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he Ferrandou Summer Singing Course caters for about 16 students of mixed ages and experience, who spend 10 days developing their singing and acting skills. The course is very intensive, but also relaxed and non-competitive.

The beautiful surroundings, the friendly staff, the group acting and movement sessions and the relatively small group of students combine to provide a supportive atmosphere for vocal and artistic development. The informality of Ferrandou leaves you free to relax and work hard on singing, acting and interpretation.

Participants tend to be present at many of the solo sessions of their co-students, although this is by no means obligatory, finding that there is as much to gain from watching the progress of others as of oneself.

The course combines solo and group sessions in vocal technique, characterisation, language and emotional response, movement and stagecraft. Course components are treated both in isolation and in combination, with the emphasis always on freedom of self-expression, leading to a natural and true performance. There may be an opportunity after the course for those students of a suitable professional level to perform in concert in the region.