APPLY NOW28th International Summer School
8th - 15th August 2010
University of Leicester Conference Centre, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2ND
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Kodály Methodology | Conducting Skills | Singing Lessons
Core Musicianship
Morning Courses: Core musicianship skills for all course participants
COURSE C1: MUSICIANSHIP with RELATIVE SOLFA
There will be one and a half hours of tuition daily for all Summer School participants including those on the Certificate Courses. The aim of this core subject is to develop musical literacy, encompassing essential attributes of musicianship such as fluent reading/singing with good intonation, inner hearing, aural perception, polyphonic and harmonic hearing, leading to an understanding of Form and an appreciation of Style. This is achieved through the application of Relative Solfa, which is one of the main 'tools' of the Kodály Concept, while making music. All levels will be catered for from complete beginners to the musically advanced.
Those with no musical training will be taught in a Foundation Group by a British tutor. There will be five additional levels and every effort will be made to ensure that students are placed in the level which is most suitable for their stage of development. A questionnaire will be sent out in advance of the Summer School to all students with the exception of those in the Foundation group. Movement from one level to the next will be on evidence of mastery of the skills in the preceding level. The course will be tutored by experienced British and Hungarian tutors: Lucinda Geoghegan. Esther Hargittai, Lenke Igó, Klára Nemes, Laszló Nemes and Cyrilla Rowsell.
COURSE: C2 CHOIR
Choral singing is central to the Kodály approach, and all students including the Certificate Course candidates are expected to attend this course. There will be three choirs: an SATB choir, an SA Choir, and a Foundation Choir, for those with little or no musical experience. The choral directors will be László Nemes, Lenke Igó and Esther Hargittai. The choirs will meet for rehearsals at the beginning of each day. Each rehearsal will include warm-up techniques and will provide a memorable choral experience, culminating in a performance at the End of School Concert.