Hoorah! I actually have Friday Favourites up this week 🙂 Enjoy some of the best of the web while you slob around (after you’ve done your music practice, of course!)
Posts on learning
The Fine Art of Page Turning (Cross-Eyed Pianist) – ““You read music! You play the piano! You must be able to turn pages!” is the cry I frequently hear, and while all these statements are true, many people do not realise that page turning is an art in itself…”
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SONG CHOICE (We Need to Talk About Opera) – “It is now almost mandatory for there to be a classical vocal performance in a television talent show… opera is being broadcast into living rooms all over the world.“
Starting Practice With Intention (The Musicians Way)- “The beginnings of practice sessions set in motion everything that follows.When we start with clear intentions, we accomplish more in the shortest time…”
Posts on teaching
Teaching Unmusicality Part 1 (Music Teacher’s Helper) – “If, as our mythologies of human musicality suggest, Man is ‘naturally’ musical, where do these apparently ‘unmusical’ students come from? What can, and indeed should, we do for our apparently ‘unmusical’ students, and what, if anything, can they offer us as teachers?”
Listening With Eyes (Music Teacher’s Helper) – “So why then can it be so hard to actually hear what you are playing whilst in mid performance?”
Posts about other things
You will only make it as an Actor if… (Bloody Hell Brennan) – “You know how to respond to the following sounds without even blinking: zip, zap, boing...”
Party (Don’t Shoot the Pianist) – “My girlfriend is an Italian model”
Essential Choices on BBC Playlister (BBC Radio 3) – “BBC Playlister allows you to keep track of the music you enjoy listening to on the BBC“
Music in the News
- Singing the Blues in Kabul – http://www.lurganmail.co.uk/news/local-news/singing-the-blues-in-kabul-1-6030664
- Passion for opera, desire to help others lead former professional singer to return to school – http://www.kyforward.com/2014/05/passion-for-opera-desire-to-help-others-lead-former-professional-singer-to-return-to-school/
- Singing coach prefers passion to perfection – http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-beat-singing-workshop-20140505,0,4583015.story#axzz30otPPxj
- Colerne Military Wives Choir to sing for Bath – http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Military-wives-sing-city/story-21039890-detail/story.html
- Song and laughter rings out at church – http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/local/song-and-laughter-rings-out-at-church-1-6035907
- Singing ministry weekend comes to Warwick church – http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/singing-ministry-weekend-comes-to-warwick-church-1-6032017
- Singing senators satirize session silliness – http://www.azcentral.com/story/politicalinsider/2014/05/03/arizona-capitol-political-insider-may3/8567393/
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield and thousands of students celebrate Music Monday – http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2014/05/04/astronaut_chris_hadfield_and_thousands_of_students_celebrate_music_monday.html
- Star singers join police choir for concert (From Hereford Times) – http://www.herefordtimes.com/leisure/music/11190788.Star_singers_join_police_choir_for_concert/
- Barry Gordon: Even a poor musician must pay bills – http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/barry-gordon-even-a-poor-musician-must-pay-bills-1-3401537
- Singing For The Brain at dementia awareness day – http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/singing-for-the-brain-at-dementia-awareness-day-1-6048929
- Singing social worker: how music helps me make sense of my job – http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/social-life-blog/2014/may/09/singing-social-worker-music-sense-job
- Music is Key to a Child’s Development – http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1351265/music-is-key-to-a-child-s-development
- Singing sessions to tackle loneliness hit right note – http://www.nottinghampost.com/Singing-sessions-tackle-loneliness-hit-right-note/story-21065284-detail/story.html
- How young Emily finds comfort and relief with choir singing (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus) – http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/11193126.How_young_Emily_finds_comfort_and_relief_with_choir_singing/
- Ever been caught singing along to music in public? Vodafone builds on this in 4G advert – http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/05/05/ever-been-caught-singing-along-music-public-vodafone-builds-4g-advert
- 5 reasons to get that kid some music lessons – http://www.azcentral.com/story/life/kids/2014/05/08/kids-music-lessons-reasons-parents-deseret/8858129/
- Music Education Hubs strive for financial sustainability – http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/music-education-hubs-strive-financial-sustainability
- Edinburgh festival and Fringe in perfect harmony – http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/edinburgh-festival-and-fringe-in-perfect-harmony-1-3403275
- Singing celebs back new dementia campaign – http://www.independent.ie/videos/entertainment/singing-celebs-back-new-dementia-campaign-30253419.html
- Sharon Osbourne: ‘I’m Sick Of Tv Singing Contests’ – http://www.contactmusic.com/story/sharon-osbourne-i-m-sick-of-tv-singing-contests_4185512
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