Two love songs this week… Greig – Tø Brune Øin / Two Brown Eyes / Zwei Brune Augen [ABRSM 3(B); NC 2] This is a fairly simple song melodically, but still needs a good acting performance to ensure the meaning is clear to the listener. The opening Read more…
After all my adventures of the summer, they finished up with a lovely trip away to Greenbelt Festival last weekend. Here’s a slightly bumper Friday Favourites to make up for the blog being quiet. Do we really need to play the entire piano repertoire? (Classical Mel) – How Read more…
I’m off camping in a field this week at Greenbelt Festival, so this is a slightly curtailed edition of Friday Favourites. However, I hope you’ve got something exciting planned for this weekend. If you’re in Edinburgh, it’s the last few days of the fringe, so don’t miss out. You can Read more…
Welcome to the mid-Fringe Friday Favourites! You can catch up on the best blogs on music this week, and if you want to read the reviews of the shows I’ve seen this week, you can click here. The Perfect Wrong Note (The Cross-Eyed Pianist) – Why we, as Read more…
A bumper Friday Favourites this week, as I was off on holiday enjoying the fringe last week. So settle down with a cuppa and enjoy. For my 2013 Fringe reviews, click here. One Super Strategy for Teaching Piano To Children With Autism, ADHD or Behavioral Problems (Teach Piano Read more…
The weather has been very dramatic here this week, but not so the blogosphere – I think everyone must be on holiday! If you’re not, do enjoy a good cuppa or an icecream while having a read of these gems. For more news-y articles and updates through the week, you Read more…
Welcome back to Repertoire Corner. This week, we’re contrasting two very different songs taken from the ABRSM Grade 2 list – both with more adult ideas in them than might first meet the eye. Anon. English – The Coventry Carol [ABRSM 2(B), TG 2(B)] At first listen, this Read more…
The BBC Proms has got underway this week, with a wonderful sea-themed opening night last Friday. The Doctor Who prom was only available on Radio 3, but a generation of children were introduced to the joy of radio because of that (and I assume a TV broadcast will be shown Read more…
Apologies for not having posted this for the last few weeks – I have been quite busy recently and forgot about it :(… Two songs for young beginners this week. Traditional English – I Had a Little Nut Tree [ABRSM 1(A); Trad. Song] A gentle tune which would suit a Read more…
After such a lovely, sunny and dramatic weekend last weekend, I hope this one is just as sunny but not as stressful! Here are some of the best blog posts this week to unwind with. What Can Musicians Learn from Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory? (Classical Mel) – How performance Read more…