Chetham’s International Piano Summer School

Tai Chi
2020-08-17 08:20 - 08:50 (Europe/London)
Tai Chi’s physical movements serve as effective sensitivity and awareness exercises that keep the body flexible, reduce stress and tone and strengthen muscles.

Quiz night!
2020-08-16 21:45 - 23:00 | Oglesby Atrium
New for 2020 – quiz night in the bar.
After a full day of intense lessons, workshops and inspirational recitals, relax with a drink and enjoy a fun end to the evening. Interesting musical prizes guaranteed.

Piano Topography Part two - Euan Moseley
2020-08-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Stoller Hall
20 Topographs for the intrepid pianist – by Euan Moseley
Moseley’s Kaleidoscopic imaginative range is instantly accessible to everyone who loves good tunes, zany humour and toe tapping tarantellas.
“I think this music is both inventive and communicative: a most satisfying combination! Congratulations! “- Vladimir Ashkenazy
“The pieces make direct impact with the performer and are expertly and imaginatively created .. an excellent enterprise!” – John Lill C.B.E
The pianists will be talented young pianists from Chetham’s and the Royal Northern College of Music. Free for all summer school participants. Tickets available to the public through the Stoller Hall website – http://www.stollerhall.com

Teaching session 3
2020-08-16 14:30 - 16:30
The final lessons of the day take place throughout the school. Learn from observing the outstanding faculty if you don’t have a lesson yourself.

Adult Amateur Workshop
2020-08-16 14:30 - 16:30 | Whiteley Hall
The second of the daily workshops on part one. Join Philip Fowke and Kathryn Page as they enjoy working with everyone, either on a few bars, or a much longer piece. Lively discussions guaranteed!

Teaching session 2
2020-08-16 11:30 - 13:30
Participants take their individual lessons with members of the faculty. Observers always welcome.

Alexander Technique
2020-08-16 09:00 - 16:30
Book individual or group sessions with James Crow and discover the huge benefits of the Alexander Technique.

Teaching session 1
2020-08-16 09:00 - 11:00
The first lessons of the day take place with all of the outstanding faculty. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to observe any lesson.

Tai Chi
2020-08-16 08:20 - 08:50
Ease into the day with a gentle session of Tai Chi.

Late night jazz with Jason Rebello
2020-08-15 21:30 - 22:30 | Stoller Hall
Celebrated British jazz pianist Jason Rebello was labelled a veteran by critics at 19 and over the next decade won most of the major jazz music awards.
“At 21, he’s probably the most gifted and fluent pianist to emerge in Britain since Django Bates”
Neville Hadsley, Jazz FM
His great technical strengths, delicacy of touch, fluency of execution, a burnished, pellucid tone had been easily and naturally harnessed in the service of a lyrical immediately attractive melody imbued with an affecting, faintly melancholic earnestness”
Chris Parker, The Times
We are thrilled that Jason is returning to the summer school to teach individual sessions and give group workshops.

Philip Fowke at 70.
2020-08-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Stoller Hall
A very special evening with Philip Fowke, international virtuoso pianist, recording artist, sought-after teacher and national treasure in his 70th year.
Philip will give an illustrated talk about his life and career. There will be anecdotes, clips of the many highlights of his playing and the evening will conclude with a world premiere performance of Sonatina Nostalgica written by Stephen Hough for Philip to mark the occasion. Not to be missed.

” …… that co-existence of a high musical intellect with elegance, wit and unashamedly
joyful showmanship, marks out Philip Fowke among his own generation of pianists …… ” The Times

Piano Topography Part one - Euan Moseley
2020-08-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Stoller Hall
20 Topographs for the intrepid pianist – by Euan Moseley
This inspirational colour box of bravura fantasy concert studies for the piano makes an immediate impact and has been hailed by Ashkenazy, Stott, Lill C.B.E. and McLachlan for its extraordinary inventiveness and originality.
“I think this music is both inventive and communicative: a most satisfying combination! Congratulations! “- Vladimir Ashkenazy
“The pieces make direct impact with the performer and are expertly and imaginatively created .. an excellent enterprise!” – John Lill C.B.E
The pianists will be talented young pianists from Chetham’s and the Royal Northern College of Music. Free for all summer school participants. Tickets available to the public through the Stoller Hall website – http://www.stollerhall.com

Teaching session 3
2020-08-15 14:30 - 16:30
The final session of the day with all members of the faculty working intensely in individual lessons with the participants. Observers always welcome.

Teaching session 2
2020-08-15 11:30 - 13:30
The second session of the day with all members of the faculty working intensely in individual lessons with the participants. Observers always welcome.

Alexander Technique
2020-08-15 09:00 - 16:30
Alexander Technique helps millions of people across the world to naturally overcome:

Back, neck and joint pain
Muscle tension and stiffness
Poor posture
Breathing and vocal problems
Anxiety and stress-related conditions

James Crow is a very popular teacher of Alexander Technique and his classes fill up quickly. Do book ealry to avoid disappointment. It is possible to have both individual or small class sessions.

Tai Chi
2020-08-15 08:20 - 08:50
We are thrilled to welcome back Philip Smith who will lead a daily session in Tai Chi every morning.

Advice auditions
2020-08-13 10:30 - 12:00
An opportunity to play to head of keyboard at Chetham’s Dr Murray McLachlan, or another member of staff at the school and receive written feedback. Parents are welcome to attend the audition. Space is limited – please book early.
NB there is a small additional charge for the audition. Please tick the box on the application form.

Young artist course class session
2020-08-12 17:30 - 18:30
Daily lecture with Dr Murray McLachlan
Building a repertoire and programme planning.
How to develop a repertoire that is extensive and varied. When putting together a recital programme, what are the vital ingredients?

Advanced course class session
2020-08-12 15:45 - 16:45
Performance platform
The final class performance platform of the course. Everyone is encouraged to play and to support each other.

Intermediate course class session
2020-08-12 15:45 - 16:45
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. Piano arrangements of well-known orchestral works will be performed alongside arrangements of dances, music from around the globe, and jazz, all of which will widen the student’s knowledge of style and repertoire, as well as being hugely enjoyable and musically satisfying!

Elementary course class session
2020-08-12 15:45 - 16:45
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
2020-08-12 14:30 - 16:30
The final session of the course for individual lessons. Don’t miss the chance to hear lessons from other teachers on the course – an invaluable opportunity.

Intermediate course individual lessons
2020-08-12 13:45 - 15:45
The final sessions for individual lessons with the outstanding faculty.

Advanced course class session
2020-08-12 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
2020-08-12 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.

Young artist course individual lessons
2020-08-12 11:30 - 13:30
When not having an individual lesson, pianists may practise in their own room or seize the opportunity to learn from observing other lessons.

Advanced course class session
2020-08-12 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
2020-08-12 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
2020-08-12 11:30 - 13:00
The final day for individual lessons with the outstanding faculty. Learn how to practise more effectively with our team of practise supervisors.

Intermediate course class session
2020-08-12 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.
