The instrumental, voice conducting and composition tuition Classes are conducted by fully qualified and experienced teachers and internationally known performers. · Music for keen amateurs: Participants are required to have a minimum of Level 6 or 7 in one instrument, the second or third instrument can be lower grade · Music as an enhancement in the preparation of future professionals (Level 8) : We do prepare young instrumentalists for entrance audition for the Higher Musical Schools (Royal College of Music, Royal Academy, Guildhall, or Conservatoires Supérieurs de Musique etc… Please note that for non-English speakers, who wish to enter the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy, Guildhall, acquiring an acceptable level of spoken English is a must. We provide this sort of coaching during the course
Summer School choir With William Godfree- Chamber music coaching with Jean-Luc Borsarello:
The Summer School offers an extensive chamber and wind chamber music program, a String Orchestra with Richard Crabtree (Trinity College of Music, Royal Welsh College of Music) Varying ensembles (according to standard, instrument and preference) play together informally and formally
. Orchestral workshop with Matthias Dulack
Also open to all who will satisfy the audition, rehearsing is from 7.45pm up to 9.pm except on the first Saturday.
Master classes Given by leading artists master classes are generally for the advanced student or professional musician wishing to undertake intensive study.
Entry is limited and students are selected
Jazz workshop with Alex Forsyth The jazz workshop is open to all (classical students as well!) Percussion workshop .
Your workload: If one of the choices is composition we recommend that the students do not take more than two other disciplines, but it is possible to have two different instruments tuition and voice for example. The concerts are recorded. DVD Copies will be made available for the participants. The uniqueness and the seriousness of our music course come from the certainty of each participant to benefice from 10 one-to-one sessions with the teacher of one's choice. The intensity of the workload proposed is quite special: on top of individual tutorial daily session, the chamber music groups are formed on arrival and each student participates in one group. The orchestral work is on ten sessions of one hour and a half each. The Choir and the Chamber Choir operate daily as well
The course is residential or day only int magnificient Llandovery College in Wales) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycr4NM-AD4&list=PL2C623110F65103BB&feature=plpp_play_all