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Online Registration for Yiddish Summer 2024 Workshops

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Previous Musical/Artistic Training or Experience:
Important for the preparation of the teachers. Please fill this out in detail, even if you have done so in previous years.
For everyone attending the Yiddish Language workshops, please describe your previous experiences with Yiddish Language and which level you'd like to attend (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced).

Note on payment after workshop selection
After you've filled out the form and selected your workshops, you'll see an overview of the charges and a final sum. Then you proceed to the payment page, where you can choose from the following options:

• direct debit via SEPA
• Credit Card
• Paypal

If you have a Euro bank account, please choose the direct debit via SEPA, since transaction costs are very low. If you don't have a Euro bank account, please use PayPal.

Payments are made through the Girocheckout platform, which keeps your financial information confidential.

Choose the workshop fee that's right for you!
Every year, Yiddish Summer brings together students and teachers from throughout the world to create a unique “Learning Community” in Weimar. We continually improve our fee structure to best serve the financial needs and possibilities of our students. We also want to make it more affordable for you to participate in more than one workshop, so there are built-in discounts for longer stays. In 2024 we offer the following fees, you choose the one that fits you best:

Standard fee:
The standard fee is 85€ per workshop day for the first three days. Starting with the fourth day the fee goes down to 70€, and from the seventh day onwards, the fee goes down again to 65€. Your total fee is calculated on the basis of the total number of days you participate in workshops.

Reduced fee:
This fee is for anyone who cannot afford the standard rate. The reduced fee is 60€ per workshop day for the first three days. Starting with the fourth day, the fee goes down to 45€, and from the seventh day onwards, the fee goes down again to 40€. Your total fee is calculated on the basis of the total number of days you participate in workshops.

Supporter fee:
Yiddish Summer Weimar participants help each other! This fee offers you the opportunity to help worthy students with limited financial means participate in Yiddish Summer Weimar. Together, three supporter fees are enough to create one scholarship for a deserving student. With a fee structure of 115€ per day, reduced to 100€ from the fourth day and reduced again to 95€ from the seventh day onwards, you are doing a good deed and directly helping your fellow workshop participants!

Under the age of 18:
For everyone under the age of 18, we offer a special rate of only 35€ per workshop day for the first three days. Starting with the fourth day, the fee goes down to 20€, and from the seventh day onwards, the fee goes down again to 15€. Your total fee is calculated on the basis of the total number of days you participate in workshops.


I'd like to register for the following workshops:
(Please read the workshop descriptions before applying to be sure that a workshop is right for you!)

Workshop fees are calculated on a per day basis. The price shown is for this workshop. The price goes down if you book several workshops that are calculated on a per day basis. Further information about the price system here.

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self-placement test (required) more

Is this workshop right for me?

We know that it can be difficult to decide if a workshop is right for you. To help you make the decision, here are two examples of music of the kind you'll encounter in this workshop. One example is written and the other is an audio recording, because we'll be working both with and without written music in this workshop.

Written music example
There are versions of this for C, Bb, Eb and bass clef instruments. Please choose the one that's right for your instrument and try a few times to play it.

Audio recording example
Please listen to the example once through. Then listen again, stop it whenever you need to, try to sing what you just heard, and then try to play what you've just sung. You can also use an app that slows down the music if you like. The goal is to gradually be able to play at least the first section of this piece.

Moldavian Yiddish Hora in C
Moldavian Yiddish Hora in Bb
Moldavian Yiddish Hora in Eb
Moldavian Yiddish Hora for Cello and Bass

How did it go? If you feel pretty comfortable with either one of these skills, you should feel comfortable in this workshop. If your reading skills are not strong but your ear skills are, that's fine – reading is not a must in this workshop! If you found the audio example more difficult, don't worry! The workshop teachers are very skilled at making it easier to learn by ear!

If you found both examples very easy, you might consider taking a more advanced workshop. But you should also take into consideration your knowledge of Yiddish music when you decide, not just your instrumental skills.

We really hope that this self-evaluation has been helpful to you! In order to continue the registration process, please check the box below:

 

 
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self-placement test (required) more

Is this the right workshop for me?

We know that it can be difficult to decide if a workshop is right for you. To help you make the decision, here are two examples of music of the kind you'll encounter in this workshop. One example is written and the other is an audio recording, because we'll be working both with and without written music in this workshop.

Written music example
There are versions of this for C, Bb, Eb and bass clef instruments. Please choose the one that's right for your instrument and try a few times to play it.

Audio recording example
Please listen to the example once through. Then listen again, stop it whenever you need to, try to sing what you just heard, and then try to play what you've just sung. You can also use an app that slows down the music if you like. The goal is to gradually be able to play at least the first section of this piece.

Bapolyer Freylekhs in C
Bapolyer Freylekhs in Bb
Bapolyer Freylekhs in Eb
Bapolyer Freylekhs for Cello and Bass

How did it go? If you feel pretty comfortable with either one of these skills, you should feel comfortable in this workshop. If your reading skills are not strong but your ear skills are, that's fine – reading is not a must in this workshop! If you found the audio example more difficult, don't worry! The workshop teachers are very skilled at making it easier to learn by ear!

If you found both examples very easy, you might consider taking a more advanced workshop. But you should also take into consideration your knowledge of Yiddish music when you decide, not just your instrumental skills.

We really hope that this self-evaluation has been helpful to you! In order to continue the registration process, please check the box below:

(unstructured day on July 22)

 
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(unstructured day on July 22)

 
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first week

 
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second week
not for beginners

 
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both weeks
(unstructured day on July 29)

 
rate *
self-placement test (required) more

Is this workshop right for me?

We know that it can be difficult to decide if a workshop is right for you. To help you make the decision, here are two examples of music of the kind you'll encounter in this workshop. One example is written and the other is an audio recording, because we'll be working both with and without written music in this workshop

Written music example
There are versions of this for C, Bb, Eb and bass clef instruments. Please choose the one that's right for your instrument and try to read it through.

Audio recording example
Please listen to the example once through. Then listen again, stop it whenever you need to, try to sing what you just heard, and then try to play what you've just sung. You can also use an app that slows down the music if you like. The goal is to be able to play at least the first section of this piece after a few tries.

Terkisher in C
Terkisher in Bb
Terkisher in Eb
Terkisher for Cello and Bass

How did it go? If you had no problems with either the written example or the audio example you should feel comfortable in this workshop. It's not necessary to be equally adept at both reading and ear skills.
We really hope that this self-evaluation has been helpful to you! In order to continue the registration process, please check the box below:

(unstructured day on August 1)

 
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72,50 € - Under 18197,50 € - Standard135 € - Reduced272,50 € - Supporter € - Affected by Corona

Morning only: 10 am - 1 pm

 
rate *
self-placement test (required) more

Is this workshop right for me?

We know that it can be difficult to decide if a workshop is right for you. To help you make the decision, here are two examples of music of the kind you'll encounter in this workshop. One example is written and the other is an audio recording. Most of the time in this workshop we'll be working with written music, with some work by ear as well.

Written music example
There are versions of this for C, Bb, Eb and bass clef instruments. Please choose the one that's right for your instrument and try a few times to play it.

Audio recording example
Please listen to the example once through. Then listen again, stop it whenever you need to, try to sing what you just heard, and then try to play what you've just sung. You can also use an app that slows down the music if you like. The goal is to gradually be able to play at least the first section of this piece.

Bapolyer Freylekhs in C
Bapolyer Freylekhs in Bb
Bapolyer Freylekhs in Eb
Bapolyer Freylekhs for Cello and Bass

How did it go? In this particular workshop, good music reading skills are quite important because of the amount of repertoire we'll cover. So if you found the written example easy enough but the audio example difficult, that's not a problem. When teaching without written music, the teachers are experts at making the learning process easier. If, on the other hand, the audio example was easy for you but the written example was difficult, you can still participate in this workshop but you might find the pace to be quite fast.

We really hope that this self-evaluation has been helpful to you! In order to continue the registration process, please check the box below:

 
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Please note: All prices are in Euros!

Your registration is confirmed once your full workshop fee has been received by Other Music Academy e.V. We will send you a written confirmation within a week after. Thank you!

Important: About Registration Cancellation

Registrations may be canceled only until June 18, 2024. In such cases, Other Music Academy e.V. will refund the fee paid minus 150 €. The remaining sum will be transferred to your account within 4 weeks. Cancellations after June 18, 2024 will not receive a refund.
For a workshop to take place, a minimum number of registrations must be received by July 1, 2024. If this number is not reached, Other Music Academy e.V. reserves the right to cancel the workshop. In such a case, the entire registration fee will be refunded.
We recommend that you purchase travel and seminar cancellation insurance to avoid incurring unnecessary costs in the event that your workshop gets canceled.

As a participant you are entitled to a free ticket for a YSW concert in Weimar. You can pick it up at the Infopoint. Please note that there is only a limited number of tickets available so we advise you to get your ticket as soon as you arrive in Weimar. Please also note the opening hours of the Infopoint.

Please note:
Multimedia documentation is made of all workshops. With your registration, you grant permission to Other Music Academy e.V. to use such documentation for archival and promotional purposes.

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