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SUMMARY:Christmas at Finchcocks with David Hall - Mixed ability
DESCRIPTION:Experience the magic of Finchcocks during the festive season and escape Christmas craziness with this popular retreat! \nRun by David Hall\, FRCO MA Cantab\, this mixed ability weekend aims to explore Christmas music written or arranged for piano\, accompanied by carols\, mince pies and of course mulled wine! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet your festive party pieces ready for Christmas day… or whenever you’re put on the spot for some Christmas music! Guests can bring any pieces they would especially like to work on\, or might choose from any of the following: \n\nThe Faber Music Christmas Piano Anthology\nTchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite for solo piano\nThe John Rutter Christmas Piano Album\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs well as focussing on Christmas repertoire in performance classes\, a spotlight will also be given to Carols for choirs and Christmas songs you need up your sleeve in our two interactive workshops. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn between the workshop and performance class sessions there will be time for private practice on one of our beautiful grand pianos. During these sessions\, David will give one-to-one lessons on our new Steinway to provide individual pointers and tips… And of course there’s always time for some Christmassy duets with a fellow guest too! \n\n\nOn the Saturday evening\, we’ll enjoy some carols and David will round off the evening with some of his own favourites on the family Bosendorfer. This is the chance to sit back and simply be inspired\, glass of wine in hand by the fireside. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuests will: \n\nHave the chance to play in and observe two performance masterclasses.\nWill receive a one-to-one lesson with David.\nEnjoy access to play on our 9 grand pianos anytime between 7am and 8pm. (There are enough pianos to go round that everyone can play a piano at any given time.)\nExperience a private concert for course participants in the main hall of the family home\, performed by David.\nJoin and socialise with a group 8 fellow piano enthusiasts during lunch and dinner.\nDine in style with lunches and three course dinners prepared by our fabulous chef.\nExperience the Finchcocks bubble\, hailed as a “paradise for pianists” by BBC Music Magazine and stay in a grade 1 listed country manor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor some musical\, Christmas magic (and to book)\, please fill in the form below! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Weekend courses\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	from £700 (inclusive of accommodation\, food\, wine and tuition)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Which course date(s) are you interested in?\n \n \n Playing level / experience (required)\n \n \n Room price band:\nPlease selectClassic (standard)Considerable (large)Old Dairy (with own piano)\n\n \n Other room preferences: (please select most important one and we'll try to our best to accommodate)\nPlease selectEnsuiteWalk-in showerBath2nd floor3rd floorI'm easy!\n\n \n Please tell us anything else that you think would be helpful:
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CATEGORIES:Advanced,Intermediate,Lower intermediate,Lower Intermediate Weekend,Mixed ability,Upper intermediate,Upper intermediate weekend
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SUMMARY:Classical Compare & Contrast weekend with Nicholas Walker - mixed ability
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to welcome back concert pianist and Royal Academy lecturer Nicholas Walker for a weekend exploring the fascinating world of Classical piano music. \nFrom Mozart and Haydn to Beethoven\, C. P. E. Bach\, Clementi\, Dussek and some much less familiar composers\, Nicholas will explore how understanding the music and instruments of the period can transform the way we play it today. \nThis is a mixed-ability weekend\, and you’re welcome to bring repertoire by any of the great Classical composers — or come ready to discover some new ones! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA weekend of exploration\nThe Classical period is often thought of as the age of Mozart\, Haydn and Beethoven. But there is a huge amount of wonderful music beyond the familiar names\, much of it accessible to amateur pianists. \nNicholas will introduce some of these lesser-known composers (such as Clementi\, Cramer\, George Pinto\, Cipriani Potter\, Philip Cogan and Dussek) and explore the connections between them\, helping us to hear familiar repertoire in new ways. \nPreparation \nYou are of course welcome to bring music by Haydn\, Mozart\, Beethoven and Schubert\, but it’s well worth having a look at some of the music mentioned above (referred to by Nicholas Temperley as composers from “The London Piano School” – many of whom can be found on IMSLP. \nNicholas would also highly recommend Türk’s “Sixty pieces for aspiring players” books 1 and 2\, published by the ABRSM. This book is a manual in classical taste\, feeling\, style and ornamentation\, and the book illuminates the meaning of gestures and figuration common to all classical composers. None of the pieces are difficult\, but