Improvisation takes wing
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Introduction
Composer and improviser outside of any clique, Andy Emler has for twenty years been successfully developing a personal and jubilant, rich and pithy method in France, aiming to guide practicians of so-called “classical” European music into the realm of improvisation via a method based on signs and sounds.
Calendar
Audition
by portfolio to be sent by 27 March 2009
Sessions
Monday 27 through Thursday 30 April 2009
Tueday 18 through Saturday 22 August 2009
for a total of 9 days of instruction
Public Presentation
Fenêtre sur cour[s] Saturday 22 August 2009
Faculty
Andy Emler, director of MegaOctet
Places available for
10 Singers, instrumentalistes, performers and teachers of so-called “classical” European music.
Session Curiculum
Practical Instruction
 | gesture of vocal practice: “signs and sounds” |
| an approach to modality and polyphony |
| harmony and modalities |
| listening, analysis, theory and instrumentation |
| creation and direction |
| management of a group: listening, setting forth of a discourse and independence |
| instrumental work in groups and individually |
| harmonisation and accompaniment at the piano |
| pedagogical approach and transmission |
| staging and reactivity |
Method
Collective workshops and in small groups alternating with time alotted for individual practice Vocal practice in subgroups
Fee information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (which includes membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont), tuition, and boarding expenses.
For this session a scholarship arrangement with the AFDAS is pending.
Financial aid for tuition
› for salaried employees (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local ANPE and/or ASSEDIC offices.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for financial assistance, a total amount of 150 € remains at your expense.
Scholarships
Every year the Association des amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to artists under 29 years of age who do not yet have a regular professional
activity. This grant is made by a commission on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for this financial assistance from the Association des amis
de Royaumont, a total amount of 150 € remains at your expense.
For participants who do not qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for this scolarship, a total amount of 330 € remains at your expense.
Information and enrolment
Mélanie Guichard
Fondation Royaumont
F-95270 Asnières-sur-Oise
tel + 33 1 30 35 59 84
fax + 33 1 30 35 39 45
formation(at)royaumont.com
How do I enroll ?
In all cases it is mandatory to send an application form containing:
› motivation letter
› detailed curriculum vitae
› hand-written biography
› photo
After examination of the dossiers, the selected candidates will be convened to an audition.
All sessions, except where indicated to the contrary, are to take place at Royaumont, in residency.