events and teaching

EVENTS

VOCAL COMPOSITION WORKSHOP
with members of the BBC Singers

A Morley Summer School short course: July 8 and July 11, 10am-5pm both days.

Prospective students will need to submit sample scores to the Music Secretary at Morley College before the end of June.
The first day will consist of a session examining the scores and discussing aspects of vocal writing, then an inital readthrough with the Singers. Students then have two days to work on their pieces before a re-examination and performance of them by the BBC Singers.

Click here to go to the Morley website page for this course

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TEACHING

Paul Sarcich currently teaches the following courses at Morley College, London:

Click on the course titles to go to the Morley College site page.

Orchestral Conducting
A one-year course focusing on laying the foundations of a solid conducting technique. Classes comprise Friday night “theoretical” sessions and practice with a volunteer orchestra on Saturday afternoons.
Entrance by interview – candidates should show a solid knowledge of music reading and theory.

Fridays 7-9pm, Saturdays 2- 5pm

Downloadable PDF file of the term 3 2013 orchestral schedule

Musicianship 1
A one-year course in music literacy skills, covering reading, writing, performing and listening.

Thursdays 7.30pm-9.30pm

This course is currently rescheduled for Monday mornings in 2013-2014

Musicianship 2
A one-year course focused on Harmony and Counterpoint, including melodic writing. Students' own writing will be developed alongside analysis of  repertoire works and exercises in specific harmonic and contrapuntal techniques.
Candidates should have a good basic knowledge of chords and scales, and be reasonably fluent in reading and writing standard music notation.

Wednesdays 10.30am-12.30pm

This course is currently rescheduled for Monday afternoons in 2013-2014

Orchestration
A one-year course in orchestration and instrumentation for small and large ensembles, encompassing symphonic, chamber, jazz and commercial styles.
Entrance by interview – candidates should show a solid knowledge of music reading and theory

NB. Course not running 2012-2013. It is currently scheduled for Thursday evenings in 2013-2014.

Songwriting
A course in analysis and writing of popular songs, with student performance where possible. Students should have a good basic knowledge of reading and writing music notation, and/or operating sequencer programs; and a good basic knowledge of harmony. Both musical and lyrical aspects of songs will be covered, in as many styles as the tutor and students bring to the course.

Thursdays 4-6pm (Access students only)

Saturdays 12.00pm-1.30pm (all other students)

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