every page is a joy\, full of intelligence and wit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe weekend will include two interactive workshops: \nThe sound \nThe piano changed enormously during the 18th and early 19th centuries\, and the modern grand is very different from the instruments Mozart\, Haydn and Beethoven knew. \nHow can we use the resources of a modern piano to create a sound world that reflects the composers’ intentions? And how should our approach to articulation differ between composers? \nBring along a piece – or even just a phrase or two – and explore these questions with Nicholas and the group. \nOrnamentation \nOrnaments can be wonderfully expressive – but they can also be puzzling! \nWhy are they there? What exactly are we ornamenting? How should they be played\, and how does the answer change according to the composer\, period and region? \nWe’ll also look at the close relationship between ornamentation and improvisation\, including ideas from C. P. E. Bach’s famous Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaying\, learning and performing\nAlongside the workshops\, there will be plenty of time to explore your own repertoire. \nYou’ll have the opportunity to: \n\nreceive a one-to-one lesson with Nicholas\ntake part in\, and observe\, two performance masterclasses\npractise and play on our nine grand pianos\, available from 7am–8pm\nshare and explore repertoire with the other guests\nhear Nicholas perform in an exclusive Saturday evening salon concert\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday evening recital\nOn Saturday evening\, sit back and enjoy a private recital by Nicholas in the main hall of the Finchcocks family home. \nHe’ll perform a selection of his Classical repertoire\, including Mozart’s Rondo in A minor. \nNicholas Walker\nNicholas Walker is a concert pianist\, lecturer and recording artist who has performed throughout the UK and internationally. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Moscow Conservatoire and has performed in major concert halls including Wigmore Hall\, as well as with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic and Philharmonia. \nHe is particularly renowned for his performances and recordings of Beethoven and the Russian repertoire\, and his extensive recording catalogue includes works by Balakirev\, Liszt and many lesser-known composers. \nNicholas is also a passionate advocate for exploring unfamiliar repertoire and bringing his extensive musical knowledge to the Finchcocks piano community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd\, of course\, there’s Finchcocks…\nYour weekend also includes: \n\naccommodation in our Grade I listed country manor\ndelicious lunches and three-course dinners prepared by our chef\nwine with dinner\nplenty of time to practise and explore our nine grand pianos\nthe chance to meet and socialise with a small group of fellow piano enthusiasts\nthe famous Finchcocks bubble — a place where you can forget about everyday life for a few days and simply enjoy playing the piano!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor booking enquiries\, please contact fill in the form below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Which course date(s) are you interested in?\n \n \n Playing level / experience (required)\n \n \n Room price band:\nPlease selectClassic (standard)Considerable (large)Old Dairy (with own piano)\n\n \n Other room preferences: (please select most important one and we'll try to our best to accommodate)\nPlease selectEnsuiteWalk-in showerBath2nd floor3rd floorI'm easy!\n\n \n Please tell us anything else that you think would be helpful:\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Weekend courses\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	from £720 (inclusive of accommodation\, food\, wine and tuition)
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SUMMARY:3-day Piano-Yoga® course with GéNIA - mixed ability
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed concert pianist\, composer\, educator and yoga teacher GéNIA for her first course here at Finchcocks. Visionary founder of Piano-Yoga®\, the mixed ability 3-day course will introduce you to her pioneering method combining classical piano technique with yoga and mindfulness. \nGéNIA is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Trinity College of Music. She has performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall\, the Barbican and Southbank Centre and her compositions have featured in productions including Killing Eve and Cold Feet. Through Piano-Yoga®\, her teaching\, masterclasses and performance coaching\, GéNIA has become a leading voice in helping pianists and performers develop greater technical freedom\, confidence\, wellbeing and expressive ease. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It really does work.” Nadia Lasserson\, Piano Professional \n\nRecently featured in Pianist magazine and podcast\, Piano-Yoga® is a specialist piano technique that combines the principles of classical piano training with those of Eastern philosophies\, particularly yoga. Through the holistic Piano-Yoga® method\, pianists learn to develop their technique in harmony with their own physique and mindset\, working with their natural strengths and limitations\, rather than struggling against them. \nParticipants will spend three days with concert pianist GéNIA\, who is also a qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher\, exploring the Piano-Yoga® method through three interactive workshops\, individual tuition and masterclasses. Together they will discover how piano technique develops through a deeper understanding of the body\, including posture\, alignment\, movement\, gravity\, breathing and the effective use of the hands. The method also offers a carefully structured approach to developing strength\, flexibility and control\, while enabling pianists to increase their hand span safely. \nThis teaching will enable participants to apply the principles of Piano-Yoga® directly to their own playing and repertoire. By the end of the course\, they will have a clearer understanding of how to use their physique more effectively at the piano\, how to recognise and reduce unnecessary limitations\, and how to work constructively with their individual strengths and challenges. They will leave with practical tools for developing a more personal\, sustainable and body-aware approach to piano technique. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach day will include an interactive workshop\, led by GéNIA and will include: \n\n\n1. Transform Your Hands: The Core Piano-Yoga® Workshop \nThis workshop presents the core principles of Piano-Yoga®\, as developed in GéNIA’s award-winning book Piano-Yoga®: Transform Your Hands. \nThe method was born out of necessity when GéNIA set herself the challenge of performing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and encountered the natural physical limitations of her own hands. Determined to find a solution\, she began exploring how she could safely increase her hand span while making her fingers stronger. What started as a personal search evolved into an approach that enabled her to overcome these limitations and perform the work with greater freedom and ease. Over the years\, it has helped pianists of all levels and developed into a comprehensive system of piano technique. \nDuring this interactive workshop\, participants will explore the core principles of Piano-Yoga®\, learning how posture\, alignment\, movement\, gravity and the individual structure of the hands influence piano playing. They will discover practical ways to develop strength\, flexibility and control\, safely increase hand span\, reduce unnecessary tension\, and build a technique that works in harmony with their own physique rather than against it. \nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will have practical tools they can immediately apply to their own playing\, enabling them to develop a more efficient\, comfortable and sustainable piano technique. \n\n“Fascinating issue… clear and precise.” — Murray McLachlan\, International Piano \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Breathing in Piano Playing – Myth versus Reality \nShould pianists think about their breathing at all\, or is it something that should simply happen naturally? \nBreathing is one of the most fundamental aspects of our existence—without breath\, there is no life. Yet it is surprising how many pianists unconsciously hold their breath or breathe inefficiently while playing\, creating unnecessary tension that can directly affect their technique\, freedom of movement and musical expression. \nDrawing on principles from both Piano-Yoga® and yoga practice\, this workshop explores how conscious breathing can become an essential technical tool in piano playing. Participants will discover how efficient breathing can improve coordination\, timing and freedom of movement\, making technical challenges such as wide stretches\, jumps\, chord playing and rapid passagework feel more natural and secure. Breath also supports concentration\, helps manage performance anxiety and encourages a more organic and expressive approach to music-making. \nThrough practical demonstrations and interactive exercises\, GéNIA will introduce participants to a range of breathing techniques that they can immediately apply to their own playing. Participants will experience for themselves how working with the breath can transform not only their physical comfort at the piano but also the quality of their technique\, confidence and performance. \nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will have a deeper understanding of the relationship between breathing\, the body and piano technique\, together with practical exercises they can incorporate into their daily practice to play with greater freedom\, confidence and ease. \n\n“Piano-Yoga® makes best use of your specific anatomy\, strength and flexibility to help your playing.” Inge Kjemtrup\, Pianist Magazine \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Playing the Music of Frédéric Chopin \nThe music of Frédéric Chopin demands not only technical mastery but also an exceptional sensitivity to touch\, tone and expression. Through the principles of Piano-Yoga®\, participants will discover how a more efficient relationship between the body and the piano can unlock greater freedom of movement and a wider expressive range. \nUsing selected works by Chopin\, GéNIA will demonstrate how the Piano-Yoga® method can help pianists refine different types of touch and articulation\, develop a singing cantabile tone\, achieve effortless legato\, shape expressive phrasing\, and produce subtle changes in dynamics with greater control. Participants will also explore how small adjustments in body movement\, weight and coordination can create an astonishing variety of tone colours\, enabling them to build a richer and more nuanced sound palette. \nThroughout this interactive workshop\, participants will have the opportunity to apply these principles to their own playing\, discovering how technical freedom can naturally lead to \ngreater musical expression. They will leave with practical ideas for approaching Chopin’s music with increased confidence\, imagination and artistry. \n\n“Having tested out Piano-Yoga with students aged seven to 70\, I can’t help but be impressed by it. My students have developed greater finger control\, and the wrist exercises have really improved their phrasing.” Karen Marshall\, Music Teacher \n“With her positive\, non-defeatist approach\, she emphasises the joy and satisfaction of playing at any level…I would encourage any pianist\, amateurs and professionals alike\, to sign-up to one of GéNIA’s courses! ” Zoe Rahman\, British Jazz Pianist\, International Piano \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPreparation \nParticipants will be invited\, though not required\, to prepare any repertoire they would like to explore during the performance classes and individual one-to-one sessions\, with the option of bringing a work by Chopin in order to apply the principles introduced during the Chopin workshop directly to their own playing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuests will also: \n\nHave the chance to play in and observe two performance masterclasses.\nWill receive a one-to-one lesson with GéNIA.\nEnjoy access to play on our 9 grand pianos anytime between 7am and 8pm. (There are enough pianos to go round that everyone can play a piano at any given time.)\nExperience a private accompanied talk for course participants in the main hall of the family home\, performed by Maria.\nJoin and socialise with a group 8 fellow piano enthusiasts during lunch and dinner.\nDine in style with lunches and three course dinners prepared by our fabulous chef.\nExperience the Finchcocks bubble\, hailed as a “paradise for pianists” by BBC Music Magazine and stay in a grade 1 listed country manor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout GéNIA \nGéNIA is a Ukrainian-born\, London-based concert pianist\, composer\, educator\, founder of Piano-Yoga®\, and a qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher. Internationally recognised for combining artistic excellence with innovation\, she has built a career that bridges the worlds of classical music\, composition and wellbeing. \nDescribed by The Observer as “One to Watch” and by The Times as “an outstanding musician”\, GéNIA has performed at many of the world’s leading venues\, including Wigmore Hall\, the Barbican Centre\, Southbank Centre and St John’s Smith Square. She has collaborated with internationally acclaimed musicians and has built a distinguished international career as both a performer and educator. \nAlongside her performing career\, GéNIA is an award-winning composer whose music has been broadcast on Classic FM\, Scala Radio\, BBC Radio and internationally. Her recordings have been released by Black Box\, Nonclassical\, Chappell\, Karma Sounds and her own GéNIA Music label\, while her compositions can be heard in major television productions\, including Killing Eve\, Cold Feet\, Close to Me\, Sticks and Stones\, and The Day of the Jackal. Her music is also heard daily in Caffè Nero cafés across the UK. \nPassionate about making music more accessible and sustainable\, GéNIA founded Piano-Yoga® in 2007. Bringing together over three decades of concert experience with the principles of yoga\, the method helps pianists develop a freer\, healthier and more natural technique while improving posture\, concentration\, confidence\, performance and overall wellbeing. Piano-Yoga® has received international acclaim from leading music publications\, with Yoga & Health magazine describing it as “the first entirely new piano technique developed in over 50 years.” The method is now used by pianists\, teachers and students around the world. \nA passionate advocate for holistic piano education\, GéNIA believes that great piano playing begins with the harmonious connection of mind\, body and hands. Through her concerts\, workshops\, courses and teaching\, she inspires musicians of all ages and abilities to play with greater freedom\, ease and joy while nurturing their physical and mental wellbeing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor booking enquiries\, please fill in the form below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Which course date(s) are you interested in?\n \n \n Playing level / experience (required)\n \n \n Room price band:\nPlease selectClassic (standard)Considerable (large)Old Dairy (with own piano)\n\n \n Other room preferences: (please select most important one and we'll try to our best to accommodate)\nPlease selectEnsuiteWalk-in showerBath2nd floor3rd floorI'm easy!\n\n \n Please tell us anything else that you think would be helpful:\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	3-day courses\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	from £950 (inclusive of accommodation\, food\, wine and tuition)
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