12th INTERNATIONAL SUMMER  SCHOOL  2025  at  WELLS CATHEDRAL SPECIALIST MUSIC SCHOOL

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WHAT TO BRING

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• Your music for solo lessons, 2 or 3 pieces, (including any piano parts) chamber ensemble score, (with pages taped together!), your own computer for students who are taking composition lessons. Theory students; please bring a current paper you are doing.

• Your own instrument you play, except pianists!

• Spare strings and rosin.

• Pencils, eraser, pen and notebook.

• Concert clothes: For girls; a smart colourful dress, but preferably not a ball gown. For boys; a smart black or colourful shirt, black trousers/shoes.

• Swimming costume. 

• 2 Towels (for swimming and personal use)

• Trainers, or similar, for rainy days and light raincoat

• A small padlock for your room locker (you can also hand in passports, tickets, valuables, etc to the office for safe-keeping)

• Money to pay for airport transfers and Day Off trip, personal pocket money.

• Any personal medicines

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PLEASE NOTE: BED LINEN IS PROVIDED (but not towels) and all boarding houses have washing facilities.

You will receive your own timetable on arrival.

 

ARRIVAL INFORMATION

 

Arrival day is 14th of July.

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Meeting place: The Mullins Music School. A map of the premises will be sent prior to arrival. One of our assistants will escort students to their boarding house and take them around the school to show our premises.

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For international students who arrive from abroad on 14th of July and need airport transfer-please email your travel details in a separate email and we will organise it for you. 

 

Address: Wells Cathedral School, 15 The Liberty, Wells, BA5 2ST

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Here is my phone number, if you need (+44) 7886 355952

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Time of arrival: We are meeting our students all day. Don’t worry if your flight or car journey is late-myself, or one of our assistants will be on the premises until the last student arrives.

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There are no lessons on the 14th, but music school will be open where you can practice if you like, or if you wish just relax and make friends.

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Brief meeting in the evening: We would like to greet all students in a brief meeting after dinner at 8.30pm in the evening (for those who have arrived), where they can ask any questions they might have, and also meet some of our teachers.

 

Evening dinner will be included on arrival day at 6.30pm.

Lessons will start on 15th of July.

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OUR COURSE RULES   

 

• No smoking, alcohol or drugs, sexual activity (students breaking this rule-parents will be notified immediately and student will be sent home at their own expense and no refund for the course).

• Please be on time for all lessons! (Lessons cannot be rescheduled if you late)

• Please follow the quiet/lights out times at bedtime:

  • 10.00pm: Everyone in their own rooms and quiet (younger students will already might be sleeping)

  • 10.30pm: Quiet time/Lights out!

• Keep your rooms tidy! (damage to rooms/premises and unreasonable mess in bedrooms will incur an extra charge/cleaning charge)

• There will be an obligatory boarding houses Fire Drill during the first day, details will be announced.

• Please look after all school facilities, e.g. pianos, equipment and your own instruments at all times.

• You are welcome to freely use the school grounds.

• Whilst every possible care will be taken of valuables handed in for safekeeping, no responsibility will be taken for loss or theft of items.

 

PLEASE NOTE: During the course there will be recordings/photography which will be used only for future Encore Music Projects promotion on our website/Facebook page and for participating students. Please contact us if you object to this otherwise we presume you agree to this

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Please note: Encore Music Projects International Summer School does not accept any responsibilities for medical and travel insurance or personal belongings (including music instruments) during the course.
 

Olena Shvetsova

Course Director