Benslow Music Courses

Whether your musical taste is for classical, jazz, popular, or folk, we have a day, residential or online music course to suit you - book now!

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*ONLINE* Folk Band: Thu 21, 28 January and Thu 4 February 2021
Tutor: Laurel Swift

*ONLINE* English Folk Song: Thu 21, 28 January and Thu 4 February 2021
Tutor: Hazel Askew

*ONLINE* Exploring the connections between Early and Folk Music: Thu 21, 28 January and Thu 4 February 2021
Tutor: Emily Askew

*ONLINE* Music Production Tools for Classical Musicians: Fri 22 - Sun 24 January 2021
Tutors: Gerard McChrystal, Alastair Penman

*ONLINE* Grade 5 Theory: Mon 25 - Wed 27 January 2021
Tutor: Katharine Bramley

*ONLINE* Playing the Dots: Thurs 28 January 2021, 2pm
Tutor: Alison Crum

*ONLINE* Play at Home with the Tedesca Quartet: 30 and 31 January 2021
Tutors: Members of the Tedesca Quartet

*ONLINE* English and American Song: Sat 30 - Sun 31 January 2021
Tutors: Sarah Leonard, Stephen Gutman

*ONLINE* The Sounds of Proper Posture: Wed 3 and Sun 7 February 2021
Tutors: David Katz, Anna Pope

*ONLINE* Benslow International Saxophone Course: Fri 12 - Sun 14 February 2021
Tutors: Gerard McChrystal, Alastair Penman

*ONLINE* Vocalise – Play like a Singer!: Mon 15 - Fri 19 February 2021
Tutors: Elizabeth Walker, Sarah Murphy

*ONLINE* Lute Songs for Solo Singers: Sat 20 - Mon 22 February 2021
Tutors: Clare Wilkinson, Michael Solomon Williams, Jacob Heringman

*ONLINE* Benslow Cellos Online with Jenny Curtis: Sat 27 February - Sun 28 March 2021
Tutor: Jenny Curtis

Springtime Recorders: Mon 1 - Thurs 4 March 2021
Tutors: Alyson Lewin, Caroline Jones

Piano Trios with the Barbican Trio: Mon 1 - Thurs 4 March 2021
Tutors: Robert Max, James Kirby, Sophie Lockett

*NEW* Consort Singing and Original Sources: The Iberian Golden Age: Fri 5 - Sun 7 March 2021
Tutors: Rory McCleery, Edmund Saddington, Lucy Cox

The Fortepiano in Historical Context: Mon 8 - Wed 10 March 2021
Tutors: Dan Tidhar and friends

Group Quartets with Brenda Stewart: Mon 8 - Thurs 11 March 2021
Tutor: Brenda Stewart

Composing with Simon Holt: Mon 8 - Thurs 11 March 2021
Tutor: Simon Holt

LuteFest (3 night option): Thurs 11 - Sun 14 March 2021
Tutors: Fred Jacobs, Bor Zuljan, Lynda Sayce, Roy Marks, Sara Stowe

LuteFest (2 night option): Fri 12 - Sun 14 March 2021
Tutors: Fred Jacobs, Bor Zuljan, Lynda Sayce, Roy Marks, Sara Stowe

Folk Accordion: Mon 15 - Wed 17 March 2021
Tutor: Paul Hutchinson

French Piano Music: Mon 15 - Wed 17 March 2021
Tutor: Stephen Gutman

Advanced Wind Chamber Music: Fri 19 - Sun 21 March 2021
Tutors: Liz Drew and friends

Mixed Chamber Music: Mon 22 - Thurs 25 March 2021
Tutors: Steve Bingham, Margaret Archibald, Nigel Clayton, Brenda Stewart

Release your Voice: Fri 26 - Sun 28 March 2021
Tutor: Barbara Alden

Spring Saxes: Fri 26 - Sun 28 March 2021
Tutors: Gerard McChrystal and friends

*NEW* Swedish Folk Tunes for Fiddle and Nyckelharpa: Fri 26 - Sun 28 March 2021
Tutor: Vicki Swan

Free Up Your Playing: Mon 29 - Wed 31 March 2021
Tutor: Martin Lawrence

Piano Sight Reading: Mon 29 - Wed 31 March 2021
Tutors: Christopher Roberts, Suzie Asquith

Bass Clarinet Extravaganza: Fri 9 - Sun 11 April 2021
Tutors: Ian Mitchell, Helen Paskins

An Introduction to String Chamber Music: Fri 9 - Sun 11 April 2021
Tutors: Nic Fallowfield, Jenny Curtis, Richard Muncey

Spring SongFest: Mon 12 - Thu 15 April 2021
Tutors: Sarah Leonard, Brian Parsons, Gavin Roberts, William Vann

Developing your Aural Skills: Fri 16 - Sun 18 April 2021
Tutor: Katharine Bramley

*NEW* Violin Workshop with Simon Smith: Fri 16 - Sun 18 April 2021
Tutors: Simon Smith, Mark Fielding

*NEW* Ottoman and Eurasia: Crossroads of Music of the Balkans and Beyond: Fri 16 - Sun 18 April 2021
Tutors: Gundula Stojanova Gruen, Sass Hoory

*NEW* The Benslow Baroque Project: Music for St Cecilia by Handel and Draghi: Sun 18 - Thu 22 April 2021
Tutors: Oliver-John Ruthven, Bryan White, Judy Tarling, Henrik Persson

String Quartets with the Allegri: Fri 23 - Sun 25 April 2021
Tutors: Members of the Allegri Quartet

String Orchestra: Mon 26 - Thu 29 April 2021
Tutors: Nic Fallowfield, Clare Bhabra, Richard Muncey, Jenny Curtis

Flutes Inspired: Mon 26 - Thu 29 April 2021
Tutor: Elisabeth Hobbs

*NEW* String Orchestra: Metamorphosen Day: Wed 28 April 2021
Tutors: Nic Fallowfield, Clare Bhabra, Richard Muncey, Jenny Curtis

Beyond the Score: Fri 30 April - Sun 2 May 2021
Tutor: Heli Ignatius-Fleet

*NEW* The Benslow Gospel Choir: Fri 30 April - Sun 2 May 2021
Tutor: Gail Windrass

*NEW* Introducing Ludwig: Fri 30 April - Sun 2 May 2021
Tutor: Katy Hamilton

Simply Horns: Mon 3 - Thu 6 May 2021
Tutor: Donald Clist

Quintessential Clarinets: Mon 3 - Thu 6 May 2021
Tutors: Melissa Youngs, Daniel King Smith

*NEW* Gregorian Chant: The Joys of Singing: Mon 3 - Thu 6 May 2021
Tutor: John Rowlands-Pritchard

Oboe Extravaganza: Fri 7 - Sun 9 May 2021
Tutors: Andrew Knights, Ian Clarke

*NEW* Developing Confidence in Jazz Improvisation: Fri 7 - Sun 9 May 2021
Tutor: Steve Banks

Romantic Keyboard: Fri 7 - Sun 9 May 2021
Tutor: Timothy Barratt

*NEW* Harpsichord Workshop with Claire Williams: Mon 10 - Thu 13 May 2021
Tutor: Claire Williams

The Benslow Klezmer Orchestra: Mon 10 - Wed 12 May 2021
Tutors: Ilana Cravitz, Sarha Moore

Voices and Viols: Fri 14 - Sun 16 May 2021
Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Syrus

Partners in Song: Fri 14 - Sun 16 May 2021
Tutors: Richard Edgar-Wilson, Eugene Asti

Improve your Sight Reading for Advanced Musicians: Mon 17 - Wed 19 May 2021
Tutor: Paul Harris

String Chamber Music: Growing in Confidence: Mon 17 - Wed 19 May 2021
Tutors: Nic Fallowfield, Jenny Curtis, Richard Muncey

*NEW* Guitar Weekend with Gary Ryan: Fri 21 - Sun 23 May 2021
Tutor: Gary Ryan

*NEW* Introduction to the Recorder Orchestra: Fri 21 - Sun 23 May 2021
Tutors: Caroline Jones, Alyson Lewin

Small Mixed Chamber Music: Fri 21 - Sun 23 May 2021
Tutors: Lisa Nelsen, Julian Metzger, Paul Turner

*NEW* Schütz’s Psalms of David with music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli: Mon 24 - Thu 27 May 2021
Tutors: David Ireson, Jeremy West, Rogers Covey-Crump

Intermediate Strings: Mon 24 - Thu 27 May 2021
Tutors: Janet Hicks, Willie Hicks

String Quartets with the Bingham (2 night option): Fri 28 - Sun 30 May 2021
Tutors: Members of the Bingham Quartet

String Quartets with the Bingham (3 night option): Fri 28 - Mon 31 May 2021
Tutors: Members of the Bingham Quartet

*NEW* Baroque Orchestra: Purcell, Arne and Boyce: Mon 31 May - Thu 3 June 2021
Tutors: Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Oliver-John Ruthven

*NEW* Baroque Voice: Aria, Cantata and Song: Mon 31 May - Thu 3 June 2021
Tutors: Nicholas Clapton, Gavin Roberts

Jazz Piano: Mon 31 May - Wed 2 June 2021
Tutor: Tim Richards

*NEW* Grade 6 Theory and Beyond: Fri 4 - Sun 6 June 2021
Tutor: Katharine Bramley

*NEW* Vienna, Budapest, Constantinople: Eastern European café music in the age of Brahms and Mahler: Fri 4 - Sun 6 June 2021
Tutors: Jon Banks, Iris Pissaride

Palm Court Orchestra: Fri 4 - Sun 6 June 2021
Tutors: Roger Moon, Miriam Kramer

*NEW* Group Quintets with the Tedesca: Mon 7 - Thu 10 June 2021
Tutors: Members of the Tedesca String Quartet

*NEW* Playing with Ease: Explore Your Potential: Tue 8 - Thu 10 June 2021
Tutors: Josephine Horder, Yeu Meng Chan

String Quartets with the Tedesca (3 night option): Thu 10 - Sun 13 June 2021
Tutors: Members of the Tedesca String Quartet

String Quartets with the Tedesca (2 night option): Fri 11 - Sun 13 June 2021
Tutors: Members of the Tedesca String Quartet

Elementary Strings: Mon 14 - Wed 16 June 2021
Tutors: Janet Hicks, Willie Hicks

*NEW* Music for Piano Duo and Duet with Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa: Mon 14 - Wed 16 June 2021
Tutors: Joseph Tong, Waka Hasegawa

Wind Ensembles with the London Myriad (2 night option): Fri 18 - Sun 20 June 2021
Tutors: Members of the London Myriad Ensemble

Wind Ensembles with the London Myriad (3 night option): Fri 18 - Mon 21 June 2021
Tutors: Members of the London Myriad Ensemble

Folk Fiddling by Ear: Fri 18 - Sun 20 June 2021
Tutor: Pete Cooper

*NEW* Fugues for Fun: Fri 18 - Sun 20 June 2021
Tutor: Dr Penelope Cave

*NEW* Chamber Orchestra: Mon 21 - Thu 24 June 2021
Tutors: Richard Dickins, Miles Golding, Anthony Robson

An Introduction to Music Therapy: Mon 21 - Wed 23 June 2021
Tutor: Polly Bowler

Cello Orchestra: Fri 25 - Sun 27 June 2021
Tutor: Jenny Curtis

Tango Techniques and Style: Fri 25 - Sun 27 June 2021
Tutor: Caroline Pearsall

Folk Orchestra: Fri 25 - Sun 27 June 2021
Tutors: Jon Bennett, Jacqui Johnson

Summer Saxes: Mon 28 June - Thu 1 July 2021
Tutors: Gerard McChrystal and friends

An Introduction to Wind Chamber Music: Mon 28 - Wed 30 June 2021
Tutors: Tricia Melville-Mason, Trona Melville-Mason

Cambridge Early Music at Benslow Music - Baroque Dresden: The Musical Melting Pot: Sun 25 July - Sun 1 August 2021
Tutors: Peter Holman (course director and continuo), Judy Tarling (upper strings), Mark Caudle (lower strings), Gail Hennessy (woodwind) and Philip Thorby (voices)

Cambridge Early Music at Benslow Music - The Triumphs of Maximilian: Music from the time of Emperor Maximilian I: Sun 1 - Sun 8 August 2021
Tutors: Clare Wilkinson (course co-director and voice), Gawain Glenton (course co-director and cornetto), Uri Smilansky (viols and recorders), William Lyons (flutes, recorders, reeds and pipes), and Marc Lewon (lutes)