Language course with singing

multiple performers

Indoor

Trainer/Workshop

1,5 hour

n/A

DE, FR, NL, EN

What’s the easiest and most fun way to learn a language? By singing it! Dirk de Vriendt knows some fun and lively songs to make language classes less boring. Book Dirk de Vriendt through ShowBird!

If you teach Dutch, French, English, German, Italian, or Spanish language courses and are looking for something different from the traditional class schedule, Dirk offers an ideal alternative for your classes. “Playing is our brain’s favorite way to learn.” How about organizing a half-day or an evening session where participants sing songs in the language of the course? Dirk introduces the lyrics as we go, and little by little, everyone joins in. This has been tried many times and is always a hit. Feel free to contact us to discuss this at your institution.
The performance is entirely acoustic, without playback or anything similar—just acoustic guitar and vocals. The performance can be presented in Dutch, English, German, or French.

Pricing:
The price is €350, including sound equipment for up to 100 audience members, and can be expanded to accommodate up to 500 audience members for an additional €100. Travel costs up to 100 km from Ghent are included (200 km round trip); an additional €0.25 per km applies. All details are negotiable depending on the assignment. The 120-minute performance can be divided into one or more breaks, as appropriate.

Born in Ghent on April 22, 1951, and still living there. His first performance was in December 1966, and this is clearly reflected in his current repertoire, which features songs from the 1950s to the present. And the funny thing is that these days, it’s mainly young people who are crazy about the music of the past. In 1971, he was a laureate and press award winner of the “Ontdek De Ster” contest on BRT television—essentially the “Soundmix Show” of its day. After a varied career as a singer, guitarist, accompanist, and composer—and having worked with both Belgian and international artists—Dirk has been performing full-length sets for you since 2001, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. When playing “covers,” requests from the audience come in very often, and nothing is more tempting than giving in to them. Since the best ideas often come from unexpected places, the following question wasn’t long in coming: Why not compile a list of songs everyone knows and perform them on request? Today, Dirk offers his audience a “menu” featuring more than 1,000 titles spanning various genres—from rock, folk, blues, and country to cabaret and chanson. It’s a varied program of timeless music where the audience also gets to have a say, and where everyone (hopefully) ends up a little happier.

Tags: educational, languages, interactive, cool

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