In brief

Have you always wanted to experience playing together in a string quartet. Platform C in Amstelveen offers a special string quartet course in which you will discover the beauty of chamber music in eight weeks. Under the guidance of experienced teacher and musician Mariette Landheer you will work with three other string players towards a beautiful end result: a short concert for an audience.

Program

• Eight weekly one-hour classes
• Instruction of one or more quartet parts
• Closing with a concert for an audience

Target

This course is designed for motivated string players who already have some experience with their instrument. Age is not important, but we do ask that you can change positions, use vibrato and have a good pitch technique.

Lesson duration and number of lessons

The course consists of eight one-hour lessons.

Teaching Materials

The teacher provides copies of the lesson materials from which to play and study. You do not need to purchase any books or sheet music yourself.

Homework

Yes, you are expected to study at home. This is the only way you can get the most out of rehearsals and grow in playing together.

Working form during the course

We play mostly together. So the emphasis is on practice and cooperation, with little theory and lots of doing.

Advantages

• Teacher Mariette Landheer has extensive experience in chamber music
• Personal guidance
• Inspiring lessons
• Opportunity to grow together as an ensemble.

Result

Upon completion, you and your group will be able to independently perform one or more movements from a string quartet.

About the teacher

Mariette Landheer finds it extremely important that every musician is introduced to perhaps the most important form of chamber music: the string quartet. She herself was introduced to it at a young age and has benefited enormously from it in her professional career as a musician. She is happy to share that passion with you in this course.