Programme Descriptions, Activities, and Course Offerings
Programs Offered: Solo and Collaborative Piano program, Seminars for ALL Participants, Singers (Operatic and Musical Theatre genre), Young Composers Residency, Choir Training, and Conductor Apprenticeship. FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE – apply early to be considered in auditions and for scholarships!
SPECIAL ADDITION: For select scholarship students, a chance to work and prepare a world-premiere composition performance of composer Dr. Nancy Van Der Vate’s new opera, “Hamlet”, to be performed at the Yogyakarta International Music Festival Academy 2012! This will be the first public performance of this work, in the world!
Hands-On Experience:
- Two public master classes for select young artist performers (Full scholarship)
- Daily observed practice sessions by faculty – Two private lessons for students by different faculty members!
- Three Public Performances by festival students / participants
- Five Faculty Recitals
Field Trip – Cultural Experience in Yogyakarta:
- Day trip excursions to Candi Borobudur
- Prambanan Ramayana Dance Performance
- Batik Museum and Affandi Museum Visit
- Water Castle Visit
- Kraton Yogyakarta Visit
- Shopping Experience at Malioboro: silver, batik, handicrafts, and much more!
Seminar Topics (for ALL Participants, Observers):
- Careers in Music in the 21st Century: A practical and realistic life strategy
- Strategies on GOOD AUDITION and competition experience – surviving in the real world!
- Impressionistic Music (Debussy, Ravel, and influences) Interpretation
- Baroque Music Interpretation: Ornaments, styles, courtly dances influences
- Improvisational Skills and Music-Dance Collaboration / Composition
- Yoga Training / Health Exercises for Performing Artists
- Young Composers Residency Program
- International Phonetics Association (IPA) system for Singers
- Musical Theatre Workshop: Songs from the Golden Age of Musical Theatre – choosing repertoire that suits your personality and acting skills / profile
- Four-hands / Two-piano repertoire for pianists
- Music Theory / Ear Training Preparation for musical career
- Traditional / World Music Experience: African and Indian Drumming, getting to know gamelan – gending – sarong, and much more!!
