VMAC participants spend most of their time playing new or familiar works in groups they arrange themselves as the week evolves. However, each year the faculty suggest a few works, known as Works of the Week, or WoWs.

Groups wishing to participate usually form a month or two before the VMAC week.  These sessions are coached and typically meet for 3 sessions.  The intent is to thoroughly learn a particular work. These groups may chose to study works not on the WoW list.

The coach selected by the participants may play in the group or coach from outside, as desired.

Once a group has been formed, we will arrange meeting times for the sessions.

Players participating in pre-scheduled groups are expected to number their sheet music and to prepare their parts.  Sorry, no more than 2 pre-scheduled groups per person (per week). You may arrange multiple sessions on a work of your choice, but it you must do the scheduling yourself.

Players not in a WoW group can still play works on the WoW list in their organized sessions – and be coached, just not for 3 pre-scheduled sessions.

Measure Numbering:  The last measure numbers of most WoWs are listed here.  If the last measure number doesn't agree with your count, check with the Numbering Measures page, which gives instruction on how to count measures.

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*Beethoven Note:  Scores (and Henle) contain a repeat of mm. 178 through 186 of the 4th

movement, which is written out in many editions of the parts.

Please number your part to match the score: the second copy of bar 178, e.g.,

is called '178b', and the 9/4 Adagio starts at bar 187.