Courses

Webmaster: Robert Turrell

All courses run at Calcinaia are individually designed according to the requirements of each group of musicians. Below is a brief schedule of a course recently held at Calcinaia.

Day 1

Collection from airport. Arrive in time for lunch or stop for lunch en-route. On arrival, check into bedrooms and look around facilities. Time to meet other musicians, swim and relax. After dinner, a short rehearsal to assess the repertoire that has been prepared and set before the course.
Day 2
Rehearsals and coaching in the morning. Lunch, followed by time to relax and/or private practice. Late afternoon chamber music rehearsal and coaching. In the evening visit a local medieval town to take in some sights, followed by dinner in a traditional restaurant or pizzeria. Return to Calcinaia. Free time for impromptu music making, watch TV or have a swim.
Days 3,4 similar format to day 2 with the addition of private individual lessons. Visits to different sights and restaurants.
Day 5 Similar to day 2 with the addition of an unaccompanied Bach workshop (all student are required to prepare 2 movements of Bach)
Day 6 Sight-reading day. A chance to try different repertoire and play with different musicians. Speed learning masterclass.
Day 7 Final preparations for concert and rehearsals and coaching where necessary. Principles of practice and performance masterclass.
Day 8 Concert day. Rehearsal and coaching. Dress rehearsal in concert venue followed by dinner and performance and celebrations.
Day 9 A day in the recording studio (2 hours recording time).
Day 10 Sad farewells, trip to airport and journey home.

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If you are an instrumental teacher and you are interested in running your own course in Tuscany, we can make Calcinaia available to you and your students at reasonable cost. We can accommodate up to 10 students and 2 staff/tutors although the ideal number of students is 8. Click here to send an email to Robert Turrell