Five women who wrote amazing art songs
There’s a distinct lack of female composers represented in the singing exam repertoire. Find out about two who are included and three who should be!
There’s a distinct lack of female composers represented in the singing exam repertoire. Find out about two who are included and three who should be!
Ever wondered why the classic practice diary wasn’t working for you? Do you revel in exam deadlines or hate them? Find out what kind of practicer you are.
If you have been looking around my website, you might have found a few references to the “Kodály Method”. You’re probably wondering what I’m talking about, so I thought I’d better explain! Not so much what as who The “Kodály Method” is an approach to teaching music (particularly singing) which Read more…
[Text] Posts on learning Singing in a choir – balancing individual freedom with the demands of the team (Chris Rowbury) – Some really helpful thoughts on how to blend into a chior! On Becoming Strengths-Focused, Whole-Hearted Artists (Bulletproof Musician) Posts on teaching Posts about other things Read more…
It’s advent and that means for millions of singers that means fighting the cold and colds to make it out to thousands of choir practices, concerts and carol services. Music is a huge part of what makes us all feel Christmassy, and it’s one of the few seasons when even Read more…
Blog posts for learners have been few and far beteween this week, but fear not! A little scroll down this page will help you find the pearls of wisdom I have attempted to capture for you this week. Posts on teaching Is It Possible To Hack Practicing With The Read more…
Exam season is just around the corner, so here are my top tips for surviving your singing practical exams! What to do BEFORE the exam In the days leading up to a practical exam, there’s only so much you can do. Unlike theory exams, it’s often better not to practice Read more…
So we’ve travelled the best part of 2,000 or 3,000 years as we’ve examined the history of music, and especially the history of vocal music. If you’ve missed any of the posts in this series, you can jump to all of them here: Introduction – Early History Renaissance Era Baroque Read more…
The first review of the season from the Usher Hall, taking our seats in the gods for Britten’s Simple Symphony, MacMillan’s Piano Concerto No 3 and Holst’s The Planets. Where and When: Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Friday 4th October, 7:30pm The Music: As always with classical concerts, the first half of this performance was Read more…
If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music. Thomas Carlyle