ACCET

Features

Warm-ups

Will will start each day, preparing participants for an entire day of singing and conducting; and providing a repertoire of ideas to take away.

Repertoire

Five sessions will offer music for children’s, youth and adult community or church choirs. Additionally, full time participants in categories 1 and 2 receive repertoire in their Summer School package. Participants in category 3 may opt to purchase a package.

Master classes

Given by Fred Sjöberg these will be observed by the whole school, giving all participants opportunity to learn from the development of conductors in their midst.

Retail music display

There is opportunity to browse through an excellent variety of music and to make contact with retailers to purchase and order for the year's music making.

The venue

The Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre at Xavier College, opened in 2008, is a state of the art facility for the Summer School major sessions, with some groups in the Chapel and Great Hall.

The school can be entered from Barkers Rd or Charles St, and there is ample car parking in the grounds. (Melway 45 C-D 7-8). One or two blocks walk from trams 109, 24, 48, 16. (Tram 16 connects with Glenferrie railway station.)

Accommodation

Information, both local and in the City of Melbourne, can be requested on the Registration Form.

Registration Form

A pdf of the application form along with a timetable can be obtained on line

To assist you in nominating your current skill, consider the following:

Emphasis on conducting

Development of your conducting skill is the central goal of the ACCET Summer School. This will occur through group tuition, demonstration and master classes. In 5 in-depth conducting group workshops you will improve your skill and confidence in conducting.To assist you in nominating your current skill, consider the following:

Beginner

• has limited experience rehearsing and conducting a choir
• needs basic conducting patterns
• needs confidence in score preparation
• needs confidence in cueing entries and executing cut-offs
• wants beginning information on running rehearsals

Intermediate

• has had substantial experience rehearsing and conducting a choir
• has had previous conducting tuition
• wants to increase technical skill with entries and cut-offs, phrasing, legato, staccato, accent, pauses, dynamics and time changes
• wants to advance knowledge of musical interpretation

Advanced

• has much experience rehearsing and conducting skilled choirs
• is willing to audition on the first day to gain a place in the advanced group
• has had considerable conducting tuition
• is willing to tackle advanced music

Join us for:

Four days of hands-on conducting training for primary, secondary and tertiary educators, church and community choir directors with the pleasure of optional Sing for Life – a choir experience