LANDOR CONDUCTING ACADEMY
Classes, workshops, masterclasses and individual tuition, from beginner to advanced, in Central London
Director and Principal Instructor: 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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Conduct pianist, class ensemble, or orchestra
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Network with colleagues
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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professionals
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students
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music educators
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community orchestra conductors
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composers
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music theatre directors
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choir and 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 improve your effectiveness, 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 my 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
We hold occasional free Open Days where you can meet, conduct, observe and play for your colleagues.
Dates TBA
Level: 0 - 3
Participants: 9 - 12
Podium Time: Flexible, depending on numbers
Accompaniment: Class Ensemble
Repertoire: TBA
Fee: Free
Registration required. 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 and some exercises. Then, all participants can conduct an excerpt of orchestral music accompanied by their colleagues, with guidance and support from John Landor.