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Archive of Weekend Course | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 25

15/246 West Gallery Music with Francis Roads
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary , Intermediate , Advanced Due to popular demand, Francis Roads returns for another of his courses on West Gallery Music. The music is joyful, rewarding and easy church music, sung during the 18th and 19th centuries to whatever instrumental accompaniment might be available. Francis Roads
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15/328 Group Quartets with Jonathan Trout with Jonathan Trout
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Jonathan Trout leads another Group Quartet course, designed for those who are reluctant to tackle the string quartet repertoire one to a part or who just enjoy playing the repertoire en masse. We
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15/235 Magic of Vienna: Part II with Julian Williamson
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : All This course picks up the story where Part One left off. From the age of Beethoven and Schubert, the phenomenon of the waltz and the Strauss family we move on to look at the Biedermeier age and the volcanic effects of the 1848 revolution. We cover all the great musicians who flocked to...
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15/322 Gregorian Chant for All with John Rowlands-Pritchard
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced John Rowlands-Pritchard returns for what is now a regular and popular course in the Benslow Music programme. John, who directs the group Opus Anglicanum, introduces singers of all faiths and none to some of the beautiful repertoire of Gregorian chant, the art form which lies at the root of Western music...
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15/238 Baroque Performance on Modern String Instruments with Judy Tarling
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Are you HIP? Don
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15/229 Introduction to Wind Chamber Music with Janet Myatt
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
STANDARD: ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE Janet Myatt returns with another of her popular courses designed to introduce wind players to one-to-a-part playing in groups of similar ability. Janet brings with her a vast library of music to suit diff erent combinations of instruments, so you should be a reasonable sight reader. We are looking for fl utes, clarinets,...
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15/231 Release Your Voice with Barbara Alden
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary , Intermediate , Advanced With her affable light touch, Barbara Alden, who has worked with some of the world
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15/232 Intermediate Piano with Timothy Barratt
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate This course is designed for pianists of intermediate standard (grades 4 to 6) to join Timothy Barratt for a course taught in a masterclass format. Participants are asked to bring two or three pieces of their own choosing and Tim will offer his usual gentle encouragement and unique insights to help you improve...
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15/233 Free Up Your Playing with Martin Lawrence
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary , Intermediate , Advanced The course is an exploration of your relationship with your instrument. What drew you to it? What do you love about it? What do you hate? Does it give you pain? Let
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15/223 Composing with Simon Holt with Simon Holt
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced We
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15/ Reed Making Day for Oboists with Adrian Rowlands
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary , Intermediate , Advanced One of the best reed makers in the business, Adrian Rowlands, returns to Benslow Music for another course devoted to the subtle, but critically important, art of reed making. This day course offers the chance for oboe players to discover the secrets of the craft and whatever your standard...
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15/225 Grade VI Theory and Beyond with Katharine Bramley
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Following on from her Grade V Theory courses, this course is designed to take those who are interested in progressing with theory to the higher grades. The course will focus on the grade VI syllabus and due to the small class size Katharine can provide guidance beyond this level on an...
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15/226 Beyond the Score with Stephen Gutman
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Advanced Heli Ignatius-Fleet
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15/107 The Choruses of Acis and Galatea with David Roblou
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced As this year
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15/316 Clarinet Choir with Shea Lolin
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
STANDARD: INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED Due to popular demand, Shea Lolin, Director of the East London Clarinet Choir, returns for a slightly longer version of his Clarinet Choir course. Shea will be working through a wide-range of repertoire, both original and arranged, and off ers the chance to play in a large ensemble with like-minded players. Please let...
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15/318 Jazz Piano with Tim Richards
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Tim Richards returns to Benslow Music following his successful course last year. This
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15/219 French Piano Music with Stephen Gutman
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Stephen Gutman returns to Benslow Music for another journey through the world of French piano music. Participants are asked to bring along two or three pre-prepared pieces from the repertoire to work on during the course. Stephen will offer invaluable hints and tips on how to pace, pedal and generally colour...
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15/JZI Improve your Jazz Improvisations with Vicktor Obsust
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced The charismatic Viktor Obsust leads this new course which offers a progression on his popular series of introductory courses. The course is designed for all instrumentalists who have had experience of jazz playing and want to take their improvisations to the next level. Viktor will be leading workshops, masterclasses and jam...
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15/221 Elgar: The Man and his Music with Roderick Swanston
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : All Edward Elgar with his ramrod back and bristling moustache has come to be seen as the quintessential English composer, yet his musical roots lie more in the works of Wagner, Dvorak and Mendelssohn. Richard Strauss described him as the greatest English modernist. This course will explore in depth some of Elgar
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15/104 Introduction to Wind Chamber Music Day with Janet Myatt
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary , Intermediate Each year, Janet Myatt runs a series of successful courses dedicated to introducing players to the world of one-to-a-part playing, in groups of similar ability. This year, we have decided to expand the programme to include this day course designed for players of grade 3 upwards to join together for a...
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15/312 Group Quartets with Brenda Stewart with Brenda Stewart
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Brenda Stewart once again leads her popular Group Quartets course, designed for those who might be hesitant about playing string chamber music one-to-a-part as well as those who simply enjoy playing the repertoire in a group. This year
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15/218 Folk Fiddling by Ear with Pete Cooper
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate Pete Cooper
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15/103 Practical Harpsicord Tuning Day with Andrew Wooderson
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Our early keyboard consultant Andrew Wooderson offers this brand new course devoted to introducing the art of harpsichord tuning and looking briefly at the theory involved, together with discussion and demonstration of techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to practise tuning themselves with friendly and supportive guidance. This is not a...
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15/CEL Cello Day with Jenny Curtis
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Jenny Curtis, of the Tedesca Quartet, once again leads this popular day course devoted to ensemble cello playing. Jenny will specify the music in advance, allocate parts and electronic copies of the music will be sent to participants around a month before the course (or for those not on email, we...
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15/310 Late Starter String Orchestra with Sebastian Muller
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary , Intermediate Due to increasing popularity in the usual July slot, we
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15/210 Early Stages Piano with Rachael Buxton
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary This course offers the opportunity for pianists of roughly grades 1
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15/212 Grade V Theory with Katharine Bramley
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate Katharine Bramley returns to Benslow Music with this popular course based around the Associated Board Grade V Theory syllabus. Whether you are intending to take the exam in the near future, or are simply interested to learn more about the theory of the music you play, this is the course for you. The...
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15/213 Sight Singing for Beginners with Barbara Alden
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Elementary Do you struggle in your choir because you cannot sing at sight? Does written music seem like a foreign language and inhibit you from auditioning for a choir? Beginning at the beginning, Barbara Alden, who has worked on technique with some of the most famous singers in the world, provides you with simple...
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15/101 Oboe day with Adrian Rowlands with Adrian Rowlands
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Adrian Rowlands, principal oboist for the long-running London production of Les Miserables, leads this day course for oboists of intermediate and advanced standard. The day will run in a friendly and informal class format and will address all issues of technique and interpretation. Participants are asked to bring along a few...
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15/215 Brass Ensembles with Peter Bassano with Peter Bassano
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Benslow in Featured Courses
Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Peter Bassano, Music Director of the Oxford University Sinfonietta and a member of the John Wallace Brass Quintet, returns after a one year gap for another course designed for pre-formed brass ensembles and individual players. We
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Archive of Weekend Course | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 25

