艺术节

Young Musician Program
Age 6-13 years old (Must have guardian)
Intermediate level and early advanced piano students

• Group activities every day with their age group: Theory/Improvisation/Ear training/Composition/Sight-reading
• Duo Coach lessons from the pedagogy fellows.
• Present in the Piano Duo Concerts
• Two Performance classes – Gain stage experience and confidence Be immersed for a full week with great musicians – free to observe all the professional level masterclasses and concerts happening in the festival
• Masterclass/private lesson opportunities with world famous pianists/professors (will be selected based on video audition)
• Performance opportunities in historical sites / outdoor concert
• Festival Concert Pass
• 9 nights four-star hotel, including breakfast and buffet style dinner.
• Half day tour to the beach (transportation included)

Professional Musician Program
Age 13+ (Age under 18 must have guardian)
 Designed for advanced level pianists.

• Piano lessons: three 50 mins private lessons with Conero faculty.
• Masterclass opportunity (must submit a video audition with the application).
• Opportunity to play in student honor recital.
• Workshops on (TBA- 2022)
• Festival Concert Pass.
• Full access to the Conero Piano Pedagogy Conference.
• 9 nights hotel, including breakfast and buffet style dinner.
• Half day tour to the beach (transportation included)

Conero Piano Pedagogy Conference
Conference Committee Chair: Dr. Scott McBride Smith
Two Pedagogy Fellow – TBA

• Access to all intermediate and professional level piano masterclasses, and Chamber Music Masterclass.
• Participate in the 2022 Conero International Piano Pedagogy Symposium
• Teaching career planning workshop
• Access to all pedagogy presentations and workshops
• Conero Festival Concert Pass
• 9 nights four-star hotel, including breakfast and buffet style dinner.
• Half day tour to the beach (transportation included)

In addition to attending events, conference-goers can optionally participate as a Pedagogy Presenter, or as a Pedagogy Fellow. If an applicant is passionate about teaching and wants to share their ideas, they can apply to be a Presenter. If selected, their lectures will be broadcast online to all festival attendees worldwide. Presenters will be promoted (posters, social media, etc.). Six outstanding Presenters will be selected for honors by the conference committee after all the presentations.

Presenters can apply to be selected as Pedagogy Fellows and have their registration fee waived. Pedagogy Fellows will also be responsible for assisting with the Young Musicians Program.

Deadline for application to be a Pedagogy Presenter is June 1st, 2022.  Please include:

• The title of the proposed paper;
• 200-300-word abstract;
• 100-word biography;
• institutional affiliation or independent scholar status;
• and your contact information.

Email to: support@ippa.cc

Chamber Music workshop

To become a well-rounded musician, collaborating with other instruments is significant for professional pianists. The Chamber Music Workshop is available for Conero Festival participants. The Conero string faculty, in the true spirit of collaborative music-making, will take an active part in performance coaching, sharing their experiences, knowledge and insight in the process. Successful projects may be featured in public concerts.

If you intend to join the Chamber Music Workshop, please indicate so in the festival application, specifying one complete composition you wish to work on. The piano part should be ready for rehearsal from day one of the course.

Following is the list of works you may choose from:

Piano trios: Pieces for violin, viola and piano

• Mozart, Kegelstatt Trio, K 498
• Bruch, op. 83, Nos. 1,2,3,6,7
• Schumann, “Fairy Tales” op. 132
• Sonatas for violin and piano
• Mozart, in E minor, K. 304
• Mozart, in A major, K. 306
• Handel, No. 4, in D major

Sonatas for viola and piano

• Glinka, in D minor
• Schubert, “Arpeggione”, D 821
• Schumann, “Marchenbilder” op. 113