“Listen and attend with the ear of your heart” (St. Benedict)
Today was rounded off with the first rehearsal of a staff/students band at MGS which is to take part in the Gig On The Grass at the end of term. This event is organised by Gordon Gallagher (guitar) PT Performing Arts. Bands who have come together through the schools Live Music Club have a chance to perform more songs than they can in the normal lunchtime gigs.
Learning the three songs from a CD led me to reflect on how my views on transcription have changed over the years and therefore my advice to pupils on this. Continue reading Driving Rhythm→
“Originality is the return to the origin.” Antonio Gaudí i Cornet (1852-1926)
Recent deliberations upon technique as the servant of expression, leave me feeling that perhaps a few words on what is meant by expression (and how this is put across to pupils) are required.
I’d like to flag up an interesting listening event this Thursday (25th May) on Radio 4. Melvyn Bragg and his guests on Radio 4s In Our Time will be discussing the science of mathematics as applied to music. Continue reading Sum Enchanted Evening→
What's life like for an instrumental instructor in East Lothian?