Adventures in Sound
Friday, 30 October 2009

Improvise? I don't know what to play

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Jazz can be very daunting to play: all those chords coming thick and fast. But there are sequences that are easy to play over, providing yo...
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Musician's rest

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I never really got on with the Walkman. Although small for its time it was still cumbersome and the novelty of music on the go quickly wore...
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Thursday, 22 October 2009

Seeds on stony ground?

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I did two more woodwind demonstrations this week which passed without a hitch. The Pink Panther theme always goes down well, as does The S...
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009

The Drummer's Tale

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Martin, the drum teacher at a local high school, related this exchange with at student: Martin: "Where's your book?" Boy: ...
Sunday, 18 October 2009

Teaching - the hardest gig? Part One

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Performing for adults, although not always a breeze, is very different from entertaining children. For a start, adults have chosen to be th...
Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Sounds of Africa

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I buy a paper most Saturdays and spend the rest of the week trying to read it. This morning I actually made it to the travel section of The...
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Friday, 9 October 2009

A mission for the new intake

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Are you a teacher looking for ideas for the new intake? Does your school have any of those hand-held USB sound recorders such as the Easi-S...
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Composer, musician, workshop leader, peripatetic woodwind teacher and one time classroom music teacher. I am the author of 'Adventures in Sound - Music Games and Activities'.
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