Category Archives: Instrumental teaching

What music have you available for percussion ensemble?

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

‘Too much’ was the reply… players and resources available made it easier to put together a list of titles. Continue reading →

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Now Available In Print

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Special announcement for the musicians and teachers that prefer print to the on screen version. All the Dozens of Duets books are now available to order in print in the United Kingdom. The £4.00 cost includes first class post to … Continue reading →

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Sticks for Starters

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

Participation in music is life changing. Regular singing and/or playing an instrument have many benefits especially where health and social interaction are concerned. For the first time in my music teaching experience, forty years and counting, I am meeting drum … Continue reading →

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On My Trolley

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Using the Music (or Percussion) Trolley in Schools Teaching at a number of schools in different areas of the North of England has given me an insight into the use of the trolley of instruments. This resource is often to … Continue reading →

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A to Z of Percussion

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

A couple of years ago I published a collection of blogs about percussion. It was an A to Z of percussion instruments and to save searching I have now collated all the links on one page. Here are all the … Continue reading →

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Me and my piano

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

I do not remember starting piano lessons although there are two dusty certificates somewhere in a box of papers to prove I passed my grade 1 and 2 piano examinations and for many years I spent hours at the piano … Continue reading →

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Drummers are percussionists too

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

Well into the teaching term now and already some of the drum pupils are asking about when they will be playing percussion again. Introducing the sounds of percussion into the drum lessons has inspired most of the students to consider … Continue reading →

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