Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

Lots of my students have been finishing Xmas compositions with me this week. It’s wonderful to hear so much creativity, and it helps with their music theory knowledge too. I have been so happy to hear some magical sounding melodies which really sing out the spirit of the season. My beginners are putting into practice their knowledge of notation picked up over the past few months, and taking it even further in order to notate down exactly what they have imagined the spirit of Xmas music sounds like to them. We’ve been using knowledge of note names, note values, rest values, practising getting their note stems just right, as well as all the other notation language they need to write into their composition, like tempo, dynamics and other musical language to ensure they can share their ideas with anyone who wishes to play their tunes. For my slightly more experienced students we are using knowledge of harmonisation to create music which is rich and full. I wish everyone my best greetings of the season, and hope that you experience some magical music this Xmas, just like I have.

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