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In Tours or Joué-lès-Tours, Michel will initiate you or lead you to perfect your skills on acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, bass, American violin or autoharp. All this in a variety of musical styles, from rock to blues through pop or French and foreign variety. Of course, we complete with solfège, if needed. Individual or group lessons, courses, for adults and children: let your talents run wild! Michel also accompanies confirmed artists for arrangements, transcriptions and pre-recordings.

For more than 30 years, the Conservatory for adults has offered Tourangeaux the opportunity to learn music theory and practice an instrument, whether you are a beginner, amateur or experienced. The courses are given in the Jean de Ockeghem room, in the former Saint-Denis church, near Place Châteauneuf. You have the opportunity to practice piano, violin, cello, guitar, flute and singing. It is important to note that the practice is oriented towards chamber music, which has been increasingly successful for several years. For more information, do not hesitate to come and meet the professionals on Wednesdays and Fridays in September, from 4pm to 6pm.

While the Jazz à Tours school offers jazz training, as its name suggests, its area of expertise covers all contemporary music. Rock, blues, electro, pop, explore all these fields, as an amateur musician or future professional. Through group and/or private lessons, practice saxophone, viola, drums, etc. with professional teachers. With its various partnerships, the school offers its students opportunities to play, and its musicians are very much a part of local cultural life. Jazz à Tours has already celebrated its 40th anniversary!

Budding artists or future music professionals meet in this school created in 1994. Just a stone's throw from downtown, on the other side of the Loire River, professional musicians teach the practice of modern and amplified music. The leisure courses are aimed at experienced amateurs, while the teachers also offer training courses leading to a diploma for future professional artists. Professional artists are also accompanied to finalize their project. Group workshops, individual classes and master classes are part of the school's daily routine. And to get on stage, the school offers multiple opportunities, at the music festival and in partner festivals.

The Tempo Loco is the place that was created by the city of Tours to accompany music groups lacking rehearsal or recording space. Specialized in contemporary music, this centre for creation and information provides musicians with five rehearsal studios, four soundproofed and equipped with equipment (sound system + drums + guitar and bass amps), one of which is accessible to the disabled and a specially equipped studio dedicated to electronic music. It is also possible to record there, with professional equipment. A meeting room is at the disposal of the associative actors, and a documentary collection (press, guide...) is available for free consultation.

A bailar ! This Tourangelle association specialized in Latin dances puts on a show and animates your evenings in salsa, samba, merengue and bachata with performances ranging from 20 minutes to 1h30 of show. But also and above all, it's up to you to dance thanks to the many classes offered by the Salsa Rica dancers! For initiation or improvement, classes take place all year long, in different gyms of Tours centre and Tours north. Salsa, bachata, but also kizomba and zumba are on the program for all levels, with many classes every week and confirmed teachers. Ideal to train before going to practice in the Latin dance evenings!

A team of enthusiasts share their love of the blues, lindy hop and the West Coast in this local association. Au Tours du Rock holds weekly classes at the Minimes gymnasium, as well as in the Sanitas district, Montjoyeux and the Giraudeau social center. To put this into practice, regular weekend get-togethers are organized in local venues and bars. People come to dance and have fun, without judging each other. Training courses and special evenings are also offered throughout the year, for members and the general public. With sessions for all levels and a friendly atmosphere, the association is ideal for a gentle introduction to these popular dances.

This workshop very close to the city of Tours actually hides a communication agency very wide on the web design and new techniques of com '. Xavier and Laure Célanie thus broaden their scope and become more accessible to emerging-market graphics. The studio is also a place of exhibition that moves and renews thanks to the artistic vitality of youth biemont, young to which the studio Célanie allows to provide its advice!

Alexis Deshayes, a graduate of Paris, is specialized in guitar and piano. It offers special courses for all levels and styles, in various structures on Tours, and continues to play in groups and to take place in public.