ISM MUSIC JOURNAL JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 | NEWS FROM OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS
NEWS FROM OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS We welcome your brief news (max. 150 words for platinum and gold members, max. 100 words for silver members) and good high-res images. Please email mj@ism.org. The next deadline is 28 January 2022 for the March/April 2022 issue
Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS) Our Sunday Area Days are back in person! Scotland: 27 February Peak performance Heather Nicoll p
South West: 20 March Crossing genres Helen Porter
The Piano Teachers’ Course UK
For piano teachers who feel there must North: 3 April be more to learn. Exploring blues, jazz and soul T: 07833 687473 Jennifer John
This academic year, The Piano E: info@pianoteacherscourse.co.uk Teachers’ Course UK has adapted to run a successfully international hybrid course, with students coming together The National Children’s Choir from around the world to raise the bar of Great Britain in piano teaching. The National Children’s Choir of Our first residential and online long Great Britain is inviting applications weekend in October welcomed a for its 2022 Introduction to Choral combination of students and tutors in Conducting Programme. This offers person at the Purcell School of Music, the opportunity for musicians with and online from their homes, some an interest in conducting a children’s braving the time difference until the choir to attend a residential course early hours of the morning to take and observe professionals with a wide part in a varied schedule of lectures, range of experience in this field. workshops and group tutorials. Applicants must have a good music ‘Thanks so much for organising what education themselves but be at the was a life changing event, loved every beginning of their choral conducting minute.’ journey. The programme is designed 2021-22 Cert PTC student to give participants an awareness of choral conducting, planning and Enrolment is open for 2022-23 under the directorship of international pianist executing rehearsals, the music education of children and the and pedagogue Masayuki Tayama appropriate all-round care that is (online attendance available for all required. courses): pianoteacherscourse.org/courses
Central: 30 April S(pr)inging into speaking Melanie Mehta South East: 15 May No dots? No problem! Charles MacDougall/Anne Bradley/ Kate Mattis NEW: accredited ‘Essentials’ online teaching course Our new beginner teacher course is now on and accredited by the CPD Standards Office. Real time group sessions are supplemented by video material provided by experts in their field. For singing teachers with four years’ experience or less. £80. There is never a better time to become a member! Check our webpages for all the latest information. aotos.org.uk
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