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Tag: Graham Fitch
EPTA UK Workshop for Piano Teachers, November 23rd
EPTA London Regional Event for Piano Teachers
Open to all teachers, not just EPTA members.
Sunday 23 November, 9.45am to 5pm.
Cecil Sharp House, Regent’s Park
Topics Covered:
- The new ABRSM syllabus including Alternative List pieces
- Running an Effective Private Piano Teaching Practice
- Q&A session focussing on Practising the Piano and methods to motivate your students
Online ticket booking now available:
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£47.50 / £40 (Early Bird, limited stock available).
A one day event for piano teachers with Tim Barratt and Graham Fitch. Pianists and students are welcome too. Please ensure you have emailed us once you have booked your ticket so that we can contact you to finalise arrangements and send you sheet music samples.
Email londonpianoevents@gmail.com once you have booked your ticket or for more information.
9.45am. Registration & Welcome.
A one day event for piano teachers with Tim Barratt and Graham Fitch. Pianists and students are welcome too. Please ensure you have emailed us once you have booked your ticket so that we can contact you to finalise arrangements and send you sheet music samples.
Email londonpianoevents@gmail.com
9.45am. Registration & Welcome.
Note on sessions 1 and 2: Participants are encouraged to prepare the pieces in advance and try out the piece (or small sections for longer pieces) with Tim and Graham for demonstration purposes. Please note it is not a Masterclass format where you will receive individual tuition on the piece.
1) Session with Tim Barratt focussing on the new ABRSM syllabus, Alternative List.
Pieces chosen (please note that not all may be covered due to time constraints)
Grade 1 – Lajos Papp: Waltz No. 5; Kevin Wooding: House on the Hill
Grade 2 – Garscia: Twisters, Mozart: Bird Catcher’s Song; Heather Hammond: On The Ball
Grade 3 – Kullak: Witches’ Dance; Torres: Aurora
Grade 4 – Bortkiewicz: Russian Peasant Girl; Bartok: Standing Still (Romanian Dance)
2) Session with Graham Fitch focussing on the new ABRSM syllabus, Alternative List.
Pieces chosen (please note that not all may be covered due to time constraints)
Grade 4 – Fuchs: Morgenlied
Grade 5 – Jensen: Lied (Song), Op. 33 No. 10
Grade 6 – Schumann Thema mit Variationen: 2nd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 118 No. 1
Grade 7 – Cui: Waltz, Op. 31 No. 2
3) Running an Effective Private Piano Teaching Practice
– Writing watertight Terms and Conditions for lessons. All teachers are invited to submit their Terms and Conditions at the time of registration so we can share these with the other participants if you agree to this. It would be useful to compare and contrast the varying terms that teachers offer.
– Recruiting Students
– Consultation Lessons and Interviewing New Students
– Organising and maintaining a Waiting List
– Having an Online Presence and Using Social Media.
4) Informal performance opportunity Teachers/pianists/students that wish to perform may bring along a short piece from the new ABRSM syllabus to play at the closing session of the day. There will be the chance during the day to practice in the break time.
Tea, coffee and biscuits included in event price but please bring your own lunch. The cafe may be available on-site but we will not know this until nearer the time of the event. We will inform all participants accordingly.
The event is sponsored by Casio and a range of their digital pianos will be available on the day. The venue also has an acoustic piano.
Advertising & sponsorship: Dulwich Piano Festival 2014
Here are some of the wonderful local companies (and a few further afield) that sponsor the Dulwich Music Festival. We had nearly 400 people attending from the local area last year. Our target audience are mostly local families and some adult amateur musicians.
Festival Sponsors are listed on our homepage and their adverts appear in print:
Daisylets
Roullier White
Piano Lobby
South London Music
Mark Goodwin Pianos
Two Circles Music
Push Studios LLP
East Dulwich Nanny Agency
South London Youth Orchestra
Lorenzo Photography
Live Love Local
Harvey Wheeler
Olivers London
EOS Dance
Captured on the Rye
Welcome to local company Olivers London and EOS Dance. Oliver will present a Cup and also make a donation to charity in the winner’s name. More information to come!
Advertising Rates:
A full page A5 colour advert is £35 with a print run of 200. The programmes are a lasting keepsake of the event and reach an audience of local families and also adult pianists in the wider London area. We had nearly 400 visitors to the festival last year.
Trophy/Cup Presentation Rates:
From £150 for a cup and advert in the printed programme. Your company can choose to have their name engraved on a cup or trophy which will be presented annually for many years to come. Each prize winner keeps the trophy/cup for 11 months before returning it to us to present again at next year’s festival. Business owners are invited to come and present trophies. Here is Claire Empson from Daisylets presenting a trophy last year. The adjudicator was Graham Fitch.
You can read last year’s programme online:
