Rhythm and Articulation with Sam Carrasco & Mark Tanner

Realising the importance of rhythm is at the heart of effective piano playing - but can often be overlooked, as we focus on various other aspects of a piece or piano technique. In these sessions, Sam and Mark will share their thoughts on how to teach rhythm, and show how articulation skills in particular are the key to effective rhythmic characterisation and communication. This webinar will feature approximately an hour of pre-recorded content followed by a Q&A from the first broadcast in September 2020.

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When?

This webinar is On Demand only and available to view until Sunday 31 January 2021 (23:59 GMT).

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Tickets

Individual webinar: £10

Best-value bundle of all 8 webinars: £60 (not available when purchasing individual webinars).

Mark Tanner is a concert pianist, composer, adjudicator, teacher and writer. His performing and academic work takes him regularly to all five continents. Solo appearances include London’s Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, St John’s Smith Square and 300 recitals on luxury cruise liners worldwide. Mark’s recordings spotlighted many previously unrecorded works by British composers: “Magnificent playing”, Gramophone. World première broadcasts have been given on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.

Mark has published 65 volumes of compositions, editions and arrangements for Spartan Press, Faber and Edition Peters; 40 pieces have appeared in examination syllabuses for ABRSM, TCL and LCM. Mark’s book, The Mindful Pianist, is published in English and Chinese by Faber: “invigorating and thought provoking” – Martino Tirimo. Leaping Hare Press published Mindfulness in Music in English and Spanish: “a fascinating read on many levels” – Julian Lloyd Webber. In 2020, Mindfulness in Sound was published, and Faber will be publishing Mark’s extensive guide for the self-taught adult pianist, The Piano in Black and White. Mark recently co-authored two books entitled The Advanced Pianist with Karen Marshall for Faber, and writes feature-length ‘Masterclass’ articles for Pianist Magazine.

Mark’s PhD tackled the Hungarian composer, Franz Liszt. He is a member of Mensa, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was recently a keyboard panelist for the BBC Young Musician. For ABRSM, Mark has undertaken 46 tours to all five continents; he is also a Moderator, Trainer, Reader and Presenter.

Pianist Samantha Carrasco explores a diverse and flexible repertoire as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. Notable performances as a soloist have included Grieg, Schumann, Tchaikovsky No.1, Rachmaninoff No.2, Mozart K466, K467 and K488 and Beethoven 3rd and 5th piano concertos. As orchestral pianist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, highlights have included performing at the BBC Proms in 2017, Stravinsky’s Petrushka with Carlos Miguel Prieto, and broadcasting Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony live on BBC Radio 3 under Yan Pascal Tortelier. She has also contributed to live broadcasts on the radio and recordings with the BSO for Chandos and Onyx. With the recently formed Austen Trio, Samantha performed in celebrations of the Jane Austen Bicentenary in 2017. The group performed at Harvard University in 2018 and their new CD will be released later in the year.

Samantha studied piano with Yonty Solomon at the Royal College of Music, London, where she was awarded an Exhibition Scholarship followed by a Bmus(Hons) degree and an ARCM teaching diploma. She was later awarded the prestigious Phoebe Benham and Leverhulme Junior Fellowship. After completing a Mmus performance degree with distinction in 2008 at the University of Southampton, she completed a PhD in 2013 entitled The Austen Family Music Books and Hampshire Music Culture, 1770-1820, which studied the music collection of Jane Austen and her family.

Alongside her performing career, Samantha continues to pursue her commitment to education. She is an examiner, trainer, moderator and presenter for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, working nationally and internationally in classical music, diplomas and jazz. She presents teaching and examining seminars on behalf of ABRSM in China, the USA and the UK. Samantha is the Head of Keyboard at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, contributing heavily to the Hampshire Specialist Music Course there. Samantha participates in BSO education projects, and is also the piano consultant for King Edward VI School, Southampton. She coaches chamber ensembles and adjudicates music competitions as well as hosting masterclasses for pianists, accompanists and ensemble groups.