Getting Back in the Flute Habit

Hi everyone,

Here is a link to The Flutist Quarterly Magazine.  It has a lot of really interesting flute-related articles.  Let me know your favourite.

The Flutist Quarterly

Some flutey inspiration

Africa by Toto

Rhythm and Beat

No matter how long you've been playing music, or what style of music you play, the fundamentals remain the same.

Beat and rhythm underpin everything we do.

The following videos are designed to help you develop your rhythmic skills.

Relaunch!

I had forgotten all about this blog.  I set it up a couple of years ago when I was teaching theory at SMMC, then it got banished to the virtual equivalent of behind the washing machine.

But now it's time for a relaunch.

Every Saturday I will post some kind of music-y thing for you.  There will be a mix of activities to try, performances for inspiration and other musical miscellany.

Let me know what you think, how you get on and most importantly, how you're doing!

Justine

Hallelujah Chorus (full score)

Hallelujah Chorus (full score)

(this is the one we're using on Saturdays)

Hallelujah Chorus score (voice + piano accompaniment)

Hallelujah Chorus (voice + piano accompaniment)

Listening Exercise 6 May, 2018

Title: Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah

Composer: G.F. Handel

Time Period: Baroque

Title: Spring from The Four Seasons

Composer: A. Vivaldi

Time Period: Baroque

Title: Symphony No. 5

Composer: L. van Beethoven

Time Period:

Classical

Title: March from The Nutcracker

Composer: P. Tchaikovsky

Time Period: Romantic

Title: The Entertainer

Composer: S. Joplin

Time Period: 20th Century

Title: Hoedown from Rodeo

Composer: A. Copland

Time Period: 20th Century

Sonata or Sinatra?

Welcome to our first (of many...!) listening challenges for 2018.  This one is called "Sonata or Sinatra (or neither)".


What is a sonata?  Here's a handy definition from Chamber Music New Zealand.


Who is Sinatra?  This is Sinatra.

So...Sonata or Sinatra?

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

No. 4

No. 5

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No. 6