15/246 West Gallery Music with Francis Roads

15/328 Group Quartets with Jonathan Trout with Jonathan Trout

15/235 Magic of Vienna: Part II with Julian Williamson

15/322 Gregorian Chant for All with John Rowlands-Pritchard

15/238 Baroque Performance on Modern String Instruments with Judy Tarling

15/229 Introduction to Wind Chamber Music with Janet Myatt

15/231 Release Your Voice with Barbara Alden

15/232 Intermediate Piano with Timothy Barratt

15/233 Free Up Your Playing with Martin Lawrence

15/223 Composing with Simon Holt with Simon Holt

15/ Reed Making Day for Oboists with Adrian Rowlands

15/225 Grade VI Theory and Beyond with Katharine Bramley

15/226 Beyond the Score with Stephen Gutman

15/107 The Choruses of Acis and Galatea with David Roblou

15/316 Clarinet Choir with Shea Lolin

15/318 Jazz Piano with Tim Richards

15/219 French Piano Music with Stephen Gutman

15/JZI Improve your Jazz Improvisations with Vicktor Obsust

15/221 Elgar: The Man and his Music with Roderick Swanston

15/104 Introduction to Wind Chamber Music Day with Janet Myatt

15/312 Group Quartets with Brenda Stewart with Brenda Stewart

15/218 Folk Fiddling by Ear with Pete Cooper

15/103 Practical Harpsicord Tuning Day with Andrew Wooderson

15/CEL Cello Day with Jenny Curtis

15/310 Late Starter String Orchestra with Sebastian Muller

15/210 Early Stages Piano with Rachael Buxton

15/212 Grade V Theory with Katharine Bramley

15/213 Sight Singing for Beginners with Barbara Alden

15/101 Oboe day with Adrian Rowlands with Adrian Rowlands

15/215 Brass Ensembles with Peter Bassano with Peter Bassano

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