2020 LFM Sky
Welcome to LFM Sky, our new online space for making music.
August 9 - 15, 2020
LFM Sky brings together adult amateur musicians and an exceptional faculty of professional musicians with a diverse range of talents. A shared music experience is created through a collection of online instructional courses, most having limited enrolment to allow each participant individual attention from the coach. Read more about Sky in Ludwig van Toronto.
Unlike LFM Camp in Lakefield, LFM Sky exists only on the internet with coaches and participants in their own homes. The internet offers some challenges to making live music, mostly because we do not see and hear each other in real time. Consequently, LFM Sky will not include musical ensembles and choirs. Fortunately, Zoom software allows us to meet in a virtual conference with large and small groups. We can see everyone in the group, but only one person can speak at a time.
Technical requirements:
Zoom software (it is free!) must be installed on a modern computer device with a camera, microphone, speakers, and internet upload/download bandwidths of at least 1.5Mbps. Your bandwidth can be measured at M-Lab, Bell or Rogers.
Registration fee is $125 + 13% HST (Canadian dollars) per participant for one week of LFM Sky.
Registration (click here) will open Monday June 29 at 7:00 pm until July 26.
Daily Schedule for August 9 - 15, 2020
Sunday August 9 at 2:00pm – Introductions and first course meetings.
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 12:00pm
9:00 – 10:30am See course list below
10 min break
20 min Morning Stretch with Alice Bond
10 min break
45 min Music Appreciation with Garry Page
12:00pm Session ends for the day
Saturday August 15 evening – Finale to be announced.
Each participant may register for one of the following courses to attend Monday to Friday from 9:00 - 10:30am. These courses will also meet on the Sunday after introductions.
Classical Vocal Master Class with Ellen Vesterdal
Vocal Standards Master Class with Gillian Stecyk
Singers, Learn to Accompany Yourself on Piano with Fern Lindzon
Classical Violin Technique with Alex Cheung
Introduction to Celtic Fiddling with Saskia Tomkins
Cello Masterclass (J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 1) with Sybil Shanahan
Flute Fun-damentals with Laura Chambers
Piano Accompanying Workshop with Jenny Crober
Piano Boogie with Paul Neufeld
Basic Guitar Playing with Mike Graham
Drum Set Technique with Larry Graves
Ornamentation in Baroque Music with Barbara Bolte
Basic Improvisation for Instrumentalists with Tien Yeung
Arranging in MuseScore with Patrick Headley
All participants are invited to attend Morning Stretch with Alice Bond and Music Appreciation with Garry Page – they are included in your registration.
Read more about the courses.