During each week of the festival, participants will receive 2-3 one-on-one lessons, as well as coachings with different piano faculty members. They will also perform at least once in a masterclass each week. To see an example of a daily schedule at the festival, visit A Day at CPI.
Daily lectures, group classes, and discussions will explore a variety of different topics. Past examples of offerings at the festival include:
- Preparing an opera role
- Approaching recitatives
- Recital programming
- Audition preparation techniques
- Building an aria package
- Effective learning techniques and time management
- Exploring poetry
- Building a sustainable career
- Freelancing and entrepreneurship
- Commissioning new music
- Maintaining physical and mental health
- Performance anxiety
- Performance etiquette
- Musical style and interpretation
- Round table Q&A with faculty members
Each year, we tailor our list of masterclass offerings to showcase the knowledge and experience of our faculty. Past masterclass examples include:
- Art Song by Women Composers
- Strauss Lieder
- Brahms: Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103
- Ravel: Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques
- Debussy: Ariettes oubliées
- Copland: Emily Dickinson songs
- Creole Song
- Duparc Mélodie
- Barber: Hermit Songs
- Poulenc: Banalités
- Bel canto arias
- Mozart arias
- Contemporary North American Art Song
- Spanish Art Song
