15192|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2988-1024x682.jpg|large For musicians who didn't necessarily grow up with staves and clefs, or indeed anyone who is sick of them, Dave Hall's course on "Jazz, pop and busking" is a life-saver. For pianists who grew up with traditional notation, the world of chords and base lines is as beguiling as it is intriguing. For jazz...
15191|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2972-1024x682.jpg|large We all want to play more notes more accurately more of the time. David will talk you through some tried and trusted practice techniques to improve accuracy and fluency of your playing. He'll also run a masterclass session focused on performance which will examine ways to bring your music to life by searching for...
15200|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3087-1024x575.jpg|large SOLD OUT This course assumes no prior knowledge, and is suitable for absolute beginners or players who didn’t get very far with their studies and have forgotten whatever they knew! The course will start with some basics on notation and how that corresponds to the keyboard. Then we move beyond the notes to look...
We are delighted to announce that as part of our collaboration with Broadwoods pianos, we are hosting a concert to celebrate the bicentenary of the delivery of one of Broadwood's finest pianos to Beethoven. Thomas Broadwood invited five highly acclaimed musicians of the time to help design the instrument, which was dispatched from London on...
15406|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dr-mark-polishook-1-1024x732.jpg|large The jazz workshop sessions that we run as part of our upper intermediate courses, got such good reviews that we're delighted to announce that we'll be adding two weekend courses that focus exclusively on jazz and improvisation. Dr Mark Polishook, who hails from NYC, is running both of our jazz courses and knows the...
15191|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2972-1024x682.jpg|large SOLD OUT This course is designed for people who have made a good start and are between grade 1 and grade 4 standard, but have lapsed. Each day typically starts with a workshop in the Finchcocks cellars. In the afternoons, there is time for private practice on one of our beautiful acoustic grand pianos...
The jazz workshop sessions that we run as part of our upper intermediate courses, got such good reviews that we're delighted to announce that we'll be adding two weekend courses that focus exclusively on jazz and improvisation. Dr Mark Polishook, who hails from NYC, is running both of our jazz courses and knows the international...
15202|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3122-1024x682.jpg|large SOLD OUT This course assumes no prior knowledge, and is suitable for absolute beginners or players who didn’t get very far with their studies and have forgotten whatever they knew! The course will start with some basics on notation and how that corresponds to the keyboard. Then we move beyond the notes to look...
15202|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3122-1024x682.jpg|large "How to help your students achieve their full potential in exams" Designed to coincide with the new ABRSM piano syllabus, we're very excited to announce our first one-day workshop for piano teachers aimed specifically at teachers wanting to help their students achieve top marks in ABRSM exams to be held on Thursday 25th October: 9.30am...
15189|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2901-1024x682.jpg|large PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH GRAHAM FITCH - SOLD OUT The focus for Graham's course is on developing performance skills, including memorisation, practising towards a performance, aspects of style (Baroque and Classical styles expecially), technique and overcoming nerves and anxiety. In advance of the course, each student is encouraged to practice a few pieces so that,...
This course is designed for people who are between grade 4 and grade 7 in standard. We're very lucky to have Melanie Spanswick as our Course Director for this weekend. Melanie is a composer, performer and writer and has run piano courses throughout Europe, the USA and the Far East. Melanie's sessions will cover some of...
15193|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2999-1024x705.jpg|large PRACTISING THE PIANO WITH GRAHAM FITCH Have you ever sat at the piano, uncertain as to what you should be doing in your practice time? Or wondered why it takes you so long to learn pieces? Would you like to eliminate mistakes and find a level of consistency and greater ease in your playing?...
15200|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3087-1024x575.jpg|large UPPER INTERMEDIATE COURSE WITH ANDREW DUNLOP Our Upper Intermediate course caters for people who are between grades 4 and grade 7, and playing regularly. Our tutor for the weekend, Andrew Dunlop, is an examiner, adjudicator and the Company pianist for the Northern Ballet, having received his Doctorate from the Eastman School of Music in...
15189|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2901-1024x682.jpg|large THREE DAY ADVANCED COURSE We're very lucky to have secured the services of three of the most talented and engaging piano teachers in the land, for our first ever three day course for advanced players. Graham Fitch, will be opening the course with his incredibly useful insights into practice strategies. Graham makes the point...
15201|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3096-1024x682.jpg|large This course is designed for people who have made a good start at the piano and got to between grade 1 and grade 4 standard, but have lapsed. Each day typically starts with a workshop in the Finchcocks cellars. This allows rapid demonstration and practice of techniques using our seven grand pianos. In the...
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 our first ever composer-specific weekend. We're incredibly lucky to have secured the services of Warren Mailley-Smith for this course. In 2016, Warren became the first British pianist to perform Chopin's complete works...
15189|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2901-1024x682.jpg|large ADVANCED COURSE WITH GRAHAM FITCH The focus for Graham's course is on developing performance skills, including memorisation, practising towards a performance, aspects of style (Baroque and Classical styles expecially), technique and overcoming nerves and anxiety. In advance of the course, each student is encouraged to practice a few pieces so that, over the course...
15202|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3122-1024x682.jpg|large This course assumes no prior knowledge, and is suitable for absolute beginners or players who didn’t get very far with their studies and have forgotten whatever they knew! The course will start with some basics on notation and how that corresponds to the keyboard. Then we move beyond the notes to look at some...
15189|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2901-1024x682.jpg|large PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH GRAHAM FITCH - JUST RELEASED The focus for Graham's course is on developing performance skills, including memorisation, practising towards a performance, aspects of style (Baroque and Classical styles especially), technique and overcoming nerves and anxiety. In advance of the course, each student is encouraged to practice a few pieces so that,...
This course is designed for people who have made a good start at the piano and got to between grade 2 and grade 4 standard. It's ideal for players keen to return to the piano after a gap of a few years, or indeed for anyone practising regularly working up through the grades. This course...
16726|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/51716674_812454509093485_5131893565420470272_n-1-1024x731.jpg|large ADVANCED COURSE WITH ANDREW DUNLOP Our Advanced course caters for people who are piano teachers or grade 8+ players working towards their diploma. Our tutor for the weekend, Andrew Dunlop, is an examiner, adjudicator and the Company pianist for the Northern Ballet, having received his Doctorate from the Eastman School of Music in New...
This course is designed for people who are between grade 4 and grade 7 in standard. We're very lucky to have Melanie Spanswick as our Course Director for this weekend. Melanie is a composer, performer and writer and has run piano courses throughout Europe, the USA and the Far East. Melanie's sessions will cover some of...
The Romantic composers always feature prominently at our piano courses at Finchcocks. So we've designed a course that helps intermediate players access a wealth of beautiful piano repertoire from some of world's most inspiring composers over a three day long weekend course on Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July. We're incredibly lucky to have...
15201|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3096-1024x682.jpg|large This course is designed for anyone between grade 3 and grade 7, and will be run over a 5 day period. This course is being run by David Hall (FRCO, MA Cantab), who is one of our most popular tutors at Finchcocks, and was recently described by the Sunday Times when they joined us on a...
15201|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3096-1024x682.jpg|large This course is designed for people who have are between grade 4 and grade 7 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...
14685|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-07-20-Finchcocks-pianos-027-1024x683.jpg|large GORGEOUS PIANO SOUND AND HOW TO GET IT In this course, Dr. Subotic will teach the pianists to produce their most beautiful sound on the piano by connecting their ear with their technique and imagination. The participants will learn how to listen to the sound they produce, and how to modulate it to achieve...
15202|https://finchcocksstg.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3122-1024x682.jpg|large Many of us played the piano whilst at school, but didn't get quite as far as we'd hoped and some of us missed out entirely. This course is designed for adult pianists returning to the piano after a gap of a few years (or decades!), and would also suit anyone who has recently taken...
