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I was wondering if anyone had done any of the NYRO residential courses.
What are they like? What does being a member of NYRO actually mean?
Any positive experiences would be lovely to hear
My suspicion is that most people outside the recorder world will not have heard of NYRO - National Youth Recorder Orchestra - for anyone who was wondering.
The one current member that we know has just auditioned to go back for the third time and really enjoys it.
Not sure being a member "means" anything. You just get to pay to go on the summer course and learn lots (as with all these things...)
The one current member that we know has just auditioned to go back for the third time and really enjoys it.
Not sure being a member "means" anything. You just get to pay to go on the summer course and learn lots (as with all these things...)
I'm glad you've explained, I was wondering what NYRO meant...
QUOTE(Halka @ Jan 13 2009, 01:36 PM) 
My suspicion is that most people outside the recorder world will not have heard of NYRO - National Youth Recorder Orchestra - for anyone who was wondering.
The one current member that we know has just auditioned to go back for the third time and really enjoys it.
Not sure being a member "means" anything. You just get to pay to go on the summer course and learn lots (as with all these things...)
Didn't mean to confuse anyone 
Just been to the NYRO Easter course in Rugby actually.
It was great fun and all the staff were very nice.
Ross Winters arrived with his pre-prepared exercises for all of us to try, which ended up being quite useful. It helped with fingers, breath control, and he even had a technique of practising a piece where you only used your left hand the first time through. The last was a little confusing but it made you more aware of what your separate hands were doing.
There were about 30 people there, of an age range 10-18, and a level of grade 5-diploma. About a third of the group were boys. We did some mass playing, chamber pieces, and we also all split up into two groups, one of a higher level than the other. There were about four sessions per day, which lasted about 1 and a half hours each. Other than playing there was free time, opportunities to go swimming, and breaks in between.
It was very fun and i would recomend it to anyone who likes, or wants to try, playing in groups.
Although at the end i was ready for a good sleep.
MM
It was great fun and all the staff were very nice.
Ross Winters arrived with his pre-prepared exercises for all of us to try, which ended up being quite useful. It helped with fingers, breath control, and he even had a technique of practising a piece where you only used your left hand the first time through. The last was a little confusing but it made you more aware of what your separate hands were doing.
There were about 30 people there, of an age range 10-18, and a level of grade 5-diploma. About a third of the group were boys. We did some mass playing, chamber pieces, and we also all split up into two groups, one of a higher level than the other. There were about four sessions per day, which lasted about 1 and a half hours each. Other than playing there was free time, opportunities to go swimming, and breaks in between.
It was very fun and i would recomend it to anyone who likes, or wants to try, playing in groups.
Although at the end i was ready for a good sleep.
MM
QUOTE(Musical Maniac @ Apr 18 2009, 08:40 PM)
Just been to the NYRO Easter course in Rugby actually.
It was great fun and all the staff were very nice.
Ross Winters arrived with his pre-prepared exercises for all of us to try, which ended up being quite useful. It helped with fingers, breath control, and he even had a technique of practising a piece where you only used your left hand the first time through. The last was a little confusing but it made you more aware of what your separate hands were doing.
There were about 30 people there, of an age range 10-18, and a level of grade 5-diploma. About a third of the group were boys. We did some mass playing, chamber pieces, and we also all split up into two groups, one of a higher level than the other. There were about four sessions per day, which lasted about 1 and a half hours each. Other than playing there was free time, opportunities to go swimming, and breaks in between.
It was very fun and i would recomend it to anyone who likes, or wants to try, playing in groups.
Although at the end i was ready for a good sleep.
MM
Thanks for that1 It sounds like great fun. Maybe next year....
QUOTE(Chris H @ Jan 13 2009, 03:32 PM)
I'm glad you've explained, I was wondering what NYRO meant...I hoped it was Laura Nyro ...
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