LANDOR CONDUCTING ACADEMY
Classes, workshops, masterclasses and individual tuition, from beginner to advanced, in Central London
Director and Principal Tutor: John Landor
'A conductor must make music visible to the musicians with their hands'. — Ilya Alexandrovich Musin
Why Choose
Landor Conducting Academy?
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Achieve your potential
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Flexible modular courses
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Learn one-to-one and with peers
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Short-term or long-term
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Work with pianist, class ensemble, or orchestra
What Will You Learn?
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Powerful and effective conducting techniques
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How to convey musical emotions
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Leadership and rehearsal skills
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The dynamics between conductor and orchestra
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How to learn and memorise scores
Who's It For?
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students
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professionals
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music teachers
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composers
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music theatre directors
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choral directors
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enthusiasts
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band directors
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and more!
Welcome to the Landor Conducting Academy
Whether conducting is your lifelong passion, or you simply want to raise your level, the Landor Conducting Academy is here to help you achieve your goals. With John Landor's expert guidance, you will gain valuable skills and new insights, through practical experience, observing your colleagues, discussion and exploration.
John Landor has extensive experience working with orchestras, choirs, and opera companies in the UK and internationally. He was Music Director of London Musical Arts Orchestra, based at St Martin-in-the-Fields, for over 30 years. He holds a MA in Music from Oxford University and is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied conducting with George Hurst. He later studied conducting at the St Petersburg Conservatory of Music under Ilya Musin. He has taught conducting for over ten years to students, professional and amateur conductors and performers, composers, music teachers, music theatre directors, choral directors, etc.
John says: "I learned a huge amount from the conductor George Hurst, who taught so many generations of conductors in Britain. But my most transformative teacher was the great Russian conducting pedagogue Ilya Musin, on whose principles The Academy teaching is based. A classmate and friend of Shostakovich, Musin taught at the Leningrad/St Petersburg Conservatoire from 1932 until his death in 1999 at the age of 96. I summarise these principles as mastering the integration of musicality and technique. It’s an extraordinarily effective technique, that, once grasped, enables you to direct the musical flow precisely as you feel it - with no compromises!"
Modules for Autumn Term 2024
OPEN DAY
One place has just opened for Session 1!
Otherwise please check out the other modules
(next deadline:16 September)
or contact us
Meet, conduct, observe and play for your colleagues.
Sunday 15 September
48 Emperor’s Gate, London SW7 4HJ (Gloucester Road Tube)
Session 1: 10:30 - 13:30
Session 2: 14:30 - 17:30
Level: 0 - 3
Participants: 9 - 12
Podium Time: Flexible, depending on numbers
Accompaniment: Class Ensemble
Repertoire: Beethoven 1st Symphony
Fee: Free
You can apply for either or both sessions. Registration required, subject to confirmation. Preference given to applicants who can bring an instrument or play piano.
This is a chance to preview a typical LCA class or workshop. We usually start with a brief demonstration, some exercises, then the fun begins! Everyone who wants, can conduct an excerpt of their choice from Beethoven's 1st Symphony, accompanied by the others. I'll be on hand to guide and support you to get the results you want. I look forward to seeing you there!