Category Archives: Instrumental teaching

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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Life and Creative Life

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Just noticed that fruit is far more plentiful at the moment and it is over two months since I posted anything although to me it seems like last week. Apologies to any followers, you have probably now found a more … Continue reading →

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The Power of Three

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

The experience of teaching percussion in junior schools has made me aware of a new Power of Three to add to… Continue reading →

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Music making should be available for everyone

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

My week has already started with two days of accompanying a fantastic group of young people from Barnsley at a rehearsal and then in the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition at the Royal Northern College of Music. One hundred voices singing … Continue reading →

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First and last – recognising the ISMN

Posted on January 26, 2015 by

Cartoon by Andy Pitchforth  Around 20 years ago I invested in the International Standard Music Numbers or ISMN (for full details please see http://www.ismn-international.org/ ). The ISMN is similar to an ISBN for a books but specifically designed for notated … Continue reading →

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