Concentration, communication and coordination - these were the three C's that greeted us for our warming up with Joost this morning. We had to clap, click and stomp a repeated sequence that was a bit of a mind boggler(and reaction times were dependent on coffee intake at breakfast), but by the end, we'd woken up and were ready for the rest of the day!

Then the NTK'ers went to the Coach House where Wieke led scales and taught the group flutter tonguing, whilst the YIPpers were led into the forest by Jeroen, where they breathed the fresh air and focused on the more physiological aspects of flute playing. The rest of the morning was taken up with private lessons with Emily, Jeroen and Wieke, rehearsals with Andrew and individual practice.

After lunch, we all attended masterclasses and a combined Flute Ensemble rehearsal, where Emily played Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits to the accompaniment of 30 inspired flutists.

We had a wonderful evening with Pieter Wispelwey (cello) and Emily, who were both accompanied by the hardest working pianist in The Netherlands (at this moment)...Andrew West! Schubert's Arpeggione Sonate in a minor was originally written for the arpeggione, an instrument that lasted in history for merely a decade. Tonight we heard renditions on both cello and flute, with insightful commentary given by the trio of performers. The night was capped off with a magical performance of Trockne Blumen by Pieter.

All in all, it was a very interesting, inspiring and insightful day... even this blogging experience - with the two Aussie YIPpers learning some grammatical skills from their two Dutch buddies who politely corrected them throughout.

Now, at 11pm, we call it a day!

Signing off,

Marije and Nicky,

Jennifer and Vanessa