Chetham’s International Piano Summer School

Elementary course class session
2020-08-09 15:45 - 16:45 (Europe/London)
Ensemble playing with Karen Marshall.
Duets, trios and whole group music workshopping. With pianos for everyone, this session aims to be a huge amount of fun whilst also building the basics of ensemble playing from balance of the parts to pulse maintenance, communicating when to come in, to phrasing together and so much more! Karen has recently just compiled and edited the new ABRSM beginner to Grade 2 Piano Star Duet book. Some of these new pieces will be included in the session along with their ‘behind the scenes’ stories. This session will also develop sight-reading skills via an ensemble format and short term memory sight reading game.

Young artist course individual lessons
2020-08-09 14:30 - 16:30
The final session for the day for individual lessons.

Advanced course class session
2020-08-09 13:45 - 15:15
Daily workshop with Duncan Glenday
1. Mastering the Classical Sonata
2. The Best of Baroque
3. The Romantic Pianist
4. The complete Pianist

Elementary course class session
2020-08-09 13:45 - 15:15
Improvisation, composing & Musical Time Travel with Karen Marshall.
Developing skills of phrasing, syncopation, swing rhythms, using scales and walking bass lines. In musical time travel, the session will focus on eight major works: Baroque – Bach’s Concerto in E major for violin and Orchestra and Handel’s Firework Music; Classical – Mozart’s Magic Flute and Haydn’s Clock Symphony; Romantic – Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Saint Saen’s Carnival of the Animals; Contemporary – Holst’s Planet Suite and exploring Jazz using a Jazz Standard. Children will learn about all the musical elements including pitch & melody, rhythm and metre, texture, structure, timbre, harmony and tonality, tempo, dynamics and articulation and historical context.

Intermediate course individual lessons
2020-08-09 13:45 - 15:15
The first day of individual lessons take place with teachers throughout the course. There is also scheduled time for practise. There will be practise supervisors to help everyone make the most of their time.

Young artist course individual lessons
2020-08-09 11:30 - 13:30
The second teaching session where pianists can have individual lessons, practise in their personal room or observe any of the wonderful teachers in the school.

Advanced course class session
2020-08-09 11:30 - 13:00
Aural made simple, General musicianship Sight-reading support and technique with Duncan Glenday.
Enjoy listening to a wide range of music whilst learning tips on how best to improve your listening skills on your own. Classes will also cover the basic theory needed to answer all the tests and help you build confidence with some group singing.
Hone skills in the vital art of sight-reading with practical and creative ideas to motivate. The daily technique clinics provide the opportunity to discover new ways of approaching the many different challenges when playing.

Intermediate course class session
2020-08-09 11:30 - 13:00
Historical highlights and composition workshops with Sarah Murphy.
The key features of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern musical periods will be explored in these sessions. Students will listen to a range of different repertoire (including orchestral/opera) as well as exploring some key repertoire in each style suited to grades 4-6 pianists. Listening activities will give the students confidence in knowing what features define each period and this will then be followed up by a composition workshop which explores a particular feature of the period.

Elementary course individual lessons
2020-08-09 11:30 - 13:00
The daily individual lessons take place with teachers throughout the course. There is also scheduled time for practise. There will be practise supervisors to help everyone make the most of their time.

Intermediate course class session.
2020-08-09 09:00 - 11:00
Aural and Musicianship, technique time and theory with Sarah Murphy, course leader.
Sight-singing, rhythmic exercises and multi-activity exercises (combining clapping/singing/movement) will be used to develop co-ordination and general musicianship.Scales and arpeggios will be given a fun twist by being performed in a range of different articulations, dynamics and other musical combinations, with all pianists participating in group performance of these and creating musical ‘accompaniments’. The theory workshop will be linked with composition and improvisation, as students explore different chords structures, writing melodies to chords, improvising and harmonising melodic ideas.

Young artist course individual lessons
2020-08-09 09:00 - 11:00
The first of three daily sessions where pianists on this course have individual lessons. Every pianist will have an individual practise room to use throughout the day. All lessons are open to observe – a fantastic opportunity to learn from the outstanding faculty.

Advanced course individual lessons
2020-08-09 09:00 - 11:00
The daily session for individual lessons and practise time. Over 100 practise rooms will ensure everyone has their own piano.

Party time!
2020-08-08 19:30 - 21:00
A chance to get to know everyone on the opening night. Some musical surprises guaranteed.
