Nicola Benedetti to host three sessions a week on her channels
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For Immediate Release
THE BENEDETTI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES DAILY ONLINE LESSONS
Nicola Benedetti to host three sessions a week ‘Live at Five’ on her channels every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
LONDON, UK (April 6, 2020) — During these unprecedented times, the recreation of community and collectivity is urgently needed and there is no better way than through the arts and music.
The Benedetti Foundation has the most incredible team of tutors and ambassadors and during this period of isolation the Foundation Instagram goes live every day at 12pm UK Time / 7am NY Time with one of the tutor team. The session will then be hosted on both IGTV and the Benedetti Foundation Facebook page for anyone who is unable to watch live.
Schedule for week of April 6, 2020
MONDAY: Rhythm Games with Elsa
Join Elsa Bradley, percussionist extraordinaire, who will be showing us lots of games to help develop those rhythm skills. No matter what instrument you play, or if you don’t play anything at all - grab some pots and pans, or just use your hands and get ready to join in the fun.
TUESDAY: Practice Tips with Stewart
Tune in on Tuesday for practice tips with Double Bassist Stewart Wilson. Stewart will be showing us and talking to us all about the bass. He’ll then be sharing his general practice tips for all young instrumentalists - at a time when self-motivated practice is more important than ever, we hope you can join us.
WEDNESDAY: Improvisation with Richard
Jazz expert Richard Michael joins the BF Instagram with a guide to improvising for string players. All you need is the G major scale and the willingness to “have a go”. Richard’s motto is “mistakes are cool” and if you don’t know G major scale, it doesn’t matter - you can still join in!
THURSDAY: Beginner Basics with Rachel
Violinist Rachel Cooper will be sharing with us on lots of games and activities for beginner string players. This is ideal for teachers, parents and children, so get your instruments ready to play along and join in.
FRIDAY: Singing with Lucinda
Kodaly expert Lucinda Geoghegan joins us for a singing session to end the week. For teachers and children, she’ll be showing us how to sing using solfege and how important it is to hear the dots on the page! Get those voices ready for a good old sing song.
Recent Sessions:
Wellbeing with Elena
Elena Urioste is a violinist, yogini and founder of Intermission, a ground-breaking programme that unites body, mind, breath and music-making through yoga and meditation. She discusses wellbeing in practice and performance.
Samba with Patrick
Patrick King is Head of Percussion at the Royal Welsh Academy of Music & Drama, Music Director of Children’s Musical adventures and Principal Timpanist at Welsh National Opera. He leads a live samba session suitable for all ages and abilities.
Games and Songs with David
Cellist David Munn combines regular teaching at Big Noise Raploch with performances as part of the Red Note Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia and other ensembles. David shares his ideas for teaching and learning the basics through song and games.
Storytelling with Lucy Drever
Lucy Drever is a workshop leader, presenter and singer. She leads workshops and concerts for various arts organisations including Wigmore Hall, BBC Proms, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, Music in Prisons and the Irene Taylor Trust. Lucy’s session helps people to open up their imaginations through storytelling in music.
Benedetti Foundation tutors are drawn from across the UK’s conservatoires, orchestras and educational institutions and more information and all the sessions can be found at www.benedettifoundation.org
Violinist Nicola Benedetti is one of the world’s leading advocates for quality music education, the role of arts and culture in the wider community and the transformational effect it has on all young people. She has been committed to education projects since the age of 15 and in the past 12 months, Nicola has worked with over 4,000 students and 700 teachers.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, Nicky will be ‘Live at Five’ across her social media channels.
On Tuesdays, Nicky will discuss a topic on her YouTube channel
On Thursdays, ‘Technique with Nicky’ will present a topic from what has polled on Tuesday and this will be hosted on Facebook
On Sundays, ‘Dinner with Nicky’ will be hosted live on Instagram and feature an interview with a special guest sharing dinner and drinks, thoughts about the current situation, music making and much, much more
For general enquiries about or to pledge financial support to the Foundation, please contact:
Laura Gardiner, Education Director, the Benedetti Foundation
Phone: +44 7515 882901 | Email: laura@benedettifoundation.org
For further press information, please contact:
Rebecca Driver Media Relations
Phone: +44 7989 355446 | Email: rebecca@rdmr.co.uk
About The Benedetti Foundation
The Benedetti Foundation strives to unite the world of music education through uncovering and sharing its best practices, and celebrating its greatest advocates.
It will create explosive, life changing experiences around mass musical events for teachers and young people which will celebrate music participation on all levels.
The Benedetti Foundation will work with young people on building discipline, professionalism, concentration and perseverance as well as addressing the deeply important emotional, social, internal and psychological challenges young people face, through the act of conscientious music making and collective activity.
50% of the activity carried out by the organisation will be for teachers. Teaching music well is an enormous responsibility and is hugely challenging.
The Benedetti Foundation is fiercely committed to providing meaningful support, extensive information and a sense of uplift, inspiration and respite to as many teachers as possible as well as to promoting music education practices which encourage both musical and civic betterment.
The Benedetti Foundation receives no government money and is currently funded entirely through generous philanthropy.
About Nicola Benedetti
Over the last 12 months Nicola has continued her role as a dedicated, passionate ambassador and leader in music education:
Nicola has reached over 2000 young people through workshops, masterclasses, partnership projects, and school visits.
Nicola has also connected with over 500 teachers, providing support in the face of mounting pressures, and encouraging best practice.
This commitment to supporting music practitioners was underlined in July 2018, when Nicola took over as President of the European String Teachers Association.
Nicola has contributed to campaigns to save and preserve music services across the country
She holds named positions in several of the UK’s most established and high-quality youth music organisations including the National Children's Orchestras, Sistema Scotland, National Youth Orchestras of Scotland, Music in Secondary Schools Trust, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and many more.
As ‘Big Sister’ to Sistema Scotland, Nicola led Super String Sessions in autumn 2018, celebrating the organisation’s 10th anniversary by bringing together 500 young people from a diverse range of learning backgrounds including through Sistema Scotland, Local Authorities and private tuition.
Fiercely committed to music education and to developing young talent, Nicola has formed associations with schools, music colleges and local authorities.
She is credited with broadening the appeal of classical music to young and new audiences through her extensive education work and appearances at events such as the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and iTunes Festival.
Nicola was the winner of the GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo in 2020; awarded the Queen’s Medal for Music in 2017, the youngest ever recipient, and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours, in recognition of her services to music.
Nicola Benedetti is one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation. Her ability to captivate audiences with her innate musicianship and dynamic presence, coupled with her wide appeal as a high-profile advocate for classical music, has made her one of the most influential classical artists of today.
She is in much demand with major orchestras and conductors across the globe and this continues across the 2019-20 season with concerts throughout the UK, Europe and America.