Piano: advanced workshop
Time: 18:30 - 21:30
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: ME255B
- Dates: 16/01/25 - 27/03/25
- Time: 18:30 - 21:30
- Taught: Thu, Evening
- Duration: 10 sessions (over 11 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Yekaterina Lebedeva
Course Code: ME255B
Choose a start date
Duration: 10 sessions (over 11 weeks)
Why do I need an advice session?
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What is the course about?
What will we cover?
- A wide range of piano literature with reference to individual commitments such as exams, concerts and teaching
- Discussion and comparison of different practice and teaching methods
- Analyse and study technique in depth.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Demonstrate solid technique and thorough understanding of how to apply it
- Demonstrate enhanced understanding of the works played
- Communicate your enhanced musical understanding to an audience
- Demonstrate strong listening skills and aural perceptiveness
- Demonstrate increased ability to make significant interpretative decisions, especially with respect to the stylistic/aesthetic and historical context of the studied repertoire.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You should have completed grade 8 and ideally be of a Diploma ABRSM standard. Previous performing experience is essential. You need to be able to follow written and verbal instructions in English and engage in class discussions.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Classes are taught through group work, discussion and exchange of ideas/suggestions between class members. There will also be practical demonstration by the tutor. A regular practice routine is essential to progress at this level.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Students should have access to a piano (acoustic or digital) for practice between classes and budget approximately £15 per term for scores. Music may be purchased new or second-hand. Suitable scores may also be available from IMSLP
To see the repertoire and any required music books you will need to bring to this course please refer to our list as follows: City lit piano repertoire books [external website].
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You may repeat Piano: advanced workshop for as long as you wish.
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Yekaterina Lebedeva is a concert pianist and professor of piano at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. She graduated from the Kiev Tchaikovsky Conservatoire with Distinction in 1993. Soon after, she moved to London to establish a European base from which to develop her solo career further. In March 1998 she made a debut in the Purcell Room, invited to play as part of the Southbank Centre Young Musicians' Platform FRESH. Since then she has appeared regularly at the Southbank Centre and abroad, performing in important concert halls of Germany, France, India, Russia and the Middle East. Her students have won many international prizes as well as regularly perform at Wigmore Hall and broadcast on BBC radio 3, and two of her students were Lang Lang award winners and have played in the Royal Festival Hall at the “Lang Lang Inspires” concert and follow-up concerts. Yekaterina is the founder of Musical Odyssey Masterclasses held each summer in Greece.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.