Mittenwald International Masterclasses
Dates for 2009: 20th to 25th of July
Price: 450€
for applications please write me an email
Read about what two participants in 2007 said about the course they attended:
“I just wanted to tell you that I really liked your master class week in Mittenwald.
Since I came home and started practising again, I am using your material, mostly in the thumb position and the shifting drills. And now I feel much better while playing the bass. I am also trying different sitting positions, and finally I am now more or less using yours. For me and for the German bow, I think it’s best with the bass quite vertical. And I really notice a big, big change in my sound; it is clearer, more focused and more soloistic. My colleagues in our chamber orchestra also noticed the difference, or I think it is rather that this is the first time they have really listened to my playing because of this new sound. For this, I want to thank you for sharing your method, your ideas and your musicality with us. Maybe you remember Jan from Sweden. Well, he liked my playing, and I am going to Umea, in North Sweden, to play with the orchestra as a sub for a week. He is principal there. Maybe when your book is released you can let me know, because there are many things I learned which I am working on now with my students. And it is not only technical stuff, but also how to teach, how to talk. I don’t think I heard you say the word "NO" the whole week.
That’s all for now, but I hope we stay in contact.
Greetings from Spain, Michael and Sole”
The goal of this course is to offer European double bassists the opportunity to study intensively with one of the greatest classical double bassists and teachers of our time, Jeff Bradetich, in the relaxed atmosphere of the hometown of the world-famous double bass builder, Michael Pöllmann: Mittenwald.
Highlights
-Solo master classes
-Technique Workshop
-We have basses you can use for free!
-Guest teachers
-Improvisation Workshop
-Visits to Pöllmanns bass workshop
Read more about Jeff Bradetich here and here.
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Online application: here
