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How would a day in an intensive masterclass be like?

by Ory-Schneor | 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

I have been following Ory Schneors page since quite a while. I have red his articles on technical subjects, in my opinion they are very good writings, watching his performances that I find very authentic to every style he plays in. And finally the time has come that i could actually book a private Masterclass with him. I took a 4 days long intensive Masterclass which exactly I was looking for, someone who only teach me for 2-3 hours a day. That is what I love. There is so little that you can do in only one hour class or summer course when you have 1 hour class per week, so I really enjoyed this private class. We were working on the lips flexibility. I am in the situation, that when I practice, certain colours and sounds are coming automatically, and even though I am practising flexibility exercises, there were some times when I was not able to reproduce a colour because I didn't find back to that embouchure. So Ory was most helpfully "torturing" 🤣 me with exercises (one particularly a killer) to help me. Its exactly like (as he also called it) going to the gym, working out with our lips and the muscles around it. Working on to be able to control and use them consciously. I really admire his patience, so I say an extra Thank You for that 😊 He is very friendly, great musician, and a wonderful teacher. Makes also a killer cheesecake and coffee 😉 Thank you Ory for this opportunity, I had a great time, keeping up with the exercises and truly appreciate the time I have spent there on your class. If I have the possibility, I will definitely book a class again! 😊

Gabriella Csikhon
November 28, 2019
I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, for three wonderful and meaningful lessons. 🙏 I found myself in a very frustrating situation, where i found myself playing alot and not really progressing. stuck for the same difficulties in playing etudes and themes. After 3 hour lessons, with the feeling that i am going through gym for lips muscles and those who support them.🏋️‍♂️ Already after 2 lessons (out of 3), the change has taken place. The playing became clean, flowing, calm and happy. Highly recommend also becuase Ory is: Patience, Profession, Tolerance, Seriouse and Desire to help succses.👏👏👏 Big Thank you. Betty🇮🇱

אלאון בטי
April 21, 2020
Ory is absolutely brilliant. His instructions are so concise and clear. He's really patient and kind, and it's very evident he wants to get the best out of everyone. I can't wait to go back for another course!

Therese Maher
May 29, 2020
Ory is a truly fantastic flute player, musician and teacher. He is kind, patient and clearly has a wealth of knowledge he is very willing to share. I think it’s always great to seek advice from those you respect and admire and after 3 lessons with Ory, I left Vienna feeling motivated, inspired and confident. Thanks so much Ory!

Stephen Clark
March 25, 2019
Ory is a fantastic teacher, a gifted communicator and wonderful flutist and musician! I recommend his classes!

Sydney Carlson
April 26, 2020
If you are looking for a good MASTERclass for yourself or for your students, Ory Schneor and FLUTEinWIEN is the place to be. His approach is tailored to each individual, you have time to observe yourself (breathing, air column/direction/speed; awareness of the muscles, lips etc) and explore new ideas which are extremely pedagogically defined and well explained. Ory Schneor has a good pedagogical approach and extreme sensibility in guiding your progress in playing the flute. His work shows a great deal of dedication in teaching and as in playing/demonstrating at lesson. Finally I found peace with myself (teaching and playing) and I can move on and explore new ideas with more confidence and ease on my musical/flute path. 🎶😁🤓💪

Tina Ostruh
August 28, 2019
The intensive masterclass with Ory was exactly what I needed. In a very short time Ory guided me on how to find more focus and a richer color in my sound, and how to apply this focus on different techniques-staccato, piano, tuning of the high register, lengthening of phrases, and more. Ory is one of these rare cases of an excellent musician and flutist, who is also a fantastic teacher. The systematic set of exercises that he developed is highly effective and would benefit anyone in acquiring a full range of sound possibilities. The format of the intensive masterclass enables to really learn and transform in a very short time. I feel like I now have a new trajectory, and I look forward to implementing the new ideas into my performance. (And also, the cake and coffee were delicious!)

Anat Nazarathy
February 17, 2020
I had the pleasure to work with Ory Schneor for three days which was for me the right amount of time to get some new ideas and explore new aspects of my flute playing. After a master's degree in flute I started to feel a bit stuck in my own routine and was never a hundred percent happy with my sound when playing quiet phrases. Ory was the first teacher in years who instructed and encouraged me to change my embouchure which is probably one of the biggest challenges. After one week with the new routine I feel more comfortable than ever with my sound and notice significant improvements in my high register as well as tonguing. Best investment in myself, thank you Ory!

Mirjam Braun
September 3, 2019
Ory is a fantastic teacher with the ability to put across a lot of ideas and information without being overpowering. His verbal explanations and demonstrations make clear exactly what is needed and his friendly relaxed manner create an excellent environment in which to learn. The warm-up routine will now form the heart of my practice. Many thanks Ory.

Michael Wood
December 17, 2023
Thanks to Ory for his valuable advice and kindness. The three day warm up was very useful for me and I recommend it to everyone!

Silvia Mandraffino
April 20, 2020