SummerKeys – 2012 Piano Workshop

Piano 2012 Workshops at SummerKeys

June 18-22
June 25-29
July 2-6
July 9-13
July 16-20
July 23-27
July 30-August 3
August 6-10
August 13-17
August 20-24
August 27-31

Instructor: Bruce Potterton, Charles Jones, Gregory Biss, Richard McIntyre, John Newell

Accompanist: Carol Rundberg

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Private lesson and daily practice in a private studio; weekly performance class; a new hour long class, “Piano Problems, Resources and Materials” meets three times each week.

Tuition: $595 per week
Coached Ensemble Option: $120 per week.

Piano Programs A, B and C are available during
ALL weeks listed below.

Piano A ($595) - Three 60-min pvt. lessons weekly; 3 hours practice daily

Piano B ($595) - 45-min pvt lesson daily; 2 hours practice.

Piano C ($570) – Two 60-min pvt. lessons weekly; 3 hours practice daily.

Piano Programs A, B and C are available EVERY week listed below.

Piano Duet ($595) – Five 45-minute private lessons; 2 hour daily practice.
Duet repertoire; pianists paired based on skill level.

This piano program is available EVERY week listed below

2 Pianos/4 Hands ($595) - Five 45-minute private lessons; 2 hour daily practice.
Two piano/four-hand repertoire; pianists paired based on skill level.

This piano program is available EVERY week listed below

*Piano/One Hand ($595) – Five 45-minute private lessons;
2 hour daily practice

This piano program is available EVERY week listed below

The object of these instructors will be to help you work at the piano in way that are rewarding for you, weather you’re an absolute beginner or an accomplished player. While the work level will be intensive, it will be tailored to your musical interests, and you’ll find the atmosphere relaxed and non-competitive.

Tuition Fees:

Each program is planned to cover the span of five weekdays. Absolute beginners (no previous instruction) are asked to spend a minimum of two weeks in Program A or B. The programs can be combined and taken on consecutive days (including week-ends) if desired.

*New Program: Piano/One Hand, being offered throughout the summer, is designed not only to explore the vast literature already available, but also to PROVIDE music for each student’s particular wishes/needs(arranged by the instructor from classical and/or American Song Book sources), this program can provide the tools and impetus toward real progress for students challenged in this way.

Both Piano Duet and Two Pianos, 4 Hands will be offered throughout the summer; our instructors are well-versed in this repertoire and we have a large library of 4-hand music. Students may come with a partner or we’ll try to arrange one; if this doesn’t work out, your teacher will function as your partner.

Program A:	$595	Three 60-minute lessons per week; three hours practice daily.
Program B:	$595	Five 45-minute lessons per week; two hours practice daily.
Program C:	$570	Two 60-minute lessons per week; three hours practice daily.
Piano Duet:	$595	Five 45-minute lessons per week; two hours practice daily.
2 Pianos/4 Hands :	$595	Five 45-minute lessons per week; two hours practice daily.
Piano/1Hand :	$595	Five 45-minute lessons per week: two hours practice daily.
All of the above programs also include “Piano Problems, Resources and Materials” a new hour-long group class, meeting three times weekly.

Class Meetings: Usually 3 or 4 per week; two to attend concerts in Lubec, Machias or Eastport, one purely social and another where students who choose to do so may perform for each other.

Facilities: We have many pianos: among them, 6′ and 7′ Steinway grands, a 7’4″ Yamaha, a 6’3″ Baldwin, a 5’10″ Yamaha and a 5’7″ Chickering each in a private, sound-dampened studio. All are in excellent condition, and kept tuned to A440.

Scheduling: We can accommodate sixteen students per week. Practice and lesson time will be arranged to run consecutively (leaving time for other activities), extra or split sessions scheduled accordingly. It’s recommended that persons choosing more than two hours practice time have some experience with such a regimen.

A typical day might begin with your 9 AM Piano Problems, Resources and Materials Class; your lesson and practice time may be preceded or followed by (lobster for?) lunch at a restaurant on the water and a round of hiking, site-seeing, whale-watching or golfing. On Monday evenings we have a social, Tuesday and Wednesday evening we attend professional concerts and Friday is the student performance class where those who wish to perform for colleagues and friends may do so.

Click Here to Register for the SummerKeys 2012 Piano Workshop