46th ANNUAL CONCLAVE

Sing With Your Viol!

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Register right here. There are four (count 'em) steps:

  1. Fill out the general information requested.
  2. Select the classes you want to take.
  3. Select housing arrangements.
  4. Verify choices and billing, and submit.

The web site will step you through them. You will need to give a valid Visa or Mastercard number to register. Billing information is taken on our secure site, and cards will not be charged for Conclave fees until June 1.

Note: If you have any problems registering on line, send email to the webmasters. Please describe the problem as precisely as you can. The particular page you were on and the browser and computer operating system you were using will also be very helpful in figuring out what went wrong. Apologies in advance--new bugs crop up every year, and there are always a lot of changes.


Step 1: General Information.

Name: (as you'd like it on your name tag)
Address:
City:
State/Prov:   Zip/Postcode: 
Country:   If not US or Canada:
Phone:
E-mail:
Age/sex: Under 18   18 - 34   35 - 64   65 +       M   F

Select one of the following Conclave programs below:


Regular Curriculum Take 1 to 3 classes from the class list. Be sure to give 2nd and 3rd choices for each time slot.
Beginning Viol This class is offered free to local residents and to guests of Conclave registrants. Instruments will be available free of charge. Contact Martha Bishop for details.
Seasoned Players Independent consorting for highly advanced players. One (and only one) regular class may also be taken. Contact Joan Boorstein (617) 332-7294 for details.
Consort Cooperative Intensive peer workshop for professional and pre-professional players. No additional classes may be taken. Details and application procedure right here. Contact Marie Dalby for details. Note: Registration for this program has now closed.
Builders/Exhibitors For instrument builders and exhibitors not enrolled in any full-week viol program above. Contact Susan Marchant (662) 234-3266 for details.

I am signing up for the program.

Notes:

  1. Anyone needing display space must contact Susan Marchant (662) 234-3266 to let her know how many tables you would like.
  2. The VdGSA does not administer a rental instrument program for Conclave. If you need to borrow an instrument, or have one that you will be able to lend/rent to someone else, please post the information on the Conclave bulletin board. Instruments will be available from the Society (free of charge) only to adult beginners taking the beginners' class.

Because of our focus on consort classes, we're asking for a bit more detailed musical information on your consort playing, specifically:

  • Your playing ability on particular clefs;
  • Consort-related skills;
  • Your goals for the week.

 
I am bringing or will have use of a treble. My treble playing level for different clefs is:
      Treble clef  Treble clef down an octave  Alto clef

I am bringing or will have use of a tenor.My tenor playing level for different clefs is:
      Alto clef  Treble clef down an octave  Treble clef  Bass clef

I am bringing or will have use of a bass.My bass playing level for different clefs is:
      Bass clef  Alto clef  Treble clef down an octave  Treble clef at pitch

Check the VdGSA self-rating guide if you are unsure of your playing level or aren't familiar with the Conclave scheme.

Please note any other size viol(s) or other instrument(s) you are bringing:
  playing level:

 I take regular lessons with .

Voice range:


Indicate your preferences and abilities on the scales below (required information if you are taking any classes):


I'd rather not stretch I'd like a challenge
I loathe performing I love to perform
Rhythmic accuracy
Weak Strong
Pitch accuracy
Weak Strong
Musical phrasing
Weak Strong
Bow control
Weak Strong
Ensemble skills
Weak Strong
Sight-reading ability
Weak Strong
Music historical knowledge
Weak Strong
 

Give any other relevant details of your playing experience

... such as workshops, performing experience, previous teachers, current study... and also note any technical goals you'd like to achieve at Conclave this year. This information is not required, but please fill it in if you haven't been to Conclave before (or recently); the more you can tell us about your playing, the better we can meet your expectations for the week. If you are in a pre-formed consort give the name of your group and the one class you wish to be in together.


 Conclave self-rating guide


How to rate yourself:

  1. Read the entire list below carefully and note the numbers of descriptions which apply to you (be painfully honest !).
  2. The category where most of the statements apply is your level. Use this as a guide for the courses you sign up for and note this level on the registration form. Certain aspects of your playing are more important in ensemble playing than others, and more weight should be given to those that are most important (e.g., rhythm, sightreading).
  3. Feel free to add explanatory notes in the details above if you feel your playing ability is not adequately described by the level you have calculated.

Explanation of levels:

  • Beginner (B) -- just starting out on the viol.
  • Lower Intermediate (LI)
    1. Fewer than three years playing experience (unless you are already fluent on another stringed instrument and are studying regularly).
    2. Need help with rhythm--get lost easily, have trouble playing with a metronome.
    3. Need more experience sight-reading in an unpressured situation.
    4. Need help in tuning .
    5. Need to play at slow tempi.
    6. Read one clef and would like experience in learning another clef.
    7. Using 60 as a metronome tactus standard, able to play scales in 8th notes.
  • Middle Intermediate (MI)
    1. Years of experience but without private lessons or goal oriented study.
    2. Reasonably good sight reader, but have trouble getting back in when lost.
    3. Able to tune instrument well, but not so able to adjust intonation when playing.
    4. Play one or two sizes of viols, but need more experience on one of those.
    5. Read one or two clefs.
    6. Can manage Andante tempi but "go to pieces" in Allegro tempi.
    7. Need to develop more bow control.
    8. Using 60 as a metronome standard, able to play Pavans and other dances steadily.
  • Upper Intermediate (UI)
    1. Reasonably strong in rhythm and sight-reading (don't get lost or throw off other players); ability to find your place if you get lost.
    2. Ability to control bow and shape phrases, and ability to hear and relate musically to rest of an ensemble.
    3. Ability to tune instrument and hear and adjust pitch discrepancies.
    4. Fluent in two clefs and on one or two instruments.
    5. Ability to "get around" instrument at moderate Allegro tempi.
    6. Obtaining some private instruction during the year or at least practicing regularly.
    7. Experienced in performing in an ensemble.
    8. Using 60 as a metronome standard, able to play Byrd, Holborne, and Coperario well.
  • Advanced (A)
    1. Soloistic capabilities and/or experience
    2. Very strong sight-reader, strong rhythmically, very good intonation, excellent ensemble ability.
    3. Good sound and concept of musical phrasing.
    4. Ability to play two-three sizes of instruments and have instruments which blend well in consorts.
    5. Fluent on instrument at Allegro tempi and in three-five clefs.
    6. Knowledge of various styles of music, ability to ornament, octavate, and do some improvising.
    7. Using 60 as a metronome standard, able to play Jenkins, Lawes, and Purcell well.

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