Rhythm Games

Are there any favourite games you like to play to reinforce rhythm for music? Back in 2009 I came across this video from Mario Ajero with the music students at Stephen F. Austin State University. Music theory is closely linked to maths, and often people think of this subject as dry and pointless. However, you

It Is Well With My Soul

Horatio Spafford was a lawyer and Presbyterian who lived in Chicago, America. His wife Anna was Norwegian born, and together they had a large family. However tragedy struck when they lost several of their children. Spafford refused to give into self-pity after the loss of his four children at sea, and later his young son

Triple Choir Treat

This evening I had the great pleasure of attending a Concert at St Paul’s church that was a fundraiser by the local Rotary club for three charities. The three charities to benefit from the ticket sales and the sales of drinks/refreshments during the break were, firstly, the Treetops Hospice Care providing nursing care and emotional

A typical introductory lesson

In our preschool piano prep we begin our lessons with a brief storytime.  For this age group, the attention span can be so short and sporadic.  So we prepare a ton of small activities, so that we can move on from the ones they lack interest and spend more time on those they find intriguing.  Our lessons following

That pub thing

Tonight was another one of “those pub night”(s) and it was rather special indeed. We had a lot of variety with the music with film classics and songs spanning the decades. Liz gave a spectacular performance demonstrating her powerful vocal abilities. As usual we were given brilliant renditions by Neil on the bass and Clive