Viola da Gamba Society New England - Fall 2008 Workshop Registration Form

"Teacher's Choice" - Coaches doing what they love and do best!

Location: Brandeis University, Waltham Mass
Slosberg Music Building  
May 3, 2008

Music Directors: Sarah Mead & Rosalind Stowe
Coordinator: Betsy Bayer

Registration Deadline: September 21st, 2008

To Register for this workshop, Please make your check payable to VdGS-NE
and send with this form to:

Sybil Kevy, 154 Plain Rd., Wayland, MA 01778

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Registration

Please Fill In Your Information:

Name:	_________________________________________________
Address:	_________________________________________________
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Phones:	_________________________________________________
Email:	_________________________________________________
	__This is a new or changed address.

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Classes

Please put a number next to each class description according to your preference (eg. The number one (1) would
indicate your first choice, and so on). Each student will get at least one of his/her top three choices. Clarification:
these classes will be taught in each of the three class sessions, so by the end of the day you will have taken three
of these classes and worked with three different faculty members.

[ ] Amavi, Desperavi, Triumphavi: A Feast of East . The consort music of Michael East offers multiple
opportunities for improving your viol playing skills, no matter what your playing level might be. East’s fantasias
often juxtapose the serious and sustained with the light and sprightly. The latter quality is enhanced by clean
articulation, so we will be putting special attention on this skill!

[ ] Begging, borrowing, stealing: musical arrangements from the repertoire of other instruments.
The viola da gamba has a wonderful idiomatic repertoire, but sometimes it is fun to wander into other realms.
This class will look at music which was originally written for other instruments and other contexts. Prepare to be
surprised!

[ ] Pavans: Ferrabosco, Dowland, Lawes and others.. The Pavan was an elegant form, a favorite of viol
composers from Holborne to Lawes, especially Ferrabosco and Dowland. Its panoramic form challenges players
to sustain their ideas (and their bows) and encourages variety in interpretation.

[ ] The viol players songbook. Madrigal style as interpreted by great composers for the viol - Lupo, Ward,
Coperario, Gibbons, and others. Learning to sing with your viol is an important and sought after skill for players
of all levels. This class will explore the rudiments of shaping vocal lines and playing rhetorical phrases.

[ ] Divide and conquer: One of the essentials of effective consort playing is the ability to fit all the little notes
cleanly in time with the big ones, while still maintaining the shape and gesture of the individual line. This is an
issue at every level of playing, from the simplest dances to the most complex fantasia repertoire. We will work
on techniques for playing clean subdivisions of the beat, focusing on creating a flowing line within the context of
a clear pulse, using repertoire appropriate to the level of the ensemble.

Please circle your level for the instrument(s) you wish to play:

Treble	B	LI	MI	HI	A
Tenor	B	LI	MI	HI	A
Bass	B	LI	MI	HI	A

(For self-rating information, please visit www.VdGSA.org. Go to Conclave registration, click on Conclave Class
Registration form, and find on page 2 a self-rating guide (by Martha Bishop), which offers good guidelines for
evaluating your level)

[ ] I am interested in the Beginner’s class

[ ] This is my first time attending a VdGS-NE workshop

I study viol with ____________________________

I have been studying for ____ years.

[ ] I’d rather not stretch.

[ ] I’d like a challenge.

[ ] I am part of a pre-existing consort, interested in playing for the open coaching session. There are ____ players
in my group.

__I will contribute__salad for 6; __cookies or fruit for 6
__I will help with morning set-up
__I will help set up lunch
__I will help clean up at the end of the day

_____	2008 – 2009 Membership Dues: ($15)	($15)
_____	Registration for Members	($70)
_____	Registration for Non-Members (includes registration fee)	($85)
_____	Beginners’ Class	($20)	(Beginner's pay only this fee)
_____	I want to support the VdGS-NE with a Contribution:
	( Friend: $20     Sponsor: $50    Patron: $100   Donor $250)
	TOTAL ENCLOSED:

Registration Deadline: September 21, 2008.
Late registrations will be accepted only if space is available!

Please make your check payable to VdGS-NE and send with this form to:
Sybil Kevy, 154 Plain Rd., Wayland, MA 01778