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Ear-training: It's Important!
Perhaps the most important developmental study any musician can embark upon is that of training the ear. Music by its very provenance and history can be said to be an elusive, relative discipline. Indeed we know that pitch has evolved over the centuries to sit where it does today; it is...
My favourite resources for 'Ear Training'
Aural skills are probably the most important skills for a musician. To develope a good musical ear will help us in every aspect of our musical interpretation. Here are some of the best resources for developing aural skills: http://www.miles.be/ Very interesting articles about ear...
Why play an instrument?
Why Play? Over the years there has been a huge amount of research into why a person should learn to play an instrument. This research suggests that it helps with interpersonal and organisational skills. Some also suggest that it helps with the physical development of parts of the brain. As...
Learning to Improvise in the Style of Mozart
In Mozart's day, every musician learned the same scales and arpeggios on their instrument as students learn today. However, they did not learn them to pass examinations; they used them as a basis for the study of harmony, improvisation and composition. Mozart's melodies are based on scales and...
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Reading Music
Reading music is not difficult. First focus on the treble clef notes that fall into the spaces. Going from bottom to top they spell the word FACE. Once you know these you can use them to discover the names of the notes that fall on the lines. Thus who lives between A and C - a note called B!
How the Alexander Techinque can help musicians
I believe there are two equally important matters in our musical development: skills and awareness of our body during this process. Alexander technique has an significant role in improving the performance of singing and playing the instrument. From Jonathan Drake Thorsons Introductory Guide to...
Performance traditions in Mozart's Don Giovanni
In our quest for getting to the core of a character in opera when considering a work as colossal and multi faceted as Don Giovanni, an aspect that I as a singer find most interesting to observe is the voices Mozart had in mind when writing his parts or in some cases the exact performers these...
Essential music literature for beginners (adults)
Dear all Here is a very short list of introductory books and scores for adult beginners willing to improve their keyboard, music theory and general musicianship skills: For keyboard skills: - The Classic Piano Course (by Carol Barratt) 3 volumes. - Really Easy Jazzin' About (Pam...