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Inaugural
International Piano Teachers Seminar at Glenfern May 25 - 28, 2009
Style, Technique and
Interpretation, an International Seminar for piano teachers, students
and pianists was enjoyed by participants from Malaysia, Singapore,
Thailand, together with some piano teachers from Melbourne. It was
suitable for piano teachers at all levels, piano students and also
amateur pianists and was directed, in Australia by Robert Chamberlain,
and organised in South East Asia by Ms Lai Mei Kuen (The Talent
Makers – Malaysia).
Presenters included:
-Professor Max Cooke
OAM
-Darryl Coote
-Robert Chamberlain
(all from the Team of Pianists)
-John McCartin, Lecturer
in Early Childhood Education, from the School of Education, Victoria
University
-Mark Gibson, founder
of Encore Music Education, Brisbane
-Bernie Capicchiano,
Managing Director of Bernies Music Land & Musico.
The Seminar provided
information and cultural background to important periods of piano
music, and gave participants the confidence to teach technique and
style to their students. There was a mixture of lecture demonstrations
and lessons/workshops in small groups. Teachers were helped to build
confidence in their own playing skills with sessions on the Tone
Touch and Technique books and on Practice Strategies and Systematic
Learning. Early childhood education specialist John McCartin addressed
issues in training children of various ages and Encore Music Education
founder Mark Gibson, from Brisbane, worked with participants using
the Encore Smart System of music education.
Participants were encouraged
to prepare some teaching or performance items from the various style
periods and/or some items from Max Cooke’s Tone, Touch and Technique
books.
Seminar Outline:
Day 1 - Monday May
25
Morning:
Max Cooke OAM “Style,
Technique and Interpretation in Baroque Music, including an introduction
to the Harpsichord” Lecture Demonstration, Group lessons.
Afternoon: Darryl Coote
“Style, Technique and Interpretation in Classical Music”, Lecture
Demonstration, Group lessons.
Recital by Kevin Kanisius,
14 year old student of Max Cooke. Program: Beethoven - Sonata Op.
2 no 3 in C first movement, Liszt - Liebestraum no. 3 in A flat,
La Campanella, Chopin Fantasie-Impromptu.
Day 2 - Tuesday May
26
Morning:
Max Cooke “Using Tone,
Touch and Technique to develop your students’ Technique” Darryl
Coote “Practice Strategies and Systematic Learning”, Lecture Demonstrations/Workshops.
Afternoon:
John McCartin, Lecturer,
Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Victoria University.
"Child Development and Effective Teaching”
Recital by James Dong,
violin, with Louisa Breen, piano. Program Wieniawski – Polonaise
in D major, Bach – Grave from Sonata no. 2 in A minor, Shostakovitch
– Violin Concert no. 1 in A minor, 3rd and 4th movements
Day 3 - Wednesday
May 27
Morning:
Darryl Coote “Style,
Technique and Interpretation in Impressionist Music including Debussy
and use of the pedals”. Lecture Demonstration, Group lessons/workshops.
Afternoon: (beginning at 1.30pm)
Bernie Capicchiano “Inside
the Piano”
Robert Chamberlain “Style
Technique and Interpretation in Modern and 20th Century Music” Lecture
Demonstration/Workshop, Group lessons.
Recital by Hamlet Zhang,
Monash University student of Darryl Coote.
Program: Joseph Haydn
- Sonata in F major Hob. XVI/23, Felix Mendelssohn - Fantasy in
F sharp minor, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), arranged Zhang Chi (b.
1985) - Allegro appassionato (from Clarinet Sonata in E flat major,
Op. 120 no. 2)
Evening: Dinner at Silky
Apply Chinese Restaurant, Armadale )
Day 4- Thursday May
28 Morning: Robert Chamberlain “Style Technique and Interpretation
in Romantic Music”, Lecture Demonstration/Workshop, group lessons.
Afternoon: Mark Gibson (Encore Music Education, Brisbane). “The
Encore Smart System of Music Education”
Daily Schedule: 9.30am
Lecture Demonstration/Workshop 11am Morning tea 11.30am Group lessons/Workshops
1pm Lunch 2pm Lecture Demonstration/Workshop 3.30pm Afternoon tea
4pm -5.15pm Group lessons/Workshops 5.15pm End of day
Team of Pianists gratefully
acknowledge the instrument sponsorship of this Seminar by Bernies
Music Land, who provided Schimmel, Bernstein and Roland instruments.
(See wwwmusicland.com.au)
The next International
Piano Teachers Seminar at Glenfern will take place from September
26 to September 30, 2010
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