Day 4

 Our day began with a short walk through the beautiful woodland area to our warm up spot. Wieke led us again through the mantra and we also did group balance exercises. We then got our flutes out for some scales... there were lots of flies because today was a very warm day (38 degrees!).

Jeroen and Wieke led a session on embouchure control where we played on bright yellow, plastic head joints with a propeller attached to demonstrate the direction of our airstream. This was to help us play in tune whilst playing piano, forte, etc.

Wieke led a workshop on the psychology behind planning our practise and we learnt that you cannot learn anything if you are not concentrating(!)... regular breaks and switching up your routine are key!

We also enjoyed rehearsing with Andrew and later performing/listening to more masterclasses led by Emily. The shape of the musical skeleton was a theme throughout both the YIPers and NTK groups. We also learnt that being grounded and not moving too much is important for sound.

After rehearsing for flute orchestra we enjoyed a workshop about 'Using a Stage' led by Elsina Jansen. We warmed up outside by imitating animals (moo...) and then came inside to perform as the flute orchestra - practising  our entrance to the stage, where to look, how to stand and bowing. We felt quite proud to perform for the first time from memory - we're excited for Saturday!

Tomorrow is going to be 40 degrees... SEND HELP!! 😵😵😵

Yangzhe, Liang-Yu, Juliette and Sarah :)