Join us on 14th & 28th March as we learn with Lady Jeanne Galway. if you are an Adult Learner who would love to further your studies, these sessions will be perfect for you.
On 7th March we will be working on Repertoire
- Your Golden list of your favourite pieces
- How do we choose what is right and practical for you to learn on to perform?
- If you are preparing to perform a short recital program, what pieces would you include? Are they audience grabbers and do they fit together in one program?
- Are your choices audience friendly pieces? Are these comfortable pieces for you to play in a new situation - ie: in front of an audience?
- Are these choices of repertoire easy to out together in short rehearsal time?
These are the questions we shall discuss together on our next upcoming session.
We shall also review our past sessions to see how you are getting on with all your newfound knowledge.
There will be plenty of time for questions and answers, and even time for some of you to come on screen to play for us.
Your preperation: Please make a list of 5 of your favourite Golden pieces of repertoire and what you love about them for our discussion.
If you would like to play on screen please have your music ready and let us know via the community chat page, what you are planning to play so Lady Galway has her copies of repertoire to hand.
On 28th March we will be working on finding, recognising, following & developing the musical line in everything you play.
Whether you are practicing your Scales, Etudes or your favourite musical composition… at the end of the day, we are musicians.
Composers have a very clear idea of the musical line (dictated by the harmonic structure) within each phrase they are bringing to us through their compositions. However as flutists, who mainly play the top line of a chamber or solo work, we sometimes have difficulty recognising the intent of the composer or even the line of a few notes.
In this session we will discuss :
- Recognising the harmonic line below and within the phrase
- Where and how we fit our breathing in so as not to disturb the musical phrase
- Dynamics, colour and subtle changes
- How to use these techniques to bring out the musical line and more
With all your new techniques at your fingertip you will now be able to incorporate them into your repertoire and all technical exercises, thus bringing you more freedom within your playing.
Whether you are practicing your morning tone exercises, or the Poulenc Sonata the message is always the same; music, music, music.
Please have the list of repertoire you are working on so we can work together to help you continue to grow musically, and play your flute each day just a bit more!
These sessions will be recorded and available to view until 30th April 2024.