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How would a day in an intensive masterclass be like?

by | Jan 6, 2017 | Flute and Music, Ory's Tips | 0 comments

How would a day in an intensive masterclass be like?

 

Have you ever participated in an intensive masterclass? I bet you haven’t done that yet.

Allow me then to give you a little glimpse over how would your day look like, what you will learn and how would your experience be like.

 

FLUTEinWIEN – Intensive. Personal. Effective.

 

🕙 10:00 – 45 minutes daily sound and technique class

Every day during your intensive masterclass will start with a 45 minutes sound and technique class. In this class you will learn to use simple yet challenging exercises that will help you develop your control over your air pressure, lips flexibility, tone focus and colors, playing big intervals smoothly, attack, dynamics, articulation and more.

In this class you’ll get to work on your basics and learn a new warm-up routine that will allow you to develop all these techniques daily.

 

🕚 10:45 – 2 HOURS daily repertoire class

We’ll continue with a 2 HOURS daily repertoire class, in which you’ll get to integrate the technical work of your sound and technique class directly into the pieces you are preparing.

Besides of the technical difficulties that each piece might require us to work on, this is the time to discuss as well interpretation and style, such as for example Baroque articulation, freedom and rubato in romantic and French music, orchestral excerpts (if you prepare for a coming audition). Therefore, my recommendation is to always bring with you few pieces in different styles, so we get a chance to cover all these topics.

🍰☕ You deserve a break – with a delicious homemade cake and coffee

Since the total daily classes time is almost 3 HOURS, we’ll have a break that will include a homemade cake I prepare myself (the most favorite so far has been the cheesecake) and a cup of coffee, which I roast myself.

Very often the students would prefer to finish the classes without any break, and the ‘break’ would happen then at the end of the classes.

 

🕐 13:00 – Free afternoons and evenings – time to discover Vienna

Vienna has endless possibilities for you to discover. There are “only” 100 museums in the city. Whether you are passionate about arts, nature, science, history, architecture, music, craftsmanship, psychology and much more – Vienna has a museum for it. In addition, you can visit palaces, the zoo, an aquarium, parks and gardens, enjoy the Austrian world famous Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel), coffee houses and enjoy local cuisine – and it’s only just a bit of what’s possible to do.

Every evening there is a huge selection of concerts available – in the famous golden hall of the Musikverein (where the New Year’s concert takes place), in the Staatsoper (world’s famous opera house), in the Konzerthaus, Volksoper, Teater an der Wien and many other smaller halls for chamber music and recitals. All the best orchestras, soloists and conductors arrive regularly to Vienna and you’d be able to listen to them live.

 

 Love to share your experiences with someone? Come with your friend!

The Intensive Masterclasses are offered for 1 or 2 flutists only, in order to be able to work as intensively every day with each flutist. 

The ‘Duo Masterclass’ allows you to come together with your flutist friend and participate together. Each one of you will have a daily 30 minutes sound and technique class and 1.5 hours daily repertoire class and you’ll be able to watch the class of your friend.

The break with the homemade cake and coffee is of course happening as well. We’ll finish the day around 14:15 and the rest of the day will be free for you to enjoy Vienna.

 

Testimonials

  • positive review  I had a fabulous week participating in FluteinWien! Ory transformed my sound from being a rather unfocused tone to a gloriously rich full focused tone in the course of 5 days. His patience and ability to explain minute adjustments within the embouchure and oral cavity were extremely beneficial. Having gone through this experience, I feel a lot more confident on how to approach and maintain a consistent tone throughout my repertoire, excerpts, and etudes. To finish each flute masterclass with a pleasant chat, fresh home-made cheesecake, and cappucino or tea, made for a great reward after a lot of hard work on the flute. Thank you so much for a great week Ory!

    Caroleen Molenaar Avatar Caroleen Molenaar
    April 7, 2018
  • positive review  I have just finished Ory's three day warm up lessons.....and I only wish I had done so earlier! Ory is a patient, clear, very knowledgeable teacher. The lessons were very focused and each one developed further on the previous one. Ory was very detailed in his tuition and I saw improvements from the first class. He has left me with plenty to work on but he also provided all the notes and course work I need to continue exploring his lessons further. I can highly recommend these lessons to anyone who wants to develop their playing and push themselves further, or if you are stuck or directionless in your practice. The rewards from the lessons are huge!!! Ory is a great teacher and it was lots of fun too! THANK YOU ORY!!! 😁😁😁😁

    Kevin Carberry Avatar Kevin Carberry
    May 13, 2020
  • positive review  It was a pleasure to follow the fluteinwien intensive warmup routine. Ory is very kind and patient. He shares all his secrets for improving tone and flexibility. I recommend!

    Ryma Metahri Avatar Ryma Metahri
    May 10, 2023
  • positive review  I did the warm up course in December and every day now, I play and think about and use the ideas and approaches Ory introduced me to. It was incredible how much we covered in the 3 sessions and I regularly go back to my notes (and his) and think about various aspects. I'm so happy to have found Ory and his approach. I love to develop and improve and in doing that, develop my teaching too. Thank you. I will definitely be back for a follow up but still too much to work on for now! Money well spent. Thank you.

    Clemency Rubinstein Avatar Clemency Rubinstein
    January 27, 2021
  • positive review  I attended online warm-up routine course. It was very useful for me. I learnt to see how my lips are changing when I am playing notes in different octaves. I hadn't realised it before. And I practised air changing. Ory is patient and nice and he knows a lot. 🙂

    Martina Pepuchová Avatar Martina Pepuchová
    April 22, 2020
  • positive review  I highly recommend Ory's three day one-on-one hourly master classes. Throughout each session, he was able to quickly analyze, diagnose and make suggestions for improvement using fresh ideas and analogies. It was a wonderful opportunity to step away from repertoire for a bit and focus solely on tone production. I will definitely sign up again in the future for a refresher session!

    Renae Lepone Block Avatar Renae Lepone Block
    January 26, 2022
  • positive review  I thoroughly enjoyed my 3 day intensive masterclass with Ory. I felt that all the exercises we went over are going to improve aspects of my flute playing. I can already feel my tone becoming more resonant and focused by practicing the exercises he showed me. Ory is also a very calm and patient teacher, making the whole experience very enjoyable. I hope to study with him again in the future! Thanks Ory🎶

    Emily Hicks Avatar Emily Hicks
    June 30, 2020
  • positive review  In this M.class I found exactly what I was looking for: individual attention, daily work on the basics and Ory's super valuable insights and suggestions on intepretation! I définitely recommend this!

    Damiano Rizzato Avatar Damiano Rizzato
    April 17, 2024
  • positive review  This was the most effective flute massterclass , Ory is totally a fantastic flutist but the most important is that he is a good teacher... He works every detail, it was totally worth it , as much as I surely am thinking to continue lessons with him and to do massterclasses with him again ... The best experience till now.... ����

    Rina B. Hamdiu Avatar Rina B. Hamdiu
    December 11, 2017
  • positive review  3 días magníficos de master-class con Ory. Gran flautista y profesor, orienta los ejercicios directos a mejorar tanto la técnica del sonido como de la articulación. Se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo. Gracias Ory!!!

    Elías Alonso Álvarez Avatar Elías Alonso Álvarez
    May 8, 2020

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