PIANO & MUSIC EDUCATION
Devoted to all aspects of music education, this page features music festivals, events, and venues, as well as piano master classes, exam preparation, and competitions.
Teaching young children about musical instruments
I stumbled upon this YouTube clip last night, and was delighted to find this two minute lesson for children. It’s a great idea to teach youngsters all about instruments and their various sounds. It will enhance their learning skills and will hopefully ignite an interest in music at a very young age. This clip is…
Music Festivals – A platform for your child
I spent a few hours listening to vocal classes at the Chesham Arts Festival this evening. As I live a stone’s throw from The Elgiva Theatre it seemed a good idea to support my local festival. I thoroughly enjoyed it and all the young singers gave their best, some producing admirable performances. Sadly though, there…
Melodramas
The Melodrama or ‘Recitation’ is a wonderful musical form. They are not a popular or well-known genre in classical music. Yet, many significant composers have written them over the years. A melodrama is a narrated poem or story accompanied by music. Music and words are a great combination. There are many different forms of accompaniment…