Trainings, Courses and Workshops

Read more about the various courses I give throughout Europe and Latin America about community building and development through sound and play!

I give courses, workshops and trainings based own my own methodology and approach to community work, personal development, and community music on a very praxis oriented and playful learning manner. I use elements like play, improv theatre, dance, performance and installation to approach subjects like:

• Community Drumming and Drum Circle

• Youth and Community Songwriting

• Songwriting in connection with Human Rights and Children's Rights

• Community Singing / Juan's "Singing without noticing it" approach

• Community Building through Music and Play

• Pedagogy and Social Transformation / Inclusive Music Pedagogics

• Climate engagement through music and play

• Music in the Social Work

• Community music as an artistic approach

Here you can see the list of all past courses and trainings I have given in the subject at institutions like:

• Songs For Rights, Germany

• Conservatory of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, Germany

• Kölner Philharmonie, Germany

• UdK University of Arts Berlin

• Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany

• Offene Jazz Haus Schule Köln, Germany

• Landesmusikrat NRW Germany

• Community Music Netzwerk Germany

• Music Mark London

• Sound Connections London

• All Stars Project London

• Mit Mach Musik Berlin

• Tontalente e.V. Lübeck, Germany

• Surrey Arts UK

• Colombian Youth Philaharmonic

• Play Perform Learn Grow Conference in Greece

• YEPP Europe

• Sängerjugend im ChorVerband Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V. Germany

• Staats-und Domchor Berlin & Sing-Akademie zu Berlin

• Amadeus Lyceum Vleuten, The Netherlands

• Cultuur 19 - Leidsche Rijn, The Netherlands

• Musikhochschule Lübeck (Music Conservatory Lübeck), Germany

Community Music to work with people forced on the move.

I've had the pleasure of working with amazing institutions like Musicians Without Borders for their projects: Welcome Notes with the 2 times per year Training: Mit Musik Gemeinschaft erleben / Community Music Training - Ein 5-Tage-Seminar des Projektes IN.DI.E Musik and Landesmusikakademie NRW where we focus on MWB's approach to community music and the work with people on the move. But also with the project Soy Música in El Salvador and The Music Bus in The Netherlands.

Community Songwriting

This is one of my special areas of work in Community Music. I have been giving trainings and workshops for professionals searching for a tool of self expression that can be used to discuss, learn and educate about different social topics. For example Children's Rights. My latest training on the topic has been the Songs for Rights Training of Trainers at the Landesmusikakademie Berlin. To know more about this training click here: