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Summer Courses

During July and August the Hindhead Music Centre hosts a variety of musical holidays for which it has developed an international reputation. One year we had students from sixteen different countries! 2012 will be the thirty-third year of these courses which range from Discover Music! for children aged 6-10 who still may not play an instrument, to master-class courses for advanced adult performers.

Set in a comfortable Victorian country house with six acres of private gardens, the Centre has the atmosphere of a large family home (which in fact it is). The property is surrounded by hundreds of acres of National Trust land making up Hindhead Commons, an officially designated area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, centred round the famous Devil's Punchbowl.

A heated swimming pool provides opportunities for relaxation and fun. All food is freshly home-cooked on the premises, in fact the excellent food is one of the many highlights of the courses, and all meals (breakfast, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and supper) are all included in the fees (except where stated below).

The Hindhead Music Centre is an idyllic setting for chamber music, concerts and general music study. The house has a beautiful Recital room, which comfortably seats seventy-five, with a superb Steinway concert grand piano.

Meals are taken in the Orangery, with views over the gardens to the South Downs. The Drawing room and Library are comfortable relaxing rooms with huge sofas; almost all the bedrooms have grand pianos and bunk-beds, with from two to five people, with a few single rooms, and three en-suite.

All courses which cater for children include excellent 24-hour pastoral and medical care under the watchful eye of Pauline Wilcox, our highly experienced and qualified SRN, and Ann Hughes-Chamberlain, for whom the Hindhead Music Centre is also her home.

Please note the course fees quoted below are exclusive of accommodation. For residential supplements please click the "Apply Now" links below.

Please click on the artists' names below for biographical details, where available.

Summer music courses in the garden

Attractive setting for holiday music courses

Music Makers

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JO HUGHES-CHAMBERLAIN
HOLGER ASTON

and full complement of instrumental tutors

SUNDAY 15th - WEDNESDAY 18th July

Ability: approx. Grade 2 - 6    Age: Adult     No. of places: approx. 36

Course fee: £270    Residents and non-residents

Music-making with chamber groups, orchestras, concerts, workshops, technique classes, choirs for those who enjoy singing, discussions on various aspects of musical performance, and an opportunity to meet and play with others of similar standard and interest.

Clarinet and saxophone holiday music course

Flute Course

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Course Director: STEPHEN O'REGAN

Guest artists:     PAUL EDMUND-DAVIES
SUSAN MILAN
NINA ROBERTSON
ROY STRATFORD - resident pianist

THURSDAY 19th - MONDAY 23rd JULY

Ability: Grade 4 - post diploma   Age: Adult and over 13 years   No. of places: approx 36

Course fee: £370    Residents and non-residents

This diverse course is packed with activities to stimulate and inspire developing flautists in a supportive and positive environment. Timetables are structured to meet  requirements  of varying abilities,  and those  preparing  for exams /college/orchestral auditions will receive individual guidance and advice.

Classes and workshops with specialist guest tutors will explore various styles, to improve performance, posture, breathing, tone-production, articulation and technique. Other activities include flute choirs, ensembles, piano accompaniment, musical awareness and aural classes, staff and student recitals, sports and games and end of course concert.

Hindhead Flute Course

Junior Wind Course

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Course Director: STEPHEN O'REGAN

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Recorder players
with a great team of tutors including

NINA ROBERTSON
AMY WHITTLESEA
ALEX MITCHELL
ROY STRATFORD resident pianist

MONDAY 23rd - THURSDAY 26th JULY

Ability: Grade 1 - Grade 5   Age: 8 - 12   No. of places: approx. 36

Course fee: £265 incl. all meals  Residents & non-residents

An intensive and fun packed course with activities to motivate and inspire young flautists, clarinettists, saxophonists, oboists and recorder players. Our vastly experienced and specialist tutors will guide participants individually and in groups of similar ability. The course includes instrumental classes, chamber music, ensemble playing. aural, musical appreciation, concerts, games and sport.

String Course

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NEW! STRING COURSE
SACCONI STRING QUARTET

Course Director: ROY STRATFORD

and his team of tutors

FRIDAY 27th - TUESDAY 31st JULY

Ability: Grade 6 to post diploma  Age range: 14 years upwards   No of places:32

Resident and non-resident   Course fee: £390

Due to much demand we are having a string course this year, offering ready made or newly forming groups an opportunity to play in quartets and trios etc. With resident pianist for accompaniment etc. and compliment of string tutors this new course offers much to all string players including chamber music, string orchestra, talks, student recitals, faculty concerts, technique classes, and much, much more encompassing all you could wish for on a summer music course.

Flute holiday courses

Piano Course

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JAMES LISNEY, SIMON NICHOLLS

WEDNESDAY 1st AUGUST - SATURDAY 4th AUGUST

Ability: Grade 7 to post diploma   No. of places: 18 performers & 18 observers

Course Fee: £385 performers, £250 observers   Resident & non-resident

For the advanced student, teacher and competent amateur, who wish to further their pianistic knowledge and enjoy four days of intensive study, with master-classes on technique and repertoire, workshops on improvisation, faculty recitals and participant's concerts, with special accent on the music of Schubert and Poulenc.

Further information from James Lisney at info@jameslisney.com

Piano masterclass holiday course

Clarinet & Saxophone Course

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Course directors: PAUL SANDERS & KYLE HORCH

DAVID CAMPBELL
VICTORIA MEDCALF
ALAN ANDREWS
ALISTAIR PARNELL
ROY STRATFORD resident pianist

SUNDAY 5th AUGUST - THURSDAY 9th AUGUST

Ability: Grade 4 - post-diploma   Age: Adults and children over 12

No. of places: approx. 36   Course fee: £375   Residents & non-residents

The 18th year of this extremely popular course, with intensive and inspirational tuition, workshops, ensembles, concerts, reed choirs, general musicianship, piano accompaniment, etc.

Clarinet and Saxophone holiday course

Cello Course

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Course Director: WILLIAM BRUCE
in association with the Cello Club of Great Britain

Guest artist: ALEXANDER BAILLIE
JEREMY HUGHES
SUE LOWE
ALISON MONKRIEFF KELLY
TIM WELLS
DANIEL SWAIN resident pianist
EMMA HUGHES Choir

FRIDAY 10th - TUESDAY 14th AUGUST

Ability: Grade 4 - Diploma   Ages: 12 - 25 years   No. of places: approx. 40

Course fee: £375   Residents and non-residents

Chamber music, master-classes, ensembles,  technique classes, discussions on interpretation, performance, psychology  self motivation, jazz, instrument care, etc.

Cello holiday music course

Little Cellos (a)

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Course director: JO HUGHES-CHAMBERLAIN
with JOY LISNEY

WEDNESDAY 15th 9.30 am - 5.30 pm.
One day course for beginners

A wonderful day of music-making for cellists who have not yet taken Grade 2

Ages: 6 - 12 years   No. of places: 20

Fee for the day: £45.00

Holiday music course for young cellists

Little Cellos (b)

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THURSDAY 16th - SUNDAY 19th AUGUST

Ability: Grade 2** - 6   Ages: 6 - 12 years   No. of places: 24

Course fee: £215   Residents & non-residents

Over the past eight years this has proved to be an inspiring course for young cellists. Each day is packed with music-making with cello orchestra, ensembles, tuition, concerts, etc.. combined with a fun holiday of games, swimming and much more.

** Having taken Grade 2 i.e. competent in 4th position and extension.

Discover Music!

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ANN HUGHES-CHAMBERLAIN
JO HUGHES-CHAMBERLAIN
and others

MONDAY 20th - WEDNESDAY 22nd AUGUST

Ability: None or very little   Age: 6 to 10 years   No. of places: approx. 36

Course fee: £150   Non-residents only

This is the 16th year of this unique course, which introduces every child to strings, wind, brass, percussion, harp and piano.  They are encouraged to "have a go" at all the instruments to help them to decide which they may like to learn to play. There are choirs, orchestra for those who already play, percussion band, recorder groups and the beginning of learning to read and write music. Music is introduced in a fun and caring way. The staff are dedicated and very experienced with this age group, and all have an infectious way of passing on their own enthusiasm and love of music.

Holiday music for children

Children's Holiday Music

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JO HUGHES-CHAMBERLAIN
JENNY DALE
OLIVER NELSON
and others

for children who play orchestral instruments.

FRIDAY 24th - TUESDAY 28th AUGUST

Ability: approx. Grade 2 - 8   Ages: 6 - 12 years   No. of places: approx. 40

Course fee: £315.00   Residents and non-residents

Combining serious music-making with much fun, with orchestras, choirs, chamber-music, ensembles, concerts, competitions for piano, recorder and composition, barbecue, treasure hunt, swimming, musical and non-musical games and much more!

Children's holiday music course

Hindhead Music Centre, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6BA.   Tel: (01428) 604941.   Email: info@hindheadmusiccentre.co.uk   Click for map