JULY 9-17, 2016

At the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium and International Piano Festival at Princeton University, participants will attend lectures, master classes, concerts, technique clinics, and other presentations by Edna Golandsky and the Institute’s expert faculty, all of whom have undergone years of rigorous training to qualify as teachers of the Taubman Approach. The performers and pedagogues of the Golandsky Institute’s faculty work with pianists of all levels - professional, student, and amateur. This one-week Symposium includes:

• 4 private lessons
• 4 supervised practice times in addition to private lessons (first-time participants only)
• 3 interactive technique clinics
• 6 Breakout groups where you can experience specific keyboard passages that are being discussed in relation to applicable concepts of the Taubman Approach (for participants with previous exposure to the Taubman Approach)
• Master classes
• Presentations and lectures by Edna Golandsky, John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, and Mary Moran.
• 6 evening concerts by world-class artists (International Piano Festival)

The Summer Symposium attracts participants from all over the world - Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Canada, South and Central America, and from two dozen U.S. states. First-time participants are made to feel at home right away by the extraodinarily warm and friendly atmosphere. Many participants come back to the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium year after year to learn from the Institute's faculty how the Taubman Approach can be used to accurately diagnose problems and determine their solutions.

RESIDENT AND COMMUTING PARTICIPANTS

For resident participants, tuition includes four private half-hour lessons, interactive technique clinics, daily lectures, master classes, practice time, and admission to all Symposium presentations and all Festival concerts. Resident participants will enjoy air-conditioned rooms in Princeton University dormitories. Most rooms are private with a shared bathroom between every two rooms. Depending on room availability, some participants may be housed in suites of four private rooms that share a bathroom.

For commuting participants, tuition includes everything listed above except dormitory accommodations.

Arrival: Saturday, July 9, 2016. Participants register from 2:00 - 7:00 PM. There is an orientation meeting that evening.

Symposium starts: Sunday, July 10, 2016.

Symposium ends: The program will end after the concert on Saturday evening, July 16, 2016.

Departure: Participants will depart by noon on Sunday morning, July 17, 2016.

Program is subject to change without notice. 

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At registration you will be assigned a teacher, with whom you will have scheduled lessons. If you have had no prior experience with the Taubman Approach, a practice assistant will be assigned to help you apply during practice time what you learn at lessons.

The Golandsky Institute International Piano Festival presents six recitals in seven days throughout the week of the Summer Symposium from July 10 – July 16, 2016, at Princeton University.   The International Piano Festival is open to the public and features performances by a roster of brilliant musicians from around the world presented for the benefit of  Symposium participants and the Princeton community.

Tickets are sold at the Taplin box office one hour before the start of each concert.

The Strings Program at the Summer Symposium is a week-long program for violinists and violists - professionals, students and amateurs. The daily technique lectures cover Taubman/Golandsky principles for first time and returning participants. Daily workshops provide hands-on practical help with problem passages and enable participants to experience the Taubman/Golandsky work in action. Master classes offer performance opportunities, both for solo and chamber music repertoire, and four private lessons enable every participant to address specific personal needs.

ABOUT

British violinist Sophie Till has been studying with Edna Golandsky for many years. The Taubman/Golandsky Approach for Strings has developed out of their collaboration. Ms Till presents this new approach annually in a week-long program at the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium.

View free strings instructional videos on YouTube.

Ms. Till teaches internationally and gives seminars, workshops and master classes for string musicians.

TESTIMONIALS 

"At the age of 35, despite world-class teachers and a successful career as a violinist, I found myself in a predicament; my playing felt limited and I was groping for answers I could not seem to find. The result was solutions more like a patchwork of guesses that were far from reliable. Many colleagues seemed to be in a similar spot or worse, were starting to feel pain and discomfort from previously reliable technique. By contrast, I had seen my duo partner who had suffered a severe piano injury, retrain to a stunning level of virtuosity and musicianship under the guidance of Edna Golandsky and the Taubman Approach. I went to a lesson with him and intrigued by what I saw, started having lessons with Edna Golandsky: Violin lessons from a pianist. I immediately realized that here was an approach that could identify and itemize each separate physical movement that goes into playing, how these movements interact and how the physical motions go directly into music making of the highest order. Furthermore, through the Golandsky Institute, here also was a pedagogy so immaculately developed, that there was a clarity of communication beyond anything I had ever experienced before. For the past seven years, Edna Golandsky and I have been developing this approach and its pedagogy for the violin. I now work with professionals and students from all over the world and have adapted it for my work with children."

- Sophie Till, violin

"An intense two days, this was a brilliant workshop, one of the most comprehensive and immediately useful presentations that I've seen. Sophie Till is a gifted pedagogue who shares a depth of understanding with generosity. Her wisdom germinates in efficient body use and grows through all manner of technique, blossoming into meaningful musical outcomes. It was inspiring to be touched by her dedication, intelligence and passion." 

- Natalie Sharp, Review for the Music Teachers’ Association Queensland, Australia

"I approached Sophie as I had been experiencing playing discomfort and was in need of quick solution. From our first skype lesson, I knew this was going to be ‘big’. She was able to logically and clearly explain the answers to my many questions about approaching violin playing in a healthy way. The depth of her knowledge is extraordinary.”

 - Rachel Smith, Freelance violinist and teacher in the UK and Australia: works with Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Australian Chamber Orchestra. Former principal violin, Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Founder and Artistic Director of Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival.

Summer Symposium Fees

Resident participant: $1,775
Commuting participant: $1,375
Breakfast option: $85

Try our one-day pass for first-time attendees (valid for any single day): $75

REGISTRATION CLOSES JUNE 30, 2016.

IMPORTANT LINKS

Driving Directions to Princeton University

Map of Princeton University

Cancellation Policy

NASSAU INN

Symposium commuter participants who prefer to stay at the local hotel, Nassau Inn, will receive a discounted nighly rate ($145/night) if citing the "Golandsky Institute" and Booking ID 21303. Call the Reservation Department at 1-800 (862)-7728 or visit their website. Booking must be made by June 6, 2016.

RECORDING

By registering for the Symposium, participants grant permission to the Golandsky Institute to use any photograph or video containing their likeness. Such images may be used for promotional, news, research, or educational purposes.

Participants also agree not to record any part of the Summer Symposium (except for their private lessons) or International Piano Festival. Further, participants agree that any such recording will be used for personal reference only and may not be shared except with the written permission of the teacher.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Call toll-free in the US: 1-877-343-3434
Call or fax: 212-875-0034

Email: symposium@golandskyinstitute.org

Please submit items through the post by regular mail (not special delivery) to the address below:

The Golandsky Institute
Summer Symposium 2016
Park West Finance Station
P O Box 20726
New York, NY 10025

Edna Golandsky

The Chopin Preludes

Edna Golandsky will unlock and simplify some of the most common technical and musical challenges in these beloved pieces.

John Bloomfield

The Beauty Within: Using Technical Control to Manage Accompaniment Figures

Accompaniment figures often imbue the music with its emotional depth. John Bloomfield will explore many different patterns, demonstrating how to conquer their technical challenges and exploit their inherent expressive qualities.

Mary Moran

Navigating the Franck Sonata, movements 3 and 4

Mary Moran continues her analysis of the Franck Sonata, one of the finest pieces in the chamber music repertoire. She will discuss the technical and interpretive issues in this masterpiece, concentrating on the piano part of movements 3 and 4.

Robert Durso

Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs): How to See the Trees from the Forest!

Is Liszt inherently difficult? In this lecture/demonstration, Robert Durso will discuss the musical, textural and technical challenges of this much loved work.