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July 10 Opening Piano Recital by Ray Luck |
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July 11 - 14
Morning - Performance Master
Class 9:00AM - 12:00PM |
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Afternoon - Pedagogy Session 1:00PM - 4:00PM |
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PEDAGOGY TOPICS (to be finalized) |
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1. Teaching the Fundamentals of Piano Technique |
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2. Choosing Repertoire for the Intermediate
Student |
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3. A Practical Approach to Piano Practice |
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4. Preparing Students for Music Exams |
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FEES (quoted in Guyana Dollars) |
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Master Classes & Pedagogy Sessions |
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For entire 4-day workshop - Overseas Participants |
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Adult: G$18,000 Student (18 years
and under): G$12,000 |
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For entire 4-day workshop - Guyanese Residents |
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Teacher or Student: G$10,000 |
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Partial Attendance (All Participants) |
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Adult: G$5,000 daily Student (18
years and under): G$3,500 daily |
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Exchange
currency rates vary with time. Current rates (Jan. 31,
2011) |
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G$195 |
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| T&T$ |
G$21.88 |
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| B'dos$ |
G$85 |
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| EC$ |
G$64.86 |
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REGISTRATION - See Application Form |
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Guyanese Residents: Send
registration to Elsie Croal, Piano Workshop Coordinator |
| c/o Dewar's Music
School, 221 Charlotte Street, Bourda, Georgetown, by July 1, 2011 |
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Email: elsiecroal@gmail.com |
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| Overseas Applications:
Send registration to Ray Luck by July 1, 2011 |
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Email: rayluck@rayluck.com |
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ARRIVAL at
Cheddi Jagan International Airport |
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Participants
will arrive at
Guyana’s main airport, the Cheddi
Jagan
International
Airport. Georgetown, the capital city, is located 35 km (21 miles) from the
airport. Redcaps in the Customs area will convey baggage from Customs to
the car park area, if required, at the cost of US$1 (G$200) per piece of
luggage. Passengers are advised to use the official airport
taxicabs to travel to Georgetown at a cost of G$4,000 (US$20 approx.).
Travel to areas beyond Georgetown incur additional costs.
Departure
Tax: The airport tax when departing Guyana is G$4,000
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HOTELS
The following hotels are recommended for workshop participants |
| Eldorado
Inn - www.eldorado-inn.com |
| 295 Thomas and
Quamina Streets, Georgetown |
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592-225-3966 or 3967 |
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| Fax. 592-225-3943 |
| Rates: US$93
single; US$110
double Rates include
breakfast and VAT (tax) |
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| Amenities
include internet, mini fridge, microwave, and Wi-Fi. The
hotel is located 5 blocks away |
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workshop venue, G$260 (US$130) approx. by taxi. |
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| Sleepin
International Hotel |
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| www.sleepininternational.com |
| 24 Brickdam, Georgetown |
| Tel. 592-227-3446 or 3452,
3473, 3478 |
| Rates: Room
with a fan: US$35 + 16% VAT = US$40 |
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Room with A/C: US$40 - 60 + 16% VAT |
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include complimentary breakfast, free broadband, wireless
internet, and TV. |
| The hotel is
located across town G$260 (US$1.30) approx. by taxi. |
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Meals and Snacks:
A mid-morning snack will be provided by the workshop organizers each
day. |
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Lunch can
be ordered from a daily menu for delivery for those participants who
prefer to remain on the |
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premises.
However, there are several restaurants within walking distance of the
venue. |
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The 2011 International Piano
Workshop will be held in Georgetown, Guyana. In previous
years (2005 - 2010) the International Piano Workshop was hosted by the
Saint Lucia School of Music and was attended by participants from Anguilla,
Antigua, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent, Tobago, UK, and the USA.
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DISTINGUISHED PIANIST RAY LUCK has performed
in concert and recital in several musical capitals of the world.
He has concertized on five continents, given master classes at
prestigious music schools, and adjudicated music festivals in the UK,
USA, Canada, Hong Kong, and the Caribbean. In London he studied at
the Royal College of Music - obtaining the ARCM teaching diploma and a
B.Mus from London University, both with Honours. In the course of
further graduate study, he was awarded First Prizes in Piano and
Chamber Music from the Paris Conservatoire and the D.Mus degree with
high distinction from Indiana University at Bloomington.
During a distinguished teaching career at
Randolph College in Virginia, he was the Charles A. Dana professor of
music and subsequently was appointed professor emeritus in
2002. Professional teaching awards include three Fulbright
Senior Fellowships to the Caribbean, Greece and Canada, and the Master
Teacher Certificate from the Music Teachers National Association
(USA). In 2009 and 2010, Ray Luck was a guest artist at the
International Piano Forum & Music Festival in Rhodes, and the Axia
Music Festival in Naxos, Greece.
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