MUSIC
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BEGINNERS AND IMPROVERS UKULELE
The course will cater for beginners (starting from scratch, learning together with fun and accessible rock and pop songs) and anyone who has already got to grips with the basic chords and would like to improve and develop their skills with new chords, alternative fingerings and tablature. Richard Sabey & Jennifer Pugh Residential: £400 Non-residential:
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MUSICAL DEDICATIONS
This course will take a different slant, unveiling a series of classical works inspired by, and dedicated to, a particular person. This may be another composer, a great performer (pianist, violinist, singer, conductor) or a romantic connection. A wide historical range will be covered, from the 16th to 20th centuries, and a wealth of beautiful
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FULLY BOOKED: A DECADE OF HIT OPERAS
The 1870s began with Verdi’s spectacular Aida, the epitome of Grand Opera. Bizet moved in a different direction with the low-life realism of Carmen in 1875. Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (1878) brings Pushkin’s tale to life in a series of lyric scenes, one of which is Tatyana’s moving letter scene. Ian France Residential: £350 Non-residential: £245
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ACOUSTIC GUITAR – BASICS AND BEYOND
This course will aim to help each student improve their playing. We will cover aspects such as warm ups and technique, learning the notes on the neck, expanding your chord knowledge, developing your strumming and rhythm, fingerpicking and how to learn a song or solo tune. We will also look at music theory to help
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FULLY BOOKED: SUMMER STRING ORCHESTRA
Join us at Higham to experience the glories of the string orchestra repertoire. We will study Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue, Heinrich Biber’s Battalia, John Ireland’s Concertino Pastorale and Samuel Barber’s ever popular Adagio for Strings. You should have some orchestral experience for this course. Please state your instrument when applying and whether you prefer 1st
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SOUNDS EASY
Easy listening music for voices in 2 or 3 parts depending on ability, but particularly aimed at those who want to sing in harmony at an easy level. We will sing a variety of music drawn from the Great American Songbook, pop classics, ballads etc. The emphasis is on a relaxing but fun course. Chris
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FOLK SINGING
A gentle introduction to singing folk music in three- and four-part harmony! Can’t read music? No problem - folk is an oral tradition, and we teach everything by ear. Learn how to warm up your voice, then sing in rounds and in parts, as you become acquainted with a wonderful folk repertoire with two tutors
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FULLY BOOKED: WIND SERENADES SUMMER SCHOOL
Wind Chamber course for high-advanced amateur players (diploma-standard level 1 minimum) to work in-depth on substantial original repertoire with the highest level of tuition. All works studied will be performed complete in informal concerts on the last day. The course includes a mid-week Tutors' concert. Laurence Perkins with Philippa Davies, Colin Honour and Jan Willem