When?
1st term: 25th – 29th June 2025
1st term is already fully booked, but you can write to us and we will put you on a waiting list.

2nd term (introduction group): 29th June – 1st July 2025

Where?
Velenje Youth Hostel, Velenje, Slovenia

For whom?
Suitable for all string players who can perform the repertoire for the 4th grade of music school.
Due to high demand and different levels of proficiency, this year we have decided to make two groups – so the 2nd term is for those who are attending the camp for the first time or have no experience with learning by ear.

Would you like to play the violin and spend a few days in great company?
Do you go to a music school or have you ever learnt the violin in the past?
Would you like to apply your knowledge to your life?

At the Godalkanje Junior Fiddle Camp in Velenje we will introduce children to attractive violin skills with the aim of strengthening their technical stability, sense of pulse, confidence in performance and joy of playing. We will learn the technique of performing accompaniments and playing simple chords. We hope that the good weather will allow us to busk in the streets. If you have any concerns or fears, please feel free to contact us or those who have had fears in previous years but no longer know.

Educational care will be provided for underage participants.

Mentors: Bojan Cvetrežnik & Barja Drnovšek

REGISTRATION:

Registration here.

Registration deadline: 31st March (early bird discount) / 1st June or until places are filled
Payment deadline: 11th April (early bird) / 11th June

PRICE LIST:

Registration fee: 70€ (the registration fee is non-refundable in case of cancellation by the participant).

1st term:

Registration fee + participation fee + accommodation + meals (full board):
390€ (early bird registration until 31st March) / 440€ (registration until 1st June)

Registration fee + participation fee + meals (lunches, dinners):
290€ (early bird registration until 31st March) / €340 (registration until 1st June)

2nd term:

Registration fee + participation fee + accommodation + meals (full board):
330€ (early bird registration until 31st March) / 380€ (registration until 1st June)

Registration fee + participation fee + meals (lunches, dinners):
250€ (early bird registration until 31st March) / 300€ (registration until 1st June)

AUDITION:

Audition recordings must be uploaded to this link by 31st March (early bird discount) or 1st June.

Mandatory tune for the 1st term: Lounge bar (112 bpm)
Mandatory tune for the 2nd term (introduction group): Ponteio Acutilado (72 bpm)

Learn the tracks by heart and record a video.
Play with the metronome at the prescribed tempo.

ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is organised in the Velenje Youth Hotel (Efenkova 61a, Velenje), in multi-bedded rooms with shared bathroom. The workshops will also take place in the conference room of the Youth Hotel Velenje. Meals are organised in a nearby restaurant.

TRANSPORT:
Transport to and from Velenje at your own expense.

SCHEDULE:
You will receive a detailed schedule along with other information in the week before the workshops start. In addition to the Godalking workshops, there will be plenty of time for swimming in the Velenje lake, playing board games (there is a board room in the hostel with a pool table, table tennis, hand football and a bunch of other board games). We hope that the weather will allow us to busk as much as possible on the streets in the city centre. The final concert will take place in Velenje.

For further information, please contact: godalkanje@gmail.com.

Do you play the violin or cello and fancy a fantastic out-of-the-box adventure?

Come and join a special string project! A mix of energetic folk tunes, groovy string parts from 1970s disco, driving beats and compelling vocal lines.

What is the concept?

In a series of workshops, you will learn to create a cool vibe together, work on tight timing through bowing techniques, and there will be opportunities for improvisation. You will discover a new angle from which to further develop your technique and musicality. We will work towards a few small concerts in cool locations, and maybe there will be a chance to perform on a big stage in July 2026.

IN SHORT: 5 workshops and 4 short concerts.

About the teachers:

Bojan and Barja are two Slovenian top violinists who combine lots of fun with improving violin playing. They have been giving workshops for years at the Fiddlers On The Move violin festival (www.fotm.be), which attracts more than 200 violinists every year. Their workshops are always a great success. Many of their students in Slovenia are now successfully working at a professional level.

Bojan and Barja realised a similar project in Slovenia in 2022, involving 40 violinists, which culminated in a performance for a wide audience on the occasion of ECoC heritage (ECoC = European Capital of Culture, realised in collaboration with Narodni dom Maribor).

Impressions of the atmosphere on youtube:

Ah Ya Bibi

War Medley

Spread Love

Level:

Classically trained violinists as well as folk and jazz violinists are welcome. Intermediate to advanced level. Watch the YouTube videos above to get an idea.

Practical information:

Location: Ghent

Workshop dates:

Saturday 10 January, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Sunday 11 January, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Sun 18 January 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sun 15 February 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Try-out concert dates:

To be confirmed, but keep these dates free for now: 14 Jan – 14 Feb – 15 Feb – 23 Feb – 25 Feb

PARTICIPATION FEE
€25 / participant for the entire programme

REGISTRATION
deontsnaptemoeders@hotmail.com and transfer of €25 to BE36 9731 8044 4181 (Leen Broekaert)

INITIATORS & CONTACT
De Ontsnapte Moeders, folk band from Ghent/Bruges. Feel free to contact them for information and questions: 0495 50 35 56 (Leen Broekaert) and 0479 91 27 84 (Annelies Flamand).

When? 18th and 21st February 2026

Where? Festival Fiddlers on the move, Ghent (Belgium)

Who? Bojan Cvetrežnik & Barja Drnovšek

What? Introduction to folk music for non-folkies & Folk Etudes

More  information here.