Men singing workshop. Ain Sarv

Estonia

Working language is Estonian.

Men interested in singing continue their traditional “waking” before concerts singing the repertoire meant for men only.

In our urbanized society women demand equal rights with men and push forward to get to the fields traditionally considered male area. Village communities had through ages developed a certain system how all people had to work according to their age and abilities. This is how it goes both in work and spiritual life. That kind of system was necessary to survive and sustain life.

The world of songs is also divided. Many songs had such a strong message that no other way was deemed possible. Every word was loaded at that time. The melody was seemingly easy, yet it was the polished simplicity that carried the meaning and power of the word. It is not right to think that men were only singing energetic, indecent and funny songs. There is knowledge that men were sharing with each other, and feelings that the others cannot gather.

In the urbanized society there are other requirements and other rules. Music is for consuming and listening, the most important is its entertaining quality. A modern song in spiced up with some dialect word or folk music phrase found in a museum because this is what sells, however, they cannot sing or tell their story that way on their own. The magic word today is selling; the magic words of the old times were knowledge and skills.

Men Singing Workshop is a meeting place for those men who want to sing THEMSELVES and through this singing feel their role in the current of life. NB! Women are not allowed in this workshop!