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Daily workshop with Duncan Glenday 1. Mastering the Classical Sonata 2. The Best of Baroque 3. The Romantic Pianist 4. The complete Pianist

The final session of the day for lessons, practise or observation.

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 …

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Ensemble playing Each day will end with a session of communal music-making, with duets, trios, one piano four hands, one piano six hands, and more allow all of the students to take part in an ensemble and learn the important skills of balance, communication, rhythmic accuracy and critical listening that are central to ensemble work. …

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Performance platform An opportunity to perform and receive constructive and encouraging feedback from Duncan. Everyone is encouraged to play and to support each other.

Daily lecture with Dr Murray McLachlan. The art of practising. How many possibilities are there when practising? Creativity and inspiration will abound in this enlightening talk.

Evening performance Class in Carole Nash Recital Hall with Murray McLachlan The chance to perform on a Steinway or Bösendorfer concert grand in the glorious Carole Nash recital hall.

The final day for individual lessons. Don't miss the opportunity to also hear some of the outstanding faculty in action with other young pianists.  

The final day for individual lessons.

Kodàly Musicianship, Technique Time, Music Theory, with Karen Marshall, course leader. The final day for this session. Activities will include singing games and solfa, whole group performances of scales to different grooves and vamps and theory delivered in a musical way along with games and activities that truly entertain.