Happy New Year, Everyone!
I goofed!! Please accept my apologies and let me start over at this new beginning of a new year!
Many thanks to all my teacher-friends who suggested changes to the MTNA-sponsored Mozart workshop I’ll give in July. Originally I had planned it in response to a teacher’s comment (after a presentation I gave to her MTA group) that I should show teachers the “touches” that produce the five types of sounds that Mozart shows us in his expression markings, so they can do it themselves if they want to. Showing the touches would take more than an hour, so that was the idea behind the workshop.
Originally the Mozart workshop for July, 2018 was to be a two-day intensive training for producing Mozart's five types of sounds. This was going to require an illustrated booklet (essentially a method book) and the printer’s estimate was astronomical! Because of this, the registration was going to be so expensive that one teacher-friend recommended that I raise money for scholarships for teachers who couldn’t afford to attend. I met with potential underwriters, which was time-consuming, plus I didn’t find any donors for the teachers’ scholarships!
Meanwhile, other colleagues expressed a different view: “I think the workshop should show the difference Mozart’s system of five types of sounds makes in his music! I’d like to hear that, then I can know if I want to do it or not!” I absolutely agreed!
So, the workshop has been changed. It will now be one day (not two), on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at the Steinway Gallery in Austin, Tx, which is kindly co-sponsoring the workshop. Instead of training, those attending will together investigate and share a conversation about what difference Mozart’s five types of notes make in our performances of his music on today’s pianos. I’ll demonstrate the touches for those who are interested. (And there won’t be a book to print so the cost is 75% less!)
I invite you to enjoy this exploration of what Mozart wrote in his music that shows us his thoughts about how he intended it to sound. It will be exhilarating—like a conversation with Mozart himself! PM me (or email me at mozart7@peopelpc.com) and I can send you the link for more information.