- Master classes in violin, chamber music, baroque dance
- Orchestral conducting
- Talks about music and the other arts for professional and charitable organisations, conferences, radio and television
- Creating cross-discipline performances (musical, literary, theatrical)
- Pre-concert talks, and presentations fostering appreciation and enjoyment of classical music
- Writing articles
Master Classes
Interpretation Days
An effective way of imparting deep knowledge is to organise a day in which all students play the same work. By examining each student’s ideas in response to the same music, it is possible to identify and develop the skills and art of interpretation, stimulating different yet grounded performances.
Repertoire:
– all violin sonatas and concertos
– all chamber music for strings and piano
Seminars
JS Bach
The period instrument movement continues to provoke deep divisions in both the teaching and performing worlds, resulting in confusion among the student body. To interpret Bach on modern instruments in an authentic spirit requires knowledge of performance practices, notational conventions, and Baroque dances, coupled with a strong creative conviction.
Options:
– explorations of general performance issues
– master classes on the accompanied and unaccompanied works for violin and cello
– Baroque dance steps and Bach’s dance movements (all instruments)
Talking to the audience
A workshop in developing the content and delivery of talks addressed to concert audiences.
Orchestral Conducting
Ruth Waterman conducts professional, amateur and student orchestras in places as diverse at St Petersburg, Johannesburg (Soweto) and Portland (Oregon). Student orchestras are encouraged in rehearsal to become more aware of matters of ensemble, balance, articulation, phrasing, and style.