ESART

ESART - Aulas Abertas… VERDE! GREEN Open day! March 20, 2022

Just a nudge for any flutists contemplating applying to ESART — you are invited to a GREEN visiting day, this Sunday, March 20, starting at 15h (3pm).

Let’s save the environment from gasoline emissions, and save us some precious time as well by meeting online; I have a presentation outlining the courses of study and how I structure them at ESART. You will get a feel for the class, the school, and my working methods.

Bring your questions, your doubts, your good cheer—let’s get to know each other, and let me help you prepare for your audition. The session will start with about a half-hour all together, followed by 15-20 minute individual sessions .

YOU MUST SIGN UP to receive the Zoom link. EMAIL: secretariado.musica@ipcb.pt

SEE YOU SUNDAY!

Study flute among friends at ESART-IPCB (photo pre-Covid!)

Coming up for air / Bravo Maria and Simão!

Oops, I've been so busy I haven't been blogging…but time to get back on the saddle, because there is a lot to write about!

To start off, just a sweet photo of two ESART students, Maria Paixão (entering 3rd year) and Simão Francisco (completed Masters in Teaching in 2017), together in Tomar. As Simão was Maria's teacher, at the Canto Firme School of Music, where he is Professor of Flute and also the Director (!), you can sense in the photo the special connection between students and teachers, and a love for music that is what makes me enjoy teaching so much. 

Shortly after this photo was taken, Maria won 1st Prize in the "Sons de Cabral" competition in Belmonte, and Simão was busy directing the flute ensemble and helping organize the 6th Summer Flute Academy in Tomar—congratulations for two jobs extremely well done!

ESART in Tomar—Maria Paixão and Simão Francisco

ESART in Tomar—Maria Paixão and Simão Francisco