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Weekend Workshops

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Weekend courses use a mixture of ensemble and piano accompaniment. A volunteer orchestra is organised for the Sunday afternoon workshop.

The next Weekend Workshop will take place on 1st-2nd November 2008. 

(Please note that this date is revised from 25th-26th October.) Details will be available soon.

Click here for directions and a map.

Repertoire 

To be confirmed.

The repertoire will be 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.

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): £125Participant (concession): £100. Concessions are for students, senior citizens, registered disabled, jobseekers.Observer: £75

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 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 all students to bring orchestral instruments with them to create 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.

Olney Conducting Workshops