Working Solo Group Lesson 1st June 2025 2-4pm

An opportunity for Grade 6 - Certificate players to present solo works for performance practice. Join Lamorna and Christine as we explore some of the common issues that arise when playing alone. 

 

We will suggest strategies for both practice and performance to build genuine confidence, ensuring your thoughts empower rather than undermine you. We'll cover everything from walking on stage and posture to managing nerves.

We'll also tackle focused issues like starting and ending a piece and the powerful use ofsilence to frame your performance. Bring a piece you're working on, as we’ll apply these concepts directly through  exercises:

• Exercise 1: The First Line: Play just the opening of your piece, focusing on a mental checklist: pulse/tempo, breath, embouchure, then execute.
• Exercise 2: Intonation: Identify and refine important intervals (e.g., octaves, fourths) until they sound perfectly "true."
• Exercise 3: Vibrato Awareness: Discover where vibrato can be most effectively used in your piece.
• Exercise 4: Dynamic Storytelling: Map out the dynamic shapes of your piece, perhaps even drawing a graph, and identify intentional silences.
• Exercise 5: The Final Flourish: Play only the last line, again using a mental checklist: pulse/tempo, breath, embouchure, execution, and holding the silence at the end to "frame" the piece.

This class will equip you with tools for a more profound and confident musical journey.

There will also be time for some ensemble work drawing together some of these issues and making music together!

VENUE Flute Tree  Suite 1/111 Moore St, Leichhardt NSW 2040