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Tag Archives: Music Education
2020 Parlour Music
With music students in the UK not able to work in bands and ensembles due to social distancing and closed venues it seemed the right time to compose music for the home ensemble. Not a return to the Victorian parlour … Continue reading
Posted in Music Composition and Performance
Tagged beginners percussion, brass, drums, guitar, Music, Music Education, music lessons, percussion, piano, Saxophone, Sheet music
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What music have you available for percussion ensemble?
‘Too much’ was the reply… players and resources available made it easier to put together a list of titles. Continue reading
Posted in Instrumental teaching, Music Composition and Performance
Tagged beginners percussion, blocks, cymbals, Downloads, ensemble, glockenspiel, instrumental teaching, Marimba, Music, Music Education, percussion, Percussion Ensemble, percussion quartet, percussion trio, Sheet music, Timpani, vibes
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On My Trolley
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
The Power of Three
The experience of teaching percussion in junior schools has made me aware of a new Power of Three to add to… Continue reading
Pioneer – the Rotherham musical. Ambition and reality from a composer’s perspective.
The plan was simple, stage the performance of the musical in March 2017 starting from reading the script the previous September. Continue reading
When the ball starts rolling
Finished week one and now starting week two of visiting junior and senior schools in Rotherham with the aim of inspiring the pupils to compose music for Pioneer the musical, the story about the people, and some places, that make … Continue reading
Present and past, new and old, now and then.
How to celebrate 37 years, and counting, of composing and publishing music? This is the question I have been pondering for a number of weeks and then everything became clear as I was editing some new compositions. The idea is … Continue reading
Only a 35 year work anniversary
So Linked In reminded me this week that my independent business had been going for 35 years and thank you for all those that passed a comment or gave the thumbs up. This is one anniversary I had not thought … Continue reading
R and S from the A to Z of percussion
R Rain maker (Brazil) Tube with baffles and seeds inside. Ratchet Usually made of wood with a cog turning against fixed slats. Translations Italian raganella, French crecelle, German ratshe, Spanish carraca. Rattle (Aboriginal/ Australia)- Container or gourd with seeds inside. … Continue reading