Group Quartets with Brenda Stewart

Brenda Stewart once again leads her popular Group Quartets course. Designed for those of you who of at least Grade 5 standard who might be hesitant about playing string chamber music one-to-a-part, as well as those who simply enjoy playing the repertoire in a group. 

Each movement of the set works will be rehearsed giving an opportunity to inspect the notes, learn about the style of the music and appreciate how it fits together. Our objective is not to produce a polished performance but to gain a good understanding of the music that will stand you in good stead if you ever encounter it again.

This course operates like an orchestra with the tutor directing from the conductor's stand. There will be the possibility to break out into small sectional rehearsals on the Wednesday, where you will be able to explore your parts in more depth and tackle and trickier passages.

This course is designed for players at the Improver and Confident levels. Please see our Ability Levels Explained for further details. 

This group strings course aims to cater of intermediate level string players. The course is aimed at players with an ability level of at least Grade 5, but you’ll still enjoy yourself and gain from the course if you're more advanced.

Once the repertoire has been confirmed in advance of the course, you will need to bring your own copies of the music. 

Helpful resources: The Benslow Music Library also has a good selection of music which may be borrowed during the course or in advance by Benslow Music Members.  IMSLP is another online resource with a wide range of scores and parts.

There is no requirement for you to be note perfect but you will get more out of the course if you've managed to do some preparation in advance.