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Going Solo: Baroque Music for the Single Instrument (Recordings)
SG $90.00 – SG $180.00
- Alan Choo (Red Dot Baroque)
- 6 x 90-min session
- Completed
Note: The live version of this course has recently concluded. You are purchasing recordings of the classes.
Whether in performance or teaching, we are all bound to come across solo music during the Baroque period, from Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for violin, Cello Suites, Keyboard Suites and the Flute Partita, to Telemann’s Solo Fantasias for flute, violin and viol. In the context of today’s pandemic, solo repertoire has also become increasingly useful and convenient whether for digital content online, or for socially distanced live performances.
In this course, baroque specialist Alan Choo takes participants through the historical context of these pieces, and provides guidance on how to take a historically-informed approach toward understanding and performing these masterworks.
ALL instrumentalists are welcome, including those who perform transcriptions of Bach’s works (violists, bassists, percussionists, trumpeters, guitarists, etc.). Active participants also get the unique opportunity to workshop repertoire of their choice with Alan, co-concertmaster of the Grammy-winning Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra and Founder of Red Dot Baroque.
Week 1
Presentation only
Situating solo instrumental music in the context of the Baroque Era
Solo music of Bach and Telemann: a historical background
A historically-informed approach
– Introduction to period instruments
– Baroque performance practice basics
– Contemporary treatises
– Stylistic developments and traits
Week 2
Presentation
The sonata da chiesa Corelli’s Op. 5, ornamentation and links to Bach
Masterclass
(Priority for Sonatas 1-3 of the Bach violin solos)
Week 3
Presentation
The dance suite
Individual dances and their characteristics
Masterclass
(Priority for Partitas 1-3 of the Bach violin solos, cello suites, flute partita, keyboard suites)
Week 4
Presentation
The “fantasia” as a genre
Masterclass
(Priority for Telemann Fantasias for violin, viol, flute)
Week 5
Presentation
Solo works by lesser-known composers: Gabrieli, Biber, Pisendel, Westhoff, Vilsmayr, Vitali, Geminiani
The keyboard tradition: Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Frescobaldi, Froberger, Couperin, Rameau
Masterclass
Week 6
Masterclass only
Harmony; Tension & Release
Case studies
Singaporean violinist Alan Choo has established himself on the global stage as a leading soloist, chamber musician and historical specialist. He made his solo debut at the Tanglewood and Ravinia Music Festivals 2017 with Apollo’s Fire, the Grammy Award-winning baroque orchestra in the United States with which he currently serves as Artistic Leadership Fellow and takes on soloist, concertmaster and guest director roles. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of Red Dot Baroque, Singapore’s first professional period ensemble, which has enjoyed multiple sold-out concerts and critical acclaim since their formation in August 2018. In May 2019 he was invited as guest concertmaster and soloist with the Shanghai Camerata, and has conducted masterclasses and workshops at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Baldwin-Wallace College, Bowling Green State University and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, his alma mater.
There will be a practical element each week where the instructor provides participants with case studies and musical examples to try out the topics covered. Active participants will have the opportunity to workshop a solo baroque piece of his/her choice with the instructor.
FOR SINGAPOREANS ONLY
This course is supported under UTAP for 50% course fee support.
National Instructors & Coaches Association (NICA) was formed by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to be the collective voice to support freelance coaches and instructors from sports, outdoor learning and adventure, visual and performing arts, fitness and wellness, and enrichment, to strengthen skills, standards and opportunities.
In supporting NICA members with skills deepening programmes such as the courses offered by SEA Music Academy Online, NICA members enjoy lower course fees through the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) which provides 50% subsidy of the balance unfunded course fee, up to $250 per calendar year. Till 31 December 2025, NICA members aged 40 years and above will enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per calendar year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fee.
If you wish to be part of a bigger voice for coaches and instructors, please sign up to be a NICA member at http://www.ntuc.co/nica (Note: to indicate ‘NICA’ under the field for Company Name).
Find out more about NICA at: http://www.nica.org.sg or http://www.facebook.com/nicasingapore
Here are some additional info regarding UTAP eligibility:
Please note that members are required to fulfil the following conditions to be eligible for UTAP reimbursement:
- Paid-up union membership before course commencement, throughout whole course duration and at the point of claim
- Course by training provider must be supported under UTAP, and training must commence within the supported period
- Course must not be funded through company sponsorship or other types of funding
- Unfunded course fee must be S$20.00 and above
- Member must achieve a minimum of 75% attendance for each application and sat for all prescribed examination(s), if any
- UTAP application must be submitted within 6 months after course completion
Please refer to the UTAP Application Guide for members to apply UTAP via the U-Portal. Should trainees have queries on the funding scheme, they can email to UTAP@e2i.com.sg or call NTUC Membership Hotline at 6213-8008.
FAQS
Yes, they will be made available for participants until 6 months after the completion of each course.
E-certificates will be issued on course completion to Active Participants.
Active Participants will be involved in class participation: interacting with course instructors, receiving feedback on class assignments/submissions, and they will have playing opportunities in class etc. Observers will be observing these segments of the class.
Active Participants will receive an E-certificate of participation, and Observers will receive a certificate of attendance.
5 days before the course commences.
Yes, simply get your friends together and send us an email to request for a second round of the course! If we receive sufficient signups we will repeat the course.
We do not conduct make-up classes. Learners who miss a session can catch up on the class content by watching the session recording thereafter. If there are any class assignments, learners are to contact the instructor directly.
We at the Academy do our utmost to make courses proceed as planned. However, there are times when unforeseen circumstances force a class to be cancelled. When this happens, we are committed to refunding the total amount, in an efficient manner, including any costs of using third-party payment gateways.
Should a participant need to cancel, we will make efforts to accommodate refunds, though costs of using third-party payment gateways will be borne by the participant.
Late cancellations may not be able to be refunded, as they will have been factored into the confirmation of running the course. We will provide a full refund for cancellations up to 2 weeks before the start of a course, following this a 50% refund with up to 1 week of notice. Notifications of fewer than 7 days will most likely not be eligible for a refund. We thank you for your understanding.
