Weekend Workshops
Weekend courses use a mixture of ensemble and piano accompaniment. A volunteer orchestra is organised for the Sunday afternoon workshop.
Repertoire
The repertoire for the next course is:
Beethoven - Symphony No 7Brahms - Double Concerto for Violin & CelloThe repertoire is chosen to allow students with a range of ability and experience to choose the most appropriate pieces to study. You are not required to conduct all the pieces, but you will benefit more from the course if you acquire study scores for them all. For beginners or relatively inexperienced students, we recommend that you choose two or three sections or movements and learn them thoroughly in advance of the course.
We strongly recommend that people with very little conducting experience should take a Beginners' Day course before attending a weekend course. Click here for more information.
Course Timetable
Saturday
Tea and coffee available from 9.30.
10 a.m. Optional introductory session on baton technique, particularly aimed at new students.
10.30 Session 1
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Session 2
3.30 Tea
4.00 Session 3
6.00 Ends
7.00 Dinner reservation.
Sunday
Tea and coffee available from 9.00.
9.30 Session 1
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Session 2
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Orchestral session 1
3.30 Tea and cake
4.00 Orchestral session 2
5.30 Course ends
Variations may be made to the timetable to accommodate specific requirements.
Fees
Participant (full fee): £149.00Participant (concession): £119.00. Concessions are for students, senior citizens, registered disabled, jobseekers.Observer: £100.00DVDs £5.00 (payable on the course)Audience (Sunday afternoon) £5.00 per headThis is a charge for people unconnected with the course to attend the final afternoon (to include tea and cake). It does not include family members of students.
The fee covers tuition, lunches and refreshments. It does not cover travel, accommodation or Saturday dinner. We normally make a group reservation at a local restaurant for Saturday evening.
If your employer is paying your fee as part of your Continuing Professional Development, please ask them to contact Louise on 01234 714959 or
e-mail us to arrange payment.
Piano, Ensemble and Orchestra
We provide a pianist throughout the course. We ask students who play an orchestral instrument to bring it with them, thus creating a small ensemble to support the training during Saturday and Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, we aim to provide extra volunteer players to fill out the ensemble to give experience of conducting a more complete group.
