Rehearsing choral music
As a choral conductor I work with choirs of varying abilities on a weekly basis. This ranges from children's choirs to adult amateur...
12 ways to memorize during rehearsal
Choristers and choir singers everywhere will find this useful, I'm sure! Enjoy... https://www.adampaltrowitz.com/single-post/2016/11/13/1...
What choristers can teach us about student engagement
A most interesting read! An article by Helen Cocks from 2016. https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/what-choristers-can-tea...
Performance anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers
You can download a free copy of this useful ebook by Gregory Daubney MSc MBPsS and Dr Alison Daubney here: https://www.ism.org/performanc...
The creation of 'Rent' - the story behind Larson's hit musical
I MD'd Rent a couple of years ago with a local theatre group in a medium sized purpose-built theatre in Surrey. I had the feeling that it...
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Barbershop to Pentatonix
https://youtu.be/FKDem6OW5wg These guys are awesome (https://www.facebook.com/AccentVocal/?fref=mentions). They are an A capella jazz...
Remembrance arrangement of 'Abide with me'
Lovely semi-improvised organ arrangement of the hymn 'Abide with me', which I came across on Facebook some months back. Effective...
"It's not enough to play the piano - it takes a lifetime to understand music."
Brilliant article/interview with pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Enjoy! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/mitsuko-uchida-intervi...
Organ technique prt. 2. Thirds and sixths
16th & 17th C Thirds were usually played with fingers 2 & 4, sometimes with 1 & 3. Fast parallel thirds were always played with fingers 2...
Curious about how you hear the world around you?
"Terrestrial mammals share to some degree consistently developed ear structures across species. Their ears consist of an outer ear, or...
A ruling (finally!) on the pronunciation of 'excelsis'...
http://theweek.com/articles/666146/how-pronounce-excelsis
Why being a chorister is good for children...
A great article by Helen Cocks. We need more people flying the flag for singing (and music!) in our society. https://www.tes.com/news/sch...
Jazz reharmonisation by June Lee
Interesting video on reharmonisation by June Lee. Not necessarily how I'd approach the subject; it yields a very particular and specific...
This video is hilarious.. (but only if you are a musician!)
All the answers a musician needs about theory... from a 12 yr old. Enjoy! 😊🎶 https://www.facebook.com/MusicEqualsLifePage/videos/232531...
Christopher Small beautifully describes tonal harmony...
"Briefly," he says "it is a technique by means of which simultaneous combinations of tones, or chords, of a very specific type called...
Essay on keyboard fingering
An excellent essay on the history, technique and aesthetic principles of keyboard fingering techniques since the Baroque. "Keyboard...
Tonal music - from a point of departure to a goal
"Like literature and drama, Western music traditionally incorporates some kind of progression (melodic and harmonic) from a point of...