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17 December 2020
NEW COMPOSITION COURSE LAUNCHED FOR
14-18 YEAR OLDS
Guildhall School of Music & Drama has opened applications for its new young composers
course.
The course, which is part of the Guildhall Young Artists division, begins on Wednesday 20 January
2021. Running for nine weeks, this is an opportunity for composers aged 14-18 to receive one-to-
one tutoring and hear their own composition performed by staff and students from the school.
The course, which will take place over Zoom, is designed for students working towards GCSE or A
Level Music and/or students hoping to enhance their composition skills outside of an exam
environment.
Paul Whitmarsh, Young Composers Course leader says: ‘We have run a pilot Young Composers
Course during the Autumn Term, and it has been so pleasing to see how well the course transfers
from the physical classroom to online. The students exceeded all our expectations with the work
that they achieved; it was delightful to see their musical ideas grow during their one-to-one lessons
and so exciting to hear their finished pieces played during the online workshop and concert at the
end of the course.'
