igudesman’s var­i­ous “work­outs” in dif­fer­ent styles, alter­na­tive sound pro­duc­tion, and, non-classical ornamentation.

The con­tent and direc­tion of the pro­gram can vary dra­mat­i­cally depend­ing on the enrolled par­tic­i­pants on any given day, which fol­lows IGUDESMAN & JOO’s organic and reac­tive coach­ing style that addresses each sit­u­a­tion and individual.

Stu­dents come away from “8 To 88″ inspired and invig­o­rated, and many leave some of their fears and inhi­bi­tions behind. The over-arching empha­sis is on being able to have fun with music, and feel­ing inspired and con­fi­dent to be cre­ative and break new grounds for their own musi­cal journeys.

In August 2014, IGUDESMAN & JOO will offer guidance to the participants of “A Feast of Duos”, the first competition for duos of violin and piano at the Sion Festival. Going beyond the usual boundaries of music competitions, IGUDESMAN & JOO will act as both jurors and coaches for the duos. The spirit of “8 To 88” is carried forward to the environment of a first-class music competition.

What others say

“Hear­ing and see­ing Igudes­man and Joo per­form­ing live is expe­ri­enc­ing pure musi­cian­ship, won­der­ful act­ing, sophis­ti­ca­tion and a ter­rific sense of humor. Their lack of pre­ten­tious­ness and the joy of their music-making offer an irre­sistible invi­ta­tion into the world of clas­si­cal music. I can’t wait to bring them back!”

Hanna Arie-Gaifman
Direc­tor 92nd Street Y, Tisch Cen­ter for the Arts, New York

Since our first encounter with I&J in 2011, we (the musicians & staff of the Taiwan Philharmonic) had been longing for being part of the birth of the  “Scary Concert”.  From the perfect preparation of the music scores to the super efficient rehearsals, I&J not only inspired our musicians to be more creative in performances but also bounded them with our audience even tighter.  Right after the concerts, we received many inquires about when I&J will be back for another new project …. yes, from both orchestra musicians and audience.  The  Scary Concert is the healing concert for both audience and musicians in this stiflingly busy city life.

Joyce Chiou
Executive Director, Taiwan Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)

“The incred­i­ble performance/workshop of Igudes­man and Joo… was the best vis­it­ing edu­ca­tional expe­ri­ence that I have wit­nessed in my 31 years of teach­ing in pub­lic edu­ca­tion.
Over 780 per­form­ing arts stu­dents… were exposed to musi­cian­ship, self-confidence build­ing, kines­thetic learn­ing, and dif­fer­ent cul­tural per­spec­tives that spoke to every­one in the audi­to­rium at dif­fer­ent and mem­o­rable lev­els.
… Thank you so much for let­ting us be a part of this won­der­ful event. You have touched many lives today, with your pas­sion for music and the arts.“

Andrew Kidd
Superintendent of Schools Volusia County Florida

Next Dates for 8 to 88

No shows booked for this tour at the moment.