Fiddle Class: mornings
Learn magnificent and simple Scottish tunes by heart and jump into the sweet, deep waters of traditional music with Mairi Campbell.
Let Bach Live!: 1 Prelude
In this series of classes you will let go of your fear of Bach’s perfection and learn to follow your inner dance. Through your breath and your body, you will connect to the music’s organic, and deeply human shapes. Through kinaesthetic awareness you will find the gesture of the music deep in your torso. By working with gravity and rebound, you will find where to release.
Slow Session
A chance for players of all instruments to learn folk tunes by ear, at a speed we can all manage.
Fiddle Class: evenings
Learn magnificent and simple Scottish tunes by heart and jump into the sweet, deep waters of traditional music with Mairi Campbell.
Fiddle Class: mornings
Learn magnificent and simple Scottish tunes by heart and jump into the sweet, deep waters of traditional music with Mairi Campbell.
The Zen Practice Room: How to practice mindfully
Slowing down is the highway to liberation. Like a weekly yoga class, these sessions are an invitation to discover the true nature of mindful practice. Listening to our bodies and our breath we become clear in our intention. As our biases change and holding patterns release, we find ourselves present and in flow. We will discover a way of working in which every moment of our practice has the capacity to serve every moment of our music making.
Let Bach Live!: 2 Allemande
In this series of classes you will let go of your fear of Bach’s perfection and learn to follow your inner dance. Through your breath and your body, you will connect to the music’s organic, and deeply human shapes. Through kinaesthetic awareness you will find the gesture of the music deep in your torso. By working with gravity and rebound, you will find where to release.
Bow Pranayama
A series of simple breathing exercises applied directly to your bow arm, supporting you as a string player on every level – physical, mental, and musical.
Bow Pranayama
A series of simple breathing exercises applied directly to your bow arm, supporting you as a string player on every level – physical, mental, and musical.
Bow Pranayama
A series of simple breathing exercises applied directly to your bow arm, supporting you as a string player on every level – physical, mental, and musical.
The Zen Practice Room: How to practice mindfully
Slowing down is the highway to liberation. Like a weekly yoga class, these sessions are an invitation to discover the true nature of mindful practice. Listening to our bodies and our breath we become clear in our intention. As our biases change and holding patterns release, we find ourselves present and in flow. We will discover a way of working in which every moment of our practice has the capacity to serve every moment of our music making.
Let Bach Live!: 3 Courante
In this series of classes you will let go of your fear of Bach’s perfection and learn to follow your inner dance. Through your breath and your body, you will connect to the music’s organic, and deeply human shapes. Through kinaesthetic awareness you will find the gesture of the music deep in your torso. By working with gravity and rebound, you will find where to release.
Stylistic Matters: Preparing Orchestral Excerpts for Violists: Winter
For viola players preparing orchestral excerpts who want to explore the differences in playing styles between early, classical, romantic and modern. All aspects of technique will be covered, so that different uses of bow, vibrato and tone production between the styles becomes clear.
Slow Session
A chance for players of all instruments to learn folk tunes by ear, at a speed we can all manage.
Fiddle Class: evenings
Learn magnificent and simple Scottish tunes by heart and jump into the sweet, deep waters of traditional music with Mairi Campbell.
Fiddle Class: mornings
Learn magnificent and simple Scottish tunes by heart and jump into the sweet, deep waters of traditional music with Mairi Campbell.
