Education Group
RNZPBA Summer
School
6th – 11th January 2008
RNZPBA Tutors Seminar
5th January 2008
Christchurch
Download Summer School
pre-enrollment form HERE
Download Tutors Seminar enrolment
form HERE
RNZPBA Summer School is for pipers and drummers of all levels of ability and experience. It’s not kids’ stuff. Programmes and tuition will be designed to match your personal and band playing skills. Those at the earlier stages of playing will be helped to improve and progress. More advanced pipers and drummers, including band leaders, will be catered for. National Summer School will go ahead if 100 pre-enrolments are received by 1 June 2006.
TOP CLASS TUTORS from New Zealand and overseas lead the tuition at National Summer School.
WHEN AND WHERE: National Summer School is a 5 day residential course. It will be held in Christchurch. It is not a requirement to “live in”. Participants may choose to arrange their own accommodation.
ENROLMENT PREREQUISITE for pipers is the ability to play Green Hills of Tyrol (or similar) on the pipes, and drummers on the drum!
THE PROGRAMME will focus on individual and group tuition. At the start of National Summer School your playing level is assessed by tutors to help match teaching and learning to your experience. The tutors will also take account of any special goals you would like to achieve during the school.
THE COST of National Summer School is carefully planned to keep costs as low as possible for each person attending.
The 2008 fees are:
Summer
School Fee
$175
*Accommodation and Meals $320
The full enrolment fee is $175. $50 is paid with pre-enrolments by 1 June. The remaining $125 is paid by 1st November.
*For those choosing to live in, the full board fee of $320 is payable on arrival at Summer School.
BANDS CAN HELP. Many bands actively support the enrolment of their pipers and drummers. At previous National Summer Schools many bands and some notable Centres helped their members financially
SUPERVISION. Younger members of National Summer School who are living in will be supervised by adult staff. We are looking for suitable “school parents” to take on the job of supervision. Please ring Robyn Forbes if you could be interested. Phone 03 3492 037
FURTHER INFORMATION
Feel most welcome to contact any member of the Education Group for more information. If there is something you want to know – give us a call!
Robyn
Forbes 03 3492 037
Marion Horsburgh marion@srm.co.nz
Geoff Hallberg 0275705575
Malcolm Galloway 04 4990 442
Jamie McEwan 03 3427 604
Glen Rodgers 0274798674
Stuart Easton 03 4676 637
Geoff McKenzie 03 2176 760
Typical comments from pipers and drummers who attended the last National Summer School:
- It was good that I could get my pipe major skills here for the future.
- The tutors took time to work with individuals.
- A great Summer School. Will love to attend again. It was real good value for money. Thanks for such an awesome time.
- Brilliant. I’ve never learnt this much in my five years of playing!
- Don’t ever can National Summer School, or I’ll be most annoyed.
- Any problems I had, I only needed to ask, and the tutors were really happy to help me.
- The tutors were awesome, and incredibly obliging.
- Learnt more here than I’ve ever learned at band.
- Lots of helpful tips and hints on playing style.
- Value for money was excellent. Don’t know how you do it. Very professional organisation.
- Top stuff – wish we had these in Australia. I’d love to come back.
- It was cheap for what you got.
- It’s expensive – but worth it.
- I had heaps of fun. I’ll be back next time.
- I hate the massed bands.
- The massed bands were brilliant!
- Absolutely top shelf stuff. Bloody great!
