THE FLUTE STUDIO
The Flute Studio was established in 1990; 120 students from 19 countries have attended to date. Many are in orchestras worldwide or are teaching
The course theme is ‘the flute, and nothing but the flute’
THE COURSE is of one or two years and is intended primarily for postgraduates, though undergraduates are sometimes accepted. The aim of the course is to increase a student’s chances of employment. Students attend two weekly master classes, one followed by a Study Session. The first class is a scales/technique/memory class with the emphasis on technique and tone. The remainder of the class is devoted to exercises and finishing with studies (études). The Study Session focuses on background information on the flute and includes the examination of old flutes, unusual flutes, chamber music repertoire, CD’s, cassettes, books, and includes talks on professional career problems, stage presentation, stage manner, and publicity. These sessions also include basic flute maintenance and repair, head joint making and flute construction. Students will have access to materials including 78’s records on cassette and MD; a number of 18th and 19th century original flute tutors; archive material relating to the flute, including the past journals of all the world’s flute societies; more than 200 antique and ethnic flutes, including a number of modern unusual flutes. The second class focuses on the common flute and orchestral repertoire. Transcriptions for four flutes are used of the popular orchestral repertoire so that students become familiar with the orchestral background to the solos. The Studio Music Library of 5000+ items also contains all the world’s well known flute books and dissertations, including rare material, and books in other languages. There are around 850 cassettes, with 500 CDs and MDs. Students complete a weekly listening project of CDs of the world’s great players, and two longer projects on the history of the flute. Students gain a minimal working knowledge of the treble recorder and the baroque flute, instruments basic tuition being provided. Since 1990, eleven former students have become professional traverso players. A piccolo session with an London orchestral specialist, and a class on baroque practice and style is usually part of the curriculum. Three Sonata Classes with the piano are arranged, and other classes according to needs. Flute performance to a high standard is the main aim of the course. The Studio has a new piano, cassette copying machines, a commercial photocopier, cassette and MD and CD recording facilities. Student recitals take place in the village’s 12th century church, and in Canterbury. Visits to flute recitals in London, and to William Bennett’s master classes at the Royal Academy of Music in London are also arranged, and students will find it convenient to attend London’s numerous concerts. The Studio intake is limited to five/six students each year. The Course is of 25 weeks duration, though usually longer. It begins in late September through to the beginning of May
*SECOND YEAR Students intending to stay longer may do so by agreement during the first year. The Course is broadly similar, except that students may have some individual lessons, and will be required to research in a topic for which they will have extra attention.
THE PLACE. Hastingleigh is a small village situated on the North Downs in an area designated as one of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a pub and a daily bus service to the historic city of CANTERBURY and to WYE and ASHFORD. The small town of Wye is three miles from Hastingleigh with several shops, banks, a garage and a railway station with hourly direct services to London, with a journey time of one and a half hours. Trains leave nearby Ashford International Station at regular intervals for Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel, with a journey time of two hours.
APPLICATION. An audition either in person, or by CD, is required by the end of January of the proposed year of entry and should contain at least one work with piano. Notification of the result will be sent very soon after the audition. If the course is over-subscribed, a Reserve List is made. If a student is accepted for the Studio, a non-returnable deposit of £750 will be required to cover the reservation of accommodation. This should be paid by March lst, and will be credited against the fees. Students applying for bursaries or grants who need a definite answer when applying (Fulbright, Rotary, etc.) may send a CD earlier in which case an acceptance letter- ‘ subject to an audition in January’- can be sent, always provided that the level of playing is acceptable.
ACCOMMODATION. There are comfortable studio flats for two or three persons in Hastingleigh and the nearby village of Elmsted at reasonable rates.
PRACTICAL MATTERS: There are two semesters for the academic year beginning at the end of September and ending shortly before Christmas, and the second from early January until the beginning of May. The length and dates of the Christmas break are determined by common agreement, and students can return home if they wish. The Course is arranged so that students may have a chance to visit other countries afterwards. Some students stay on to do written or practical work privately in the Studio, and are welcome to use the facilities while they are here. Successful applicants will be put in touch with the previous years’ students for advice, discussion and information. Students will normally be accepted only for the complete academic year. A maximum of 5 students are accepted for each year.
A Studio newsletter with former student’ news is sent out to all former members several times a year.
FEES 2008/9 £3800 for the course per student. [approx. $6000]. A non returnable deposit, credited to the total fees of £750 ($1200) is payable in March of the year of entry; half of the remainder of the fees are to be paid in July and the remainder on arrival at the Studio in September, or the total of the remaining fees can paid in July.
VISITS TO THE FLUTE STUDIO Visitors are welcome to visit the Studio during the year by prior appointment only. The ‘usual’ Studio days are Mondays and Thursdays. Write, fax or e-mail your preferred dates to visit, and bring a sandwich. You will be collected from the Rail Station. Journey time from London is one hour and twenty five minutes. There is a nominal charge of fifteen pounds per day to visit the Studio.
STUDIO HIGHLIGHTS 2007/8: A Studio trip to Rome Italy, Germany, in December
to attend the Italian Flute Society Convention; Four Sonata Classes with Juliet Edwards; flute classes with Kate Hill, Lorna McGhee and a piccolo class with Patricia Morris. We visited Albert Cooper at his nursing home and played a short concert for him. We also attended master classes with William Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music, London. We played two concerts: the annual Christmas Concert and a schools concert in April.
ENQUIRIES: Trevor Wye, The Flute Studio, Tamley Cottage, Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent. TN25 5HW. UK. Or email: trevorwye@compuserve‘dot’ com
AN APPLICATION FORM CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE
The course theme is ‘the flute, and nothing but the flute’
THE COURSE is of one or two years and is intended primarily for postgraduates, though undergraduates are sometimes accepted. The aim of the course is to increase a student’s chances of employment. Students attend two weekly master classes, one followed by a Study Session. The first class is a scales/technique/memory class with the emphasis on technique and tone. The remainder of the class is devoted to exercises and finishing with studies (études). The Study Session focuses on background information on the flute and includes the examination of old flutes, unusual flutes, chamber music repertoire, CD’s, cassettes, books, and includes talks on professional career problems, stage presentation, stage manner, and publicity. These sessions also include basic flute maintenance and repair, head joint making and flute construction. Students will have access to materials including 78’s records on cassette and MD; a number of 18th and 19th century original flute tutors; archive material relating to the flute, including the past journals of all the world’s flute societies; more than 200 antique and ethnic flutes, including a number of modern unusual flutes. The second class focuses on the common flute and orchestral repertoire. Transcriptions for four flutes are used of the popular orchestral repertoire so that students become familiar with the orchestral background to the solos. The Studio Music Library of 5000+ items also contains all the world’s well known flute books and dissertations, including rare material, and books in other languages. There are around 850 cassettes, with 500 CDs and MDs. Students complete a weekly listening project of CDs of the world’s great players, and two longer projects on the history of the flute. Students gain a minimal working knowledge of the treble recorder and the baroque flute, instruments basic tuition being provided. Since 1990, eleven former students have become professional traverso players. A piccolo session with an London orchestral specialist, and a class on baroque practice and style is usually part of the curriculum. Three Sonata Classes with the piano are arranged, and other classes according to needs. Flute performance to a high standard is the main aim of the course. The Studio has a new piano, cassette copying machines, a commercial photocopier, cassette and MD and CD recording facilities. Student recitals take place in the village’s 12th century church, and in Canterbury. Visits to flute recitals in London, and to William Bennett’s master classes at the Royal Academy of Music in London are also arranged, and students will find it convenient to attend London’s numerous concerts. The Studio intake is limited to five/six students each year. The Course is of 25 weeks duration, though usually longer. It begins in late September through to the beginning of May
*SECOND YEAR Students intending to stay longer may do so by agreement during the first year. The Course is broadly similar, except that students may have some individual lessons, and will be required to research in a topic for which they will have extra attention.
THE PLACE. Hastingleigh is a small village situated on the North Downs in an area designated as one of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a pub and a daily bus service to the historic city of CANTERBURY and to WYE and ASHFORD. The small town of Wye is three miles from Hastingleigh with several shops, banks, a garage and a railway station with hourly direct services to London, with a journey time of one and a half hours. Trains leave nearby Ashford International Station at regular intervals for Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel, with a journey time of two hours.
APPLICATION. An audition either in person, or by CD, is required by the end of January of the proposed year of entry and should contain at least one work with piano. Notification of the result will be sent very soon after the audition. If the course is over-
ACCOMMODATION. There are comfortable studio flats for two or three persons in Hastingleigh and the nearby village of Elmsted at reasonable rates.
PRACTICAL MATTERS: There are two semesters for the academic year beginning at the end of September and ending shortly before Christmas, and the second from early January until the beginning of May. The length and dates of the Christmas break are determined by common agreement, and students can return home if they wish. The Course is arranged so that students may have a chance to visit other countries afterwards. Some students stay on to do written or practical work privately in the Studio, and are welcome to use the facilities while they are here. Successful applicants will be put in touch with the previous years’ students for advice, discussion and information. Students will normally be accepted only for the complete academic year. A maximum of 5 students are accepted for each year.
A Studio newsletter with former student’ news is sent out to all former members several times a year.
FEES 2008/9 £3800 for the course per student. [approx. $6000]. A non returnable deposit, credited to the total fees of £750 ($1200) is payable in March of the year of entry; half of the remainder of the fees are to be paid in July and the remainder on arrival at the Studio in September, or the total of the remaining fees can paid in July.
VISITS TO THE FLUTE STUDIO Visitors are welcome to visit the Studio during the year by prior appointment only. The ‘usual’ Studio days are Mondays and Thursdays. Write, fax or e-
STUDIO HIGHLIGHTS 2007/8: A Studio trip to Rome Italy, Germany, in December
to attend the Italian Flute Society Convention; Four Sonata Classes with Juliet Edwards; flute classes with Kate Hill, Lorna McGhee and a piccolo class with Patricia Morris. We visited Albert Cooper at his nursing home and played a short concert for him. We also attended master classes with William Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music, London. We played two concerts: the annual Christmas Concert and a schools concert in April.
ENQUIRIES: Trevor Wye, The Flute Studio, Tamley Cottage, Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent. TN25 5HW. UK. Or email: trevorwye@compuserve‘dot’ com
AN APPLICATION FORM CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE