PIANO > ABOUT THE PROGRAM
June 21 - August 6, 2008

I wish all students could have such an awesome summer.
----- Anton Shchulkin (Russia)

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Chautauqua Piano strives to understand and encourage the uniqueness of each student’s talents and career goals.  The program offers an exceptional and exciting mixture of traditional and innovative classes, concerts and an artist certificate program. An individual and nurturing environment promotes a one-on-one course of study designed specifically for each participant.  Chautauqua Piano provides an education that is a creative and successful enhancement to the traditional academic school year.

Weekly curriculum includes private and master class lessons, chamber music coaching with artist teachers, as well as additional master classes with internationally renowned artists.  Abundant practice time, student performance opportunities, inspiring professional training seminars, and our annual piano competition round out the program.

The 2008 season will feature all new Steinway pianos for practice and performance, newly renovated air-conditioned practice rooms, and new performing facilities. Chautauqua is more than a beautiful lakeside village. Make Chautauqua what you want it to be!

 

Principles of Interpretation:
Explore how knowledge of musical structure can guide interpretation, corroborate musical instincts, and present multiple interpretive possibilities.

Performance Class:
Performance in a public forum followed by advice on improving interpretation, performance skills and coping with performance anxiety.

Motion and Emotion:
How to use physical motions in playing to achieve maximum emotional expression. The focus is on solving musical and technical problems and developing fluent and efficient practice and performance skills.

Understanding Styles:
How to incorporate historical views on musicianship, articulation and pedaling into interpretation and performance practice.

Wellness and Wholeness:
Techniques that develop and promote physical well-being and emotional freedom at the keyboard. Includes discussion of your specific questions and problems.

Mind-Body Tune Up:
Techniques for efficient learning skills and stress management that will help give the best results in practicing and performing. 

Voice of the Piano:
Experience the great tradition of the golden age of pianism through the discussion and performance of lyrical repertoire. Learn how sound expresses emotion and individuality.

Chamber Music:
Pianists are encouraged to participate in chamber music. Student groups work with faculty mentors weekly prior to performance during the fourth week. Each group typically presents one or two movements from a major work. Repertoire includes music for piano and strings, piano and winds, mixed groups, and 4-hand piano music.