19th Jeunesses International Violin Competition
Saturday 12 May 2012 – Saturday 19 May 2012, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Continuing Professional Development, Awards, contests & scholarshipsISM events
Big Band Basie
Saturday 19 May 2012 – Sunday 20 May 2012, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and coursesEssential Business Skills
Monday 18 June 2012, 10:00am – 5:00pm
This one day training event is designed to provide the essential business skills for musicians and arts professionals.
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and coursesTeaching musicianship through singing, movement and dance
Sunday 22 July 2012 – Wednesday 25 July 2012, 3:00pm – 2:00pm
Stepping notes music school, in conjunction with Maureen Murphy, presents: Teaching musicianship through singing, movement and dance - A three-day course for teachers of children aged 2-8
National Youth Music Camps
Sunday 22 July 2012 – Saturday 11 August 2012, 9:00am – 5:00pm
The National Youth Music Camps are open to 13 to 17 year olds. There is no minimum grade of entry, but a love of music and an enthusiasm for music-making is essential! Teenage Camps are priced at £280 and Junior Camps are priced at £260.
The weekly camps take place during 22 July to 11 August 2012 in the Milton Keynes area.
Closing date for applications is 27th February 2012
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and coursesSound and Music Summer School for Young Composers
Sunday 5 August 2012 – Sunday 12 August 2012, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sound and Music are looking for talented young composers, aged 14 -18,* with a commitment to creating original music and a desire to learn more. Successful applications will demonstrate a talent for composition and notation (but notation can range from traditional western classical to chord charts and graphic scores to text instructions). Closing date for applications is 30 March 2012.
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and coursesNational Youth Jazz Collective Summer School
Sunday 12 August 2012 – Sunday 19 August 2012, 12:09am – 5:00pm
This is an opportunity for 30 gifted and talented young jazz musicians, aged 14 -18, to work on small group improvisational jazz, with some of the country’s leading performers and educators. Summer School students are selected by auditions which take place during the Easter holidays. The auditions are free of charge, whilst the cost of the residential week is £350.
Deadline for applications is 24th February 2012.
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and coursesESTA (uk) Professional Development Summer School
Sunday 19 August 2012 – Friday 24 August 2012, 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Professional Development lies at the heart of the British Branch of the European String Teachers’ Association and each year the Summer School draws together a world-class faculty of teacher-presenters to share experiences and pedagogic insights into teaching and playing string instruments. The 2012 Summer School promises an inspiring series of workshops, lectures, demonstrations and concerts. Participants range from young professionals to semi-retired players giving a unique mix of experiences and opportunity for sharing of ideas and knowledge. Informal chamber music groups spring up every evening around suppertime and after the concert.
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and coursesThe 21st East Anglia Summer Music School for adult solo singers and piano accompanists
Friday 24 August 2012 – Sunday 26 August 2012, 7:00pm – 4:30pm
Continuing Professional Development, Conferences and courses