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Keep calm and play on: Summer schools

As social distancing measures continue to bring new challenges, summer courses are set to be a little bit different this year, but, as Chris Walters discovers, there's plenty to explore – virtually.

Most musicians of a certain age can recall a formative musical experience on a summer course – or they can hope to look forward to one, since summer music courses are also offered for adult amateurs. Sadly, such experiences are unlikely to be face to face this year, but some course providers are determined to keep the music going by offering online alternatives.

Music courses for adults were among the first to go online. Morley College in London (www.morleycollege.ac.uk) is running online courses this summer that include piano workshops, jazz composition and aural skills. Appropriately, it is also offering a range of online music technology courses, from music production and mastering to sound art and Logic Pro. For all courses, learners must have a basic home tech set-up (reliable internet connection, computing device, microphone, speakers or headphones and ideally a webcam).

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