Whether you’re a seasoned concert-goer or first-timer, joins us to sample some of the music being performed at concerts in Derby in the coming months. We will take a lively, user-friendly look at a varied selection of works. We will listen to and discuss recorded extracts, and the discussion may place the music in a wider context including, where relevant, the composers’ lives and careers, relevant works by the same or other composers, and more general cultural issues. This third session will feature music from the Derwent Singers concert at St Mary’s Church on 30 March, by Thomas Tomkins, Orlando Gibbons and Robert Ramsey, plus JS Bach’s motet Komm, Jesu, komm.
Course aim
To explore music due to be performed in Derby, with a view to enhancing enjoyment and understanding of the live performance. This is the third of four sessions.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- No skills or experience needed
- This course is for beginners
- This course is for improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Relate the works studied to other examples of the composers’ outputs, other works in a similar field, or to a wider cultural context.
- Recognise some of the characteristics of each composer’s style.
- Identify some of the main themes and structural features of each work.
- Identify and discuss aspects of the concert or other performances of the works concerned.
How will I be taught?
- The WEA tutor will use a range of different teaching and learning methods and encourage you and the group to be actively involved in your learning
What kind of feedback can I expect?
- A range of informal activities will be used by the tutor to see what you are learning which may include quizzes, question and answer, small projects and discussion
- You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor
- You will be encouraged to share your work with the group and discuss your learning
What else do I need to know?
- Nothing else is needed
- You may wish to bring a folder for handouts, a notepad and pen.
Pre-course work, reading and information sources
- No pre reading or pre course work is required
- Suggestions for further reading and the addresses of relevant websites will be included on the handout for each session. Relevant broadcasts and related live performances in the area will be brought to students' attention at each session.
What can I do next?
- Progress to another WEA course
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