Main presentation
Dr Kris Worsley
Teaching Chopin – creating a singing melody, natural rubato and blossoming fioritura
Kris is returning to share with us his passion for another composer, Frédéric Chopin. We know his presentation will be full of new ideas and insights to help us both as teachers of Chopin and also as pianists ourselves.
Kris is a piano teacher and lecturer from Nottingham. He leads courses in ear training at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is also an award winning photographer in his spare time.
Event details
Time / Date
26th June 2027 10:00am – 5.00pm
Location:
Christchurch The Grove, Ilkley LS29 9LW
Price: £50
Morning presentations
Karen Marshall
Music and Neurodiversity.
We are delighted to be welcoming Karen back again to add further insights into teaching neurodivergent students. A trained classroom teacher and private piano tutor, author of many books including the Get Set Go! scheme, Karen is also chair of the British Dyslexia Association’s Music Committee.
Morning speaker
Sarah Wills
Teaching Teenagers
Our very own Sarah Wills, co-founder of The Wharfedale Piano Teachers events, and a teacher of piano and flute in Skipton, will be talking about why she loves teaching teenagers.