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About lmfl
Language
and Music for Life was born in Spring 1997 and is committed to
providing training in both music and foreign languages to students of all
ages, with a lower age limit of 10 years old and no upper age limit.
The
first LMFL summer course was held in 1998 and has grown in size and quality
ever since.
We organise:
Residential
and non residential courses: the
Musical Summers
Language
and music summer course for young children
(4 to 10 inclusive)
Residential and non-residential Winter Course
Our approach to
learning:
Our
music and language project functions in a context which is rich in
individual ability, motivation, language, culture and generations. Learning
is not to be restricted to its manifestation in performance, though this is
an essential part, but is to be intimately linked to the dynamics of the
whole individual who is able to learn while changing, and able to change
while learning.
Our
linguistic premise: a language is learned not just for its own sake but
also for a purpose. Language is used to communicate, to organise music
making with others, to facilitate professional development and because we
want to enjoy exchanges with those whom we have chosen to be with, and
like, and because we don't want to live like a "foreigner" in an
English speaking environment.
We learn a language to live and, as the
name of our organisation puts it, to survive.
Our music
project:
We
have a dual approach
·
· Music for keen amateurs: participants are required to
have a minimum of Grade 7 in one instrument, while the second or third
instrument can be of a lower grade.
·
· Music for future professionals: we prepare
young instrumentalists for entrance auditions for the Higher Music Schools
(Royal College of Music, Royal Academy, Guildhall, or Conservatoires
Supérieurs de Musique etc…
·
Please note that for non-English speakers,
who wish to enter the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy,
Guildhall, acquiring an acceptable level of spoken English
is a must.
We
provide this sort of coaching during the course
Our Annual
International Language and Music Course
 The founder and organizer of the course is
music lover, pedagogue and psychoanalyst, Arlette Herrenschmidt.Moller
She
prepares each course with great care and passion in conjunction with the
Artistic Director, Jean-Luc Borsarello, and the Director of Language, Alan
D Moller.
She
is bilingual in French and English and has some knowledge in Telugu and
Hindi
She
is the mother of 6 children Anne-Sophie, Marine, (voice) Axelle
(clarinettist) Grégoire (voice), Fleur Herrenschmidt, barrister, singer and
pianist and Ashley Herrenschmidt-Moller, Airbus engineer, oboist, singer
and composer.
They
all play an instrument, some two, and they all sing. All are bilingual
(English and French) most have German as a foreign language, one speaks
Telugu and Tamil, and one some Hindi and Bahasa Melayu.
She is also grandmother to 12
grandchildren.
Jean-Luc Borsarello,
Artistic Director
 Jean-Luc Borsarello obtained his first
prize for violin at the Conservatoire National Regional de Toulon at the
age of 14 and entered the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris where
he won a medal for violin (first class) in June 1968.
He
is a member of the Orchestre de Chambre de Versailles and of the Orchestre
Lyrique in the Paris Opera.
He is leader of the Borsarello String Trio,
which has performed in France, Japan, New Caledonia, Malaysia, Australia,
Germany and U.S.A and made numerous
CDs. He has also given interpretation classes in Japan and at the Flaine
Summer Academy in France. Jean-Luc Borsarello is on the permanent staff of
the official music school in Montgeron and has recently been appointed to
the Conservatoire National Regional de Versailles.
Jean-Luc
is a born teacher. His rich, warm and gentle personality is reflected in
his music as well as in his paintings.
He
is father of 6 children Hugues, professional violinist, Delphine,
professional cellist) Mathilde (professional violinist, Camille
professional violist, Gauthier double bass student and Baptiste oboe
student
Dr
Alan D Moller MA (Cambridge), PGCE (London), Dip App Ling (Edinburgh), Director of Language
Academic and one of the top British applied
linguists specialized in language  testing, Dr Moller is a retired British Council
Officer, former Director of the British Council English Language Teaching
Services. Among his many duties he advised the British Council and other
Language schools worldwide on their teaching, training and testing
programmes.
Alan was posted in Africa, Singapore, and Malaysia and was
Cultural attaché at the New Delhi British High Commission in charge of
organizing the Henry Moore in India Exhibition in 1987/88.
After retiring from the British Council Alan was Chief Examiner
for Trinity College London. He left Trinity in 1999 and worked for it as a
freelance consultant for some of its projects (China).
Alan tours as Consultant for Language
Teacher Training schools and regularly moderates teacher training courses in
Europe and Asia. (China, Korea, Thailand Italy and Spain). He is the
founder and Academic Director for IATQuO
In summer 2003 he was appointed Chair of
Examiners for the London Tests of English by the British Examinations Board
EDEXCEL.
Alan speaks French, German and is knowledgeable in
Swahili and Hindi
He is father of three children, all
bilingual English/French, the first one Dawn Moller -Bellino bilingual
English/French speak German as a foreign language, the second one Dr
Joanne Moller- Arghiros
an anthropologist, speaks, also French, Hindi, Thai and Khmer and two with
German as a foreign language. and the youngest one Ashley an Airbus
engineer is bilingual English/French with some knowledge in German,
Hindi, Bahasa Melayu., and Mandarin. Ashley sings, plays the obo and
composes.
Each contributes to the course a wealth of specialist
knowledge and a shared caring for quality in their respective fields.
For
English-speaking students we offer opportunities to learn or improve French
(FFL), German (GFL), Spanish (SFL) Italian (IFL) as well as Russian
(conversational for advanced students only) as Foreign Languages.
Classes
are conducted by specialist teachers, all of whom are native speakers.
We
offer quality tuition in intensive English by specialist teachers of
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) who are themselves native speakers.
The
language classes can be taken in small groups or one to one, according to the
student's precise needs.
Group
classes consist of 4 to 6 students.
The
basic course, consisting of one, two, three or five one hour sessions a
day, aims to help develop competency in oral communication, to develop a
more in-depth knowledge of grammar, and to enrich the student’s vocabulary
by using appropriate teaching material suited to individual needs.
A
range of different types of material is used, including video and audio
cassettes, but the accent is always on improving listening and speaking skills.
The
Music Tutors
The
music tutors are all experienced teachers and internationally known
performers. During the course they expect their students to work between
each tutorial. An updated list of teachers with their qualifications
and CVs is o this website at Faculty
There
are masterclasses in harp, flute,
piccolo, piano, violin, viola, double bass, recorder for professional
students
The
Language Tutors
The
language tutors have received specialised training in foreign language
teaching and are all native speakers or true bilingual of the language they
teach
Almost
all of them are musician.
The
Jazz Programme
The jazz programme allows students to
develop techniques of jazz improvisation and to apply these skills within
the context and disciplines of small jazz groups. All students are given
tuition in their own instruments and the opportunity to play a variety of
styles of music in small groups directed by the tutors.
All
tutors are experienced teachers as well as skilled improvisers.
End
of Course Concerts
At
the end of the course, students and teachers will give several public
concerts.
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