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Education programmes new to DIPC
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As part of our 25 year celebration, DIPC has launched an extensive education
programme, designed to use our passion for the piano to inspire teachers and
students all over Ireland, building a community of music lovers that will get
real value out of their relationship with us. |
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There are three components to our education programme: |
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Venue information : |
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Galway- Town Hall Theatre, Monday November 22nd, 11am- 2.30pm |
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Letterkenny- An Grianan, Wednesday, November 24th, 9.30am-1pm |
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Dublin- Pavilion Theatre, Thursday November 25th, 9.30am- 1pm |
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Dr. O’Conor will return for a further session in each venue between 20th and
24th May 2011. |
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Fee for whole package: €100 |
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Did you ever want to sit John O’Conor down and ask his advice about a thorny
piano-related problem? Have you ever fantasised about unleashing your most
talented (or quirky!) student on him for a masterclass? Well, your prayers might
just be answered. |
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This November and December, John O’Conor will be giving recitals in locations
around Ireland. In conjunction with these recitals, each morning following the
performance John will give a masterclass for young pianists and will follow this
with a teachers’ workshop on a range of subjects from repertoire to technique.
Teachers are encouraged to attend with burning issues that will be discussed by
John in an atmosphere of informality and helpfulness. |
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A team of highly respected teachers will then address issues that arise in more
detail in a series of podcasts available exclusively to course participants
through the DIPC website. |
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John will return to each venue in May 2011 to give more classes and workshops
which will be followed up by another series of podcasts. |
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‘Graduation’ will entail a celebratory event in Dublin that includes the final
workshop and masterclass in the same weekend as the Irish Round of the Dublin
International Piano Competition, so participants can come along and cheer on our
hopeful competitors. We expect participants in this course to learn a lot, to
meet like-minded colleagues and have some fun too! |
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View Participants (click
here) |
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Ireland’s outstanding young pianists are a source of great excitement and
potential, displaying the talent, motivation and ability to enter a high level
career in music. However, standards rise quickly and DIPC aims to offer our most
gifted pianists and their teachers a supportive programme that maximises their
abilities and their potential. |
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A gifted young pianist’s programme will offer systematic support to a small
number of our most outstanding 14-18 year old students over three years in a
series of intensive workshops. Students will be chosen by audition. Planned to
begin in January 2011, auditions are set to take place in December 2010. This
programme will include the following elements: |
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- Performance opportunities in venues around the country to gain experience.
- Weekend workshops to include piano masterclasses, chamber music coaching and
genre-specific events.
- Mentoring, providing personal coaching from a supportive professional who
provides specialist knowledge and expertise.
- International dimension, involving exposure to international competitions abroad
as observers or competitors.
- Cross-cultural education- a programme of activities in which our young pianists
are educated in the major developments in the wider arts and are encouraged to
explore their significance in relation to music.
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An administrative fee of €30 will be charged for each applicant. The programme
is free to participants after that. |
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Auditions will take place on Saturday the 4th December 2010. The judging panel
will consist of Finghin Collins, Chair, Audrey Phelan, Sponsorship Manager,
National Concert Hall and Pauline Ashwood, Planning and Projects Administrator,
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. |
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The closing date for applications is Monday 22nd November 2010. |
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This educational programme will provide focused support to the Irish competitors
chosen to compete in the Competition in May 2012. Following the Irish round
which will take place in December 2011, five contestants will be chosen to
compete in the competition. From that moment on, the educational committee will
take these competitors under their wing, helping them to prepare as efficiently
and thoroughly as possible in preparation for the task ahead. |
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The programme will consist of four workshops, one from an experienced pianist
already ‘street wise’ to the ways of the performing world; another from a sports
psychologist who deals with training the minds of numerous athletes around the
country; another from a physiotherapist who has seen it all and knows what the
body needs to stay strong and avoid injury; and lastly from an experienced
promoter in the music industry, teaching the competitors how important it is to
express yourself on and off stage.
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Following these lectures, the competitors will perform their first and second
rounds at different venues throughout the country. Through this they will have
the opportunity to perform their programmes and put these new ideas into
practice prior to the competition. At each recital there will be a mentor,
reminding them of all the things learned throughout the series. Each concert
will follow up with a small reception allowing the public to show support to the
pianists and offer new relationships and networks throughout the country’s
vibrant music scene. |
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Organiser of the DIPC Irish Competitors Educational Programme, Katie McGuinness,
reflects on her studies in the USA and how they impacted on her strategy for
developing this ambitious programme……’Whilst studying at the highly esteemed
'Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music', I was exposed to the advantages of
being surrounded by prestigious teachers and promising upcoming musicians from
all around the world, all combining their fresh ideas on how to improve the
music industry as a whole as well as how to better the work pattern of the
artist. I was able to absorb all of these ideas and hope to develop them further
to suit the music scene in Ireland, primarily amongst the young pianists of the
Competition’ |
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