Bristol Piano Club Meetings 2024

Sunday February 18th 11.00 for 11.15 Kay & Richard, Clifton

Sunday March 24th 11.00 for 11.15 Chris & Karen, Saltford

Saturday April 20th 11.00 for 11.15 Henleaze Church, Bristol

Saturday May 18th 14.45 for 15.00 Simon & Jill, Stoke Bishop

Saturday 15th June 14.45 for 15.00 Len and Marion, Cam nr. Dursley

Saturday July 27th 14.45 for 15.00 Graham and Margaret, Coalpit Heath Summer Party

Saturday August 17th 15.00 Ann Cardiff

Sunday August 18th 14.45 for 15.00 Leonora and Paul, Keynsham

Sunday Sept 22nd 14.45 for 15.00 Cheryl and Bryan, Failand

Sunday October 20th Two meetings being held. – The first 11.00 for 11.15, the second at 13.00 for 13.15 to allow an overlap for a shared lunch. Nigel, in Clifton. Bach themed music suggested for this meeting.

Saturday 23rd November 11.00 for 11.15 Bristol 1904 Arts – Red Lodge Park Row

Saturday December 7th 14.00 hrs for 14.15 Jan, Hengrove – Christmas party.

2025

Annual Plan and Play Meeting to be held on Saturday 18^th January at 14.15 for 14.30 Jan, Hengrove.

Next Meetings

Meeting dates for the rest of the year are at Bristol Piano Club Meetings 2024 – Bristol Piano Club

Dr Alton Chung Ming Chan – Jackdaws course

An Empowering Approach to Continuing Musicianship Growth and Performing Skills at the Piano

August 23, 2024 – August 25, 2024
6:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Level: All abilities
Fee: £336 with Alton Chung Ming Chan

Have you ever been intimidated by a composer’s piece and felt reluctant to study or perform it because you just didn’t feel competent or equipped enough to tackle it? For example, a favourite Chopin or Liszt’s Transcendental Etude or a very famous sonata or concerto.

Good news! the purpose of this short piano course is to focus on both the essential technical and musical skills that cannot be easily verbalized or articulated, which either you have not covered in your previous learnings, or simply do not know how to apply systematically. The emphasis is to empower the performers and pedagogues with practical tools for continual growth in musicianship and performing skills at the piano. The course is open to all levels and serious piano pedagogues.

Each learning session will focus on one or more individual topics such as tone productions, techniques, pedalling, phrasing, composers’ intentions, and performance practices. The contents will be organized and presented in a simple and easily understood manner that have not been elucidated anywhere before. Moreover, attendees will be given guidelines on how to approach and learn a new piece beyond their ability successfully, as well as to share the difficulties of pieces they are currently working on.

Session 1: Tone Productions and Voicings
Session 2: Technical Movements
Session 3: Phrasing/Composers’ Intentions
Session 4: Pedalling Performance Practice
Session 5: Effective and Efficient Approaches to Learning a New Piece
Session 6: Open Discussions on Attendees’ Current Studying Pieces

A £70 deposit is required to secure your place on this course. The balance of fees, including accommodation, is due 3 weeks before the course start date.

DETAILS	PRICE
Attendee – Deposit	£70.00 (GBP)

Venue: Jackdaws Music Education Trust

Venue Phone: 01373 812383

Address:

Jackdaws Music Education Trust, Great Elm, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3NY, United Kingdom

Technics Ex 15 PCM Sound Organ in pristine condition.

Free to a good home but would need collecting from Cheddar.

Tel:07843671989

Update on Jackdaws Piano Courses

Information on the current piano courses offered by Jackdaws is available here.

The courses for the 24-25 season will be announced around Easter.

A concert by Stringfever .

The worlds most entertaining electric string quartet.

Saturday 9th March 2024 at 7.30 pm in The Space Keynsham Bristol.

Tickets £15. - Available from Leonora and Simon H. or from Ticket Tailor - please see link below.

https://buytickets.at/keynshamconcerts1/1096173

Christmas Party

We held a very successful Christmas party at Jan Moody’s house last Sunday which was enjoyed by all.

Entertainment was provided by members who took turns in showing us their hidden talents! Altogether, the party was a wonderful afternoon of music, games, fun, food and friendship.

Out thanks go to Jan and Jonathan for hosting the party and to Kirsty for working so hard behind the scenes to make everything run so smoothly.

A special guest was Dr. Alton Chung Ming Chan -International Concert Pianist, pedagogue, conductor, author and recording artist who we were delighted to have with us. Alton thoroughly enjoyed coming to the party, meeting members of Bristol Piano Group and hearing us play.

Booking opened on Monday 11th Jan for the January ‘Plan and Play’ meeting, also at Jan’s on Saturday 20th January at 15.00hrs. – Please send your ideas for the meeting agenda and forward your name if you would like to come along.

Please can everyone tell me what they would like to bring to meetings food and drink wise at the time of booking as this makes the admin. easier.

A very merry Christmas to all,

Leonora