Come see what Play in the Key of Rhythm is all about. Shem meets with those who are curious about this offering to explain how this virtual version will work. Free and fun.

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PLAY IN THE KEY OF RHYTHM

INTRO SESSION

WITH SHEM GUIBBORY 

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All Instruments

1 Session    |     Free

Make your rehearsal preparation and practice skills more effective in these sessions where participants play, listen and give feedback to one another as peers. Think of this as your first rehearsal. Is there a passage that you are really not sure how to approach?  Submit it to us in advance and get ready to have some fun. Faculty members Sara, Linda and Shem gently guide the conversation, focusing on how to communicate constructively to others - and to yourself. Bring excerpts from the chamber music repertoire whether familiar to you or brand new. Members of pre-formed groups are invited to choose a section of their piece 

to play individually.

COMMUNICATION AND TRUST: HOW TO GIVE AND RECEIVE IN REHEARSAL AND PRACTICE

WITH SHEM GUIBBORY, SARA MALE, AND LINDA ROSENTHAL

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All Instruments

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Shem guides participants through Steve Reich’s exciting, iconic Music for Pieces of Wood in a session designed to develop your feeling for rhythm, listening, and ensemble. Play on tuned claves (if available) or drumsticks and breakthrough musical barriers as Shem shows you “how rhythm sings”. An original member of “Steve Reich and Musicians” Shem performed the work many times with the ensemble’s master percussionists. Format: Participants must buy the music at their earliest convenience here

Participants have access to practice tracks and additional free sessions for practice help will meet

Friday June 12, 11am ET

Wednesday June 17, 11am ET

6 sessions 

PLAY IN THE KEY OF RHYTHM

WITH SHEM GUIBBORY

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All Instruments

SOLD OUT

Join the discussion with faculty and participants to share solutions to the challenges of virtual teaching, learning and playing. Topics include: about microphones and their sound quality, pricing and technical “difficulty”; Ethernet; tools for recording and sharing files, editing, all about lag time. Kate Dillingham moderates

HOW TO SOUND YOUR BEST, VIRTUALLY
MODERATED BY KATE DILLINGHAM

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All Instruments

1 Session   |   Free

By separating rhythm from pitch in notation, Kim helps you lay the steady foundation needed to understand the reading and execution of rhythm as a separate skill or task from producing a pitch. These sessions give precise guidelines for developing your sense of inner pulse, and show you how to divide each beat internally to form the rhythms in the music you play. Learn to practice these elements in chamber music settings or solo settings, complete with online rhythm and pulse training resources and connection to Kim's Facebook page for personalized practice support.
Also included are written rhythm and pulse exercises for your use at home with a metronome or even together in a group setting .

FEELING INNER PULSE AND RHYTHM

WITH KIM FOSTER

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All Instruments

1 Session   |   $30

Join Doris as she explores the many practices involved in playing a wind instrument as part of a mixed instrument chamber ensemble. She’ll address the unique issues facing musicians including cuing and breath, intonation between winds, strings and piano, and the blending of instruments with differing timbres.
This session is open to all instruments.

THE MINDSET OF A MIXED CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
WITH DORIS HALL-GULIATI

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All Instruments

1 Session   |   $30

Jan continues her immensely popular exploration of the solo piano repertoire in this format adapted for virtual Summertrios. Through her inspiring blend of biography, musical examples and master class, Jan focuses this year on the short works of Brahms Op. 76, 116,117,118, 119. Piano Night will be divided into 2-3 sessions to accommodate time for performers’ technical set up. Pianists please indicate which pieces you’d like to play on the registration form.

PIANO NIGHT

WITH JAN DEATS

Piano & All Instruments Listening

2 Sessions   |   $30/$10

In this interactive 2-session workshop, Adrienne shares techniques for learning a piece of chamber music so you feel ready to engage with your ensemble at the first session. Topics include practicing, score study and how to learn tons of notes. Please bring in 1 or 2 movements of a piece on which you would like to focus. It needn't be brand new.

HOW TO LEARN A PIECE SO YOU CAN ENJOY THE FIRST REHEARSAL

WITH ADRIENNE KIM

Piano

2 Sessions    |    $60

Adrienne works with participants on the nuances of the piano texture in a chamber ensemble. In this interactive 2-session workshop, learn how to approach voicing, touch and pedaling as they relate to the ensemble sound as a whole. Please bring in 1 or 2 movements of a piece on which you would like to focus.

PIANO TEXTURE IN CHAMBER MUSIC

WITH ADRIENNE KIM

Piano

2 Sessions  |  $60

Play with a faculty pianist, ProAm style in 2-3 virtual session. On your registration, indicate the piece and which 2 movements you’d like to work on. Then receive a recording of the piano part by a Faculty pianist to work with. In the next meeting, receive coaching on playing with the track. Record a final live play-through together (you are muted) and discuss the results.

PROAM EXPERIENCE WITH A FACULTY PIANIST

Strings

Registration Closed

Sign up for an individual lesson with a Summertrios Faculty Member. Please indicate your preferred instructor on the registration form.

1 ON 1 STRING LESSON

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1 Session  |  $105

Join Andy for a discussion of all things viola, including solo and chamber repertoire, set-up, technical questions, effective practice techniques, performance preparation or anything that you’ve always wanted to ask!

VIOLA MASTER CLASS

WITH  ANDY KNEBEL

1 Session   |   $30

• An introduction to period instruments and basic concepts of historical performance-practices including bowing vocabulary, and commonly found elements of 18th-century expression. For upper string players, an introduction on how to play 'chinless'. (Bonus: learning 18th-century string technique can help alleviate shoulder and neck tension.)

• A look at 18th-century notation: An examination of standard notations which can have surprising possibilities.

• Baroque dance rhythms and gestures: A brief overview of phrase structure, inflection points, and general relationship to instrumental music of basic baroque dances.

• Playing The Score: Participants are invited to submit pre-chosen excerpts for a discussion of issues concerning execution and/or expression. (Please choose a passage or phrase, and if possible, please have a specific question.)

  For more info about this course please visit: here 

  and: Classical Breakdown Podcast (WETA): Reading between the notes - making a score come alive:

DEMYSTIFYING 18TH-CENTURY PERFORMANCE-PRACTICES

WITH LIZ FIELD

Strings & Winds

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Lisa guides you through the making of a virtual performance of the Reicha Quintet in A minor, op. 91, no. 2, movement I, Beethoven Octet 1st movement, and Taffanel 1st movement. Begin with one-on-one coaching to learn how to practice and record your part with the click-track” or “music-minus-one” track Lisa has provided in advance. Then, your recording is combined with those of the other ensemble members. Finally, your ensemble gathers to listen to the composite virtual performance as Lisa expands your understanding of playing in a wind chamber ensemble.

Technical requirements: You will need a smartphone, tablet or computer, or another recording device with a microphone to make a high-quality mp3 of your part, and the ability to upload your part (via Dropbox, Google Drive, or other file-sharing services) to be shared with other members of the group. A pair of headphones is required to record your part to the track.

A final recordinng is included

VIRTUAL WOODWIND QUINTET
PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION

WITH LISA KOZENKO

Winds

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Anyone can improvise! Mark Helias gives a taste of his Summertrios workshop Improv Across Music sharing his monumental skill as a jazz musician and skilled educator. Participants have a chance to improvise live with Mark and learn tools to bring them further into Improv in a supportive, fun environment. 1-2 sessions depending on sign-ups. There will be some technical support to participants in advance of the session.

IMPROV ACROSS MUSIC WITH MARK HELIAS

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All Instruments

SOLD OUT

For pianists, playing four-hand repertoire can range widely from a merry social event to attempting of one of the most physically challenging forms of chamber music to coordinate and perform. Regardless of the circumstances, the intimacy of music-making in four-hand music is one of the factors that make it so addictive to duettists.
In these discussion/demonstrations, Oxana and Vassily share some of the secrets to their virtuoso 4-hand playing including

• Differences of playing two pianos and one piano four hands

• Historic overview of the repertoire and how to make appropriate selections

• Embodied aspects of duo playing: middle-hand interchanges

• Other challenges and rewards of playing one piano four hands

ONE PIANO, FOUR HANDS
WITH OXANA MIKHAILOFF AND

VASSILY PRIMAKOV

Piano

2 Sessions  |   $60

Sign up for an individual lesson with a Summertrios Faculty Member. Please indicate your preferred instructor on the registration form.

1 ON 1 PIANO LESSON

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1 Session  |  $105

Play duets with a Summertrios String Faculty member. On your registration form indicate which duets you would like to play and which part. In the session, the Faculty member lays it down and you play along. Discussion will follow. A final play thru may be recorded if desired. Repertoire will be confirmed after registration.

STRING DUETS

Strings

Registration Closed

Kate addresses some of the most asked questions she receives from students including bow grip, how to sit at the cello, vibrato, bow strokes.

CELLO SPECIFICS

WITH KATE DILLINGHAM

1 Session   |   Free

Have you ever dreamed of playing some of Bach's most beloved keyboard music on your own instrument? Tom leads a collective exploration of several 2-part Inventions and selections from the Well-Tempered Clavier. First get to know the individual parts as Tom leads the group in unison playing, 1 part at a time. The hour culminates in a final tutti play-through to a recording of Tom’s choosing.
Repertoire to be chosen from:
Invention 1 in C Major
Invention 3 in D Major
Invention 4 in d minor
Invention 8 in F Major
Invention 13 in a minor
Invention 15 in b minor
Prelude No.2 in c minor ( Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Fugue No.11 in F Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

ALL BACH ALL THE TIME WITH TOM CHIU

For violin, flute, clarinetists who read concert-pitch treble clef, and cello

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1 Session  |  $50

Barb closely examines the score of a woodwind quintet with participants while comparing both live and studio recorded performances. Work together at a pace that allows for stopping, re-listening and discussion of important aspects of the performances including intonation, rhythmic accuracy, how “together” the group is, and timbre and stylistic choices. Participants mark their scores and make notes for discussion. Acquire more acute listening skills and a better understanding of each part in the score, preparing you for a deeper experience In future performances.

CRITICAL LISTENING: WOODWIND QUINTET
SCORE STUDY AND CRITICAL LISTENING

WITH BARB OLDHAM

Winds

4 Sessions  |  $60

Karen leads sessions on flute technique, performance, repertoire and sight-reading with plenty of opportunity for discussion and participation. Her expertise and encouragement help bring your flute playing to the next level. Hour long sessions are offered on topics such as: 

• Breathing - Keith Underwood’s breathing bag, ping pong ball machine, and finger breath techniques.

• Vibrato - analysis, production, evolution, and stylistic applications.

• Double Tonguing - various methods, tongue placement and exercises for double tonguing.

• Embouchure -master class and discussion

• Posture and Hand Position - proper set up and positioning, the importance of release in playing; applications of Alexander Technique

• Mental preparation and psychology behind successful performances

FLUTE IMMERSION

WITH KAREN BOGARDUS

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3 Sessions  |  $60

Karen leads a Master Class on standard flute or chamber music repertoire, focusing on interpretation and execution.

FLUTE MASTERCLASS

WITH KAREN BOGARDUS

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1 Session  |  $30

Sign up for an individual lesson with Summertrios Faculty Member, Sho.

1 ON 1 BASSOON

WITH SHOTARO MORI

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1 Session  |  $105