Every year, we announce the more Jackdaws residential Weekend and One Day Courses. We welcome a range of new and returning tutors to our programme to keep our teaching varied, current, and so we can encourage you to try something new and find a new challenge.
We have full weekend courses, running Friday evening until Sunday afternoon; longer Three Day Courses from Thursday to Sunday; and One Day Courses bite-sized introductions to essential topics for all musicians. Some of the wonderful new tutors we welcome this year are Joan Rodgers, Alisdair Hogarth, Isobel Buchanan, Robert Chevara, Madeleine Mitchell and Alison Wells. Follow their links to read their full biographies and course descriptions, booking is now open!
Jessica Walker helps you with “Understanding Your Voice”
One Day Courses
Understanding Your Voice
with Jessica Walker
Saturday 3 November 2018
Family Singing Afternoon
with Caroline Radcliffe
Sunday 4 November 2018
Singing for Health
with Penny Jenkins
Saturday 1 December 2018
Stephen Marquiss runs “Play the Piano by Ear”
Play the Piano by Ear
with Stephen Marquiss
Sunday 2 December 2018
Heart Song
with Anne Bourne
Saturday 8 December 2018
From Panic to Pose One Day Course
with Wendy Skeen
Sunday 9 December 2018
Voice Courses
Singing in English
with Adrian Thompson
Fri 21 – Sun 23 September 2018
Learn the Art of Bel Canto with Isobel Buchanan
The Art of Bel Canto
with Isobel Buchanan
Fri 19 – Sun 21 October 2018
Audition Preparation Weekend
with Audrey Hyland and Saffron van Zwanenberg
Fri 9 – Sun 11 November 2018
Schubert, Schumann and Wolf
with Joan Rodgers
Fri 23 – Sun 25 November 2018
Study German Lieder with Joan Rodgers
Art Songs by African-American and Black British Composers
with Michael Harper
Fri 25 – Sun 27 January 2019
Sing Sing Sing
with Evelyn Tubb and Michael Fields
Fri 8 – Sun 10 February 2019
The Singer as Artist
with Alison Wells
Fri 1 – Sun 3 March 2019
English Song Weekend
with Sarah Leonard and Stephen Varcoe
Fri 15 – Sun 17 March 2019
Richard Jackson returns with A Song by Any Other Name
A Song by Any Other Name
with Richard Jackson
Fri 29 – Fri 31 March 2019
The Vocal Technician
with Joy Mammen
Fri 12 – Sun 14 April 2019
Singing Handel
with Rosa Mannion
Fri 10 – Sun 12 May 2019
Live & Sing your Favourite Opera scenes with Saffron van Zwanenberg and Rosa Mannion
Discover Your Voice
with Penny Jenkins
Fri 21 – Sun 23 June 2019
Staged Opera Scenes
with Saffron van Zwanenberg and Rosa Mannion
Thurs 4 – Sun 7 July 2019
Three Day Course
Summer Singing Workshop
with Jessica Walker
Thurs 8 – Sun 11 August 2019
Three Day Course
Robert Chevara and Mary Plazas run Opera Workshop
Opera Workshop
with Mary Plazas and Robert Chevara
Fri 23 – Sun 25 August 2019
Singing in French
with Robin Bowman
Fri 30 August – Sun 1 September 2019
Piano Courses
Finding Your Voice at the Piano
with Stephen Savage
Fri 28 – Sun 30 September 2018
Elena Riu returns with New Course “The Embodied Pianist”
The Embodied Pianist: Focus – Release – Tune In
with Elena Riu
Fri 12 – Sun 14 October 2018
Improvisation: An Art for Everyone
with Mark Polishook
Fri 26 – Sun 28 October 2018
Practising the Piano
with Graham Fitch
Fri 16 – Sun 18 November 2018
Polishing Your Piano Technique
with Melanie Spanswick
Fri 18 – Sun 20 January 2019
New Tutor Alisdair Hogarth opens his Piano Toolbox
The Pianist’s Technical Toolbox
with Alisdair Hogarth
Fri 22 – Sun 24 March 2019
Knowing the Score
with Karl Lutchmayer
Fri 26 – Sun 28 April 2019
Becoming a Confident Pianist
with Timothy Barratt
Fri 17 – Sun 19 May 2019
Mark Tanner’s 2 part Piano Summer School
Improvisation: An Art for Everyone
with Mark Polishook
Fri 14 – Sun 16 June 2019
The Art of Pedalling
with Julian Jacobson
Fri 28 – Sun 30 June 2019
Intermediate Piano Summer School
with Mark Tanner
Tues 23 – Thurs 25 July 2019
Anna Stegmann’s Recorder Weekend returns in October
Advanced Piano Summer School
with Mark Tanner
Thurs 25 – Sun 28 July 2019
Three Day Course
Piano Workshop: A New Departure
with Philip Fowke
Fri 13 – Sun 15 September 2019
Wind Courses
Recorder Weekend
with Anna Stegmann
Fri 5 – Sun 7 October 2018
Discover Renaissance Wind Music with William Lyons
The City Musick – Renaissance Wind Band Music for Court & City
with William Lyons and Richard Thomas
Fri 15 – Sun 17 February 2019
Clarinets
with David Campbell
Fri 8 – Sun 10 March 2019
Oboe Weekend
with Sarah Francis and Jean Marsden
Fri 31 May – Sun 2 June 2019
Workshop Viola and Violin music with Madeleine Mitchell
Bassoon Workshop – From Reed to Recital
with Robert Codd
Fri 7 – Sun 9 June 2019
Strings Courses
Winter Guitar Ensemble
with Eden Stell Guitar Duo
Thurs 31 January – Sun 3rd February 2019
Three Day Course
Violin and Viola Workshop
with Madeleine Mitchell
Fri 5 – Sun 7 April 2019
A long awaited Summer Guitar Course with the Eden Stell Duo
Summer Guitar Ensemble
with Eden Stell Guitar Duo
Thurs 11 – Sun 14 July 2019
Three Day Course
Strings & Things: Intermediate – Advanced
with Elizabeth Turnbull
Thurs 15 – Sun 18 August 2019
Three Day Course
Stylish Baroque
with Theresa Caudle and Alistair Ross
Fri 6 – Sun 8 September 2019
Wendy Skeen’s successful One Day Course gets a full weekend!
Ensemble Courses
From Panic to Poise: Strategies for Managing Performance Anxiety Weekend
with Wendy Skeen
Fri 3 – Sun 5 May 2019
Chamber Music Weekend
with Sarah Francis, Robert Codd, Ian Mitchell and Stephen Gutman
Fri 19 – Sun 21 July 2019
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Jackdaws award-winning project, The Year of… is now in its eighth year, and introduces children to a different instrument or chamber ensemble each time. Starting in 2012 with the Carducci String Quartet, we have also worked with percussionist Joby Burgess, the Onyx Brass Quintet, the Eden Stell Guitar Duo and international recorder virtuosos Anna Stegmann and Tabea Debus.
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