Orchestra Weeks 2012 Workshops at SummerKeys
- July 23-29
- August 6-12
Instructor: Trond Saeverud
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Tuition: SummerKeys participant $850
SummerKeys Orchestra Weeks:
Due to the enthusiastic student response to the Orchestra Weekends pilot project the program is being extended to include two Orchestra Weeks, each being for seven (7) days. Designed to help students prepare for participating in the upcoming Orchestra Weekend, this program will teach general orchestral skills as well as helping with specific challenges in the music of that week. Goals include making an orchestra experience accessible for players who would not otherwise feel up to the challenge – and helping all players become more prepared and confident so that they can more fully enjoy playing in the orchestra. The week begins with a lecture presentation by the conductor, discussing differences between practicing solo works and preparing for orchestra, giving practical advice on how to prepare parts, where to focus energy, what not to spend time on. His main message is that our goal is to create an enjoyable and exciting experience, not to play all the notes! In this comprehensive, full-time program, students will receive: daily individual lessons on your part from professional players (including Saeverud) with extensive and varied orchestral experience; daily group rehearsals conducted by Saeverud; CD recordings of the music; “practice map” for each piece, identifying sections that need extra attention (e.g., where your instrument has the melody), as well as pointing out passages that are less important to learn perfectly – and suggestions for simplifying your part, dealing with long rests, repeats, etc.
This program incurs an extra fee since participants will enroll not just for the usual five-day week, but also for the Orchestra Weekend that follows which this year will be the weekends of July 28-29 and August 11-12. To justify the cost please note that a participant is getting more than double the faculty time of any other program offered at SummerKeys.
If you are only interested in the Orchestra Weekends you may still participate in the weekends of July 28-29 and August 11-12. Please see the Orchestra Weekend page for further information.
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