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Intermediate Weekend with Dave Hall – two places left

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

17573|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-04-07-Finchcocks-Piano-schoolEd-Ovenden-167-Copy-1024x683.jpg|large This course is designed for people who have are between grade 4 and grade 6 in standard. It would also suit players who reached a reasonably high standard but haven't played for a few years, and indeed players working their way through the grades and playing regularly. Each day typically starts with a workshop...

Spring retreat weekend with Warren Mailley-Smith – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

17356|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Spring-at-Finchcocks-1024x768.jpg|large This spring retreat is designed for anyone who just wants a UK-based weekend away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, emails and the boredom of 2020s lockdowns. Give yourself the gift of some time away to practise and reconnect with your piano playing on this luxury piano retreat: If you made a...

Exploring the Impressionists with Warren Mailley-Smith – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

The piano music of the French impressionists has a special place in the development of any pianist’s repertoire. The music of Debussy, Satie and Ravel in particular calls for very special control of tone, texture, colour and use of pedal. The amazing scope of musical pictures painted by these composers calls for a course dedicated...

Beethoven weekend with Graham Fitch – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Finchcocks is keen to join in the global celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. In this course dedicated to the music of Beethoven, Graham Fitch will guide you in exploring the physical, emotional and intellectual challenges of the music, paying particular attention to the interpretation of the numerous markings for dynamics and articulation...

5-day Intermediate Summer School with David Hall – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

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5-day Upper Intermediate Summer School with Warren Mailley-Smith

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

18917|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Warren-2-683x1024.jpg|large This course is being run by Warren Mailley Smith, who hit the headlines recently for performing the entire works of Chopin from memory in a series of concerts in...

Baroque and Bach with Graham Fitch – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Having Graham Fitch on our staff, it seemed too good an opportunity to miss scheduling a weekend of Baroque and Bach! Graham studied harpsichord as a second instrument with Ruth...

Jazz for Classical Pianists weekend with David Hall – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

This course is designed for classically trained pianists (intermediate - advanced) who would love to delve into or brush up on their jazz skills! David Hall (FRCO, MA Cantab) will...

Applied Theory weekend with David Hall

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

This course is designed for people who would like to brush up on their music theory. It will aim to cover the major topics found in the ABRSM grade 5...

Chopin weekend with Warren Mailley-Smith – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Chopin's lyrical and elegant Nocturnes and Preludes are firm favourites with our intermediate and advanced players, and so we're very excited to announce the return of our very popular first...

Intermediate weekend with David Hall – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

This course is designed for people who are now confident in the basics of the piano, want to deepen learning before trying an Upper Intermediate course or grade, and who...

Piano retreat – mixed ability – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Fancy a UK based, luxury weekend away in a grade 1 listed country manor, surrounded by 9 grand pianos? Our piano retreat is designed for anyone who just wants a...

Improvisation and harmony weekend with David Hall – mixed ability

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

This course, run by Finchcocks Musical Director David Hall, is ideal for anybody who wants to develop their keyboard skills of harmonisation, composition and improvisation in a classical style It...

5-day Intermediate Summer School with David Hall – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Our 5-day summer schools are a well established highlight of the Finchcocks calendar. To ensure a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, places are open to those who have attended at least...

Chopin weekend with Warren Mailley-Smith – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Back by very popular demand, this will be our fourth Chopin weekend here at Finchcocks with Warren Mailley-Smith. Chopin's lyrical and elegant Nocturnes and Preludes are firm favourites with our...

Piano retreat – mixed ability – waiting list

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Fancy a UK based, luxury weekend away in a grade 1 listed country manor, surrounded by 9 grand pianos? Our piano retreat is designed for anyone who just wants a...

Upper Intermediate weekend with Graham Fitch – sold out

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Our Upper Intermediate weekend course is designed for pianists grades 5-8. Whether you're a confident grade 5 level player, or a grade 8 player in need of a confidence boost...

American Civil Rights & Black Renaissance Music with Beatrice Nicholas – mixed ability

We are very excited to welcome British classical concert pianist and composer Beatrice Nicholas for a weekend of musical exploration, inspiration and discussion on the theme of Black Renaissance Music for piano. Beatrice enjoys an international career as a solo concert pianist, performing works by Bach through to the present day, with notable performances at...

Keyboard Music from the Baroque with Steven Devine – mixed ability

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

We are delighted to be offering a course with brilliantly talented keyboard player and Early Keyboard Consultant to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Royal Welsh Colleges, Steven Devine. During this weekend course Keyboard Music from the Baroque, Steven Devine will explore this incredibly fertile period of keyboard music, looking at style, technique, repertoire and instruments. Although...

5-day Piano holiday! – mixed ability

Our 5-day summer schools sold out in record time this year! So, by popular demand, we've added one more! And this one is different. This is our most relaxed 5-day course ever and a pianist's dream Finchcocks stay: a 5-day 5-star Piano Holiday! This extended piano retreat offers the chance to spend mornings at the...

Retreat weekend with Beatrice Nicholas – mixed ability – WAITING LIST

Fancy a UK based, luxury weekend away in a grade 1 listed country manor, surrounded by grand pianos? Our piano retreat is designed for anyone who just wants a weekend away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It would suit those who want a bit of time away to practise, or to fall...

How to practise weekend with Andrew Eales – mixed ability

We're really excited to be welcoming piano educator Andrew Eales to lead his first course at Finchcocks and start 2025 off with an interactive dive into his highly acclaimed practice guide How to practise. On How to practise by Andrew Eales "The essential, pocket-sized companion for every musician. Accessible and authoritative, How to Practise Music is...

3-day Upper Intermediate course with Florian Mitrea – WAITING LIST

Upper intermediate players have a treat in store with three days' learning from the wonderful Florian Mitrea. Immerse yourself in piano heaven packed full of piano lessons, classes and concerts. But first, start your day with an interactive presentation involving slides, demonstrations, and exercises to set your theme for the day. 21330|https://www.finchcocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6341_ERC-1024x682.jpg|large During your stay,...

19th century piano technique & the romantics weekend with Daniel Grimwood – mixed ability – WAITING LIST

Developed by the esteemed 19th century pianist Ignaz Moscheles and pedagogue François-Joseph Fétis, Méthode des Méthodes is one of the most ambitious of the 19th century music methods. The Etudes, by composers as famous as Chopin, Mendelssohn and Liszt, also include less familiar names such as Eduard Wolff, Amadée Mereaux and Julius Benedict, and provide...

Jazz weekend with Nikki Iles – upper intermediate – diploma – WAITING LIST

We are thrilled to welcome multi-award winning jazz pianist Nikki Iles to Finchcocks for a weekend devoted to jazz piano. “A formidable UK jazz presence ...” “Iles is one of the most refreshing figures to have emerged in the UK scene in recent times" The Guardian (John Fordham) “Formidably creative.... “The Heroine of British Jazz...

Interpretation and improvisation: Making advanced theory fun with David Hall – upper intermediate – diploma

Finchcocks Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom

This course, run by Finchcocks Musical Director David Hall, is ideal for anybody who wants to go beyond grade 5 theory to further develop their keyboard skills of interpretation, improvisation, harmonisation and transposition. It would best suit the Upper Intermediate pianist who has good understanding of grade 5 music theory upto Advanced players. David will...

The music of Mozart

The keyboard music of Mozart is seen as a model of perfection; the sleek lines of the melodies and exquisite harmonies ideally suited to the modern grand piano.  However, Mozart’s own instruments and those around him offer a dramatically different sound world and thanks to researches in performance styles, our understanding of how Mozart’s music...