The workshop is intended for musicians who have been practicing their instrument for at least 5 years (6–7 years for pianists), as it consists of ensemble classes and requires a certain level of autonomy, despite supervision by a teacher.
While previous experience playing in a group (chamber music, orchestra, instrumental ensemble, etc.) is preferable, it is not mandatory.
You should estimate your level as accurately as possible for the registration form :
Groups are formed as carefully as possible according to the musicians’ levels, for everyone’s comfort and in order to be able to prepare (“bring up”) the piece that will be performed in concert. Overestimating your level will put the group—including yourself—in difficulty. Conversely, underestimating your level may lead to disappointment. If you take lessons, do not hesitate to ask your teacher for advice.
In general, new participants will be contacted to discuss their level with one of the teachers.
It should be noted that the official language of the workshop is french, therefore this is the language used in the lessons, although some of the teachers and some participants may be able to help you if you don’t speak french.
Don’t hesitate either to contact the musical organiser (music.euromusica@gmail.com), or to give details in the comments section of the registration form.
Important note : The registration form allows you to request registration; however, this request must be validated by Euromusica depending on the balance of instruments already registered (notably flute and clarinet) and, for new participants, on having sufficient instrumental practice for chamber music.
The groups are organised by one of the workshops teachers, the musical organiser (see “Musical information” on our Contacts page)
When registering and during the time groups are being organised, you can propose a partially or fully constituted group. Your wishes are taken into account as soon as the other musicians have validated their registration (payment of the deposit). You can also indicate the pieces of music you would like to work on during the workshop.
Important note : In order to integrate new musicians and help the organisation of the groups, we’d like to underline the fact that you can only propose one pre-organised group. This proposal will be considered as a collective decision of all the musicians concerned, thereby using each individuals “entitlement” to propose a pre-organised group. As a result, the proposal for another group will be transformed into a choice of music.
Proposals for larger groups, such as quintets (or more) will be favoured.
Nevertheless, the musical organiser will do his best to accomodate your requests, as far as possible.
Towards mid-June, the selected musical pieces and the composition of the groups will be communicated to the people concerned. Participants contact details will be made available so that you can get in touch and make arrangements, such as how to obtain the music, the choice of the movement to be worked on as a priority for the concert, the tempo that suits you, etc…
These preliminary exchanges are beneficial and help to establish a good understanding within the group : they allow you to agree on a certain number of points concerning the piece of music and to create friendships well before the workshop begins.
Due to the number of groups that need to play in the “musical moments” (daily concerts of the participants), pieces of music or movements for the concert should not last more than 10 minutes (excluding the repeats, which don’t necessarily need to be played).
You should also plan to work on several movements of the same piece, or alternative pieces of music for the same group of instruments/voice, for the lessons that come after the concert.
Finally, don’t forget that the workshop focuses on working together in ensembles/groups: it is therefore essential that you arrive at the workshop having already worked on your musical pieces as much as possible, in order to take full advantage of the time with your teachers and to avoid slowing down the other musicians in your groups.
