Major examination boards are booked throughout November and December to moderate practical assessments of more than 1500 musical students from our region. In less than two weeks, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and London College of Music (LCM)...
The summer holidays are stretching ahead of us. Weeks and weeks of freedom for our children, but how do we make sure the skills they have developed over the past 10 months don’t suffer too much? What can you do to keep their interest in music alive and the...
Those of us privileged enough to be involved in teaching others, should never underestimate the impact we have on our students. We recently received a lovely letter from an ex-pupil who was thanking us for helping her to feel “amazing” and for fulfilling a...
Many of us believe that learning something new is only for the young. We’ve been conditioned to think that the older we get the less able we are to adapt, learn and grow. It’s drilled into us from being very young. “You can’t teach an old dog...
The guitar is a magical instrument – play it well and even the geekiest of us can come across as verifiable Rock Gods. The guitar can make us cool, like possibly no other instrument can. Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page...
“Those of us in choirs are just the present trustees. When the time comes and we pass our choirs on to the next generation, we must ensure they are in excellent shape.” – Tim Knight The brand new and exciting choral festival, Voices Yorkshire has